My 5 year old daughter was at home today for an obligatory ‘stay at home after a fever day’, so we decided to cook together.

We made a tomato and red lentil pasta sauce with croutons, served with spaghetti. I think we have only bought 1 jar of pasta sauce since we moved here and not only due to the absence of variety.. we cook an array of kick ass sauces nowadays from scratch.

A white porcelain dish with roasted tomatoes, garlic, green peppers and onions. A very saucy spaghetti dish in a bowl.


    Hello!!

    Arrived while my wife is out.. challenging times lie ahead.. I have no regrets.. yet.

    A side on photo of a brand new sleek steam deck.


    Thought I would branch out my re-awakened stew skills to match the red coloured veg in the fridge. It was very tasty but thankfully enough left to toss some pasta through tomorrow.

    A red hued stew with numerous vegetables and legumes in a bamboo bowl with a stainless steel spoon


      We had a few meetings with construction companies today about renovating an old house to share with my wife’s parents. Different approaches and perhaps different levels of adherence to our proposed budget. There are likely to be some very tricky conversations coming up soon.

      photo of a floorplan proposal for a house renovation


      In the neighbourhood of our future brewery (hopefully), there is a lot of this beautiful nature going on here.

      a rocky waterfall feeds a crystal clear blue tinged river surrounded by green trees.


      Currently reading.. The New IPA - A Scientific Guide To Hop Aroma And Flavor by Scott Janish

      About to start chapter 3 but very interesting thus far, it feels like I have read a large number of the papers Janish is referring to throughout my studies but it is much more pleasant to read them in a less jargon heavy, more easy to read format.

      The cover of a book called The New IPA, it is plain white with green text and a dissected hop cone on the cover

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      This tome is definitely the most beautiful beer book I own, thus far.

      Looking forward to absorbing it’s knowledge!

      The front cover of a book called The Botany of Beer featuring several sketches of plants.


      Currently reading and being inspired by this book, lots of great designs but also good commentary on how to showcase other people’s artwork whilst maintaining brand consistency. I wanted to have the art of local artists on our cans since we decide on this path but have been concerned about how to do so in a fashion which doesn’t confuse our (tiny) potential customer base. Feeling better about this but have a friend I have yet to meet in the next village who is a designer whose work I enjoy so decisions are yet to be made on what direction we will go in.. possibly both!

      Book: Craft Beer Design published by Gestalten

      A primarily white book cover with splashes of colour provided by photos of beer can collections.