Category: Me

  • Harvest – Project grow your own veg

    A while ago I wrote a post on my blog about growing your own veg and why. Well Autumn is here and we started harvesting 🙂 Because we planted a ton of tomatoes and because we used various types of seeds and because we planted the seeds in batches we’re now harvesting various types of…

  • IT Workshop @ home

    A few weeks ago me and my boss (wife) had this crazy idea … we have some space in the attic which we’re not really using so … why not set it up like a small classroom ? (to make it look formal-ish) and get the children to do some IT stuff with us. Both…

  • Mental health …

    Got a phone call recently from an old friend of mine who was letting me know his brother was going to start work in London soon and wanted me to be there for him in case he needed a hand with anything (like walk him through how stuff works here in the UK, etc). Was…

  • Paris … because why not ?

    A while ago me and my boss (wife) had this wonderful idea of visiting Paris (the French one) so we started planning, looking for offers, looking for stuff to do once we got there etc etc. Stage1 – find train tickets (because faster than getting a flight from London to Paris) The boss did all…

  • Sofia,BG

    Let’s assume you want / need / have to go somewhere for any particular reason – be that work, relaxation or just to be away from what you know and let’s also assume that somewhere should be in Europe … then why not Sofia in Bulgaria? In my case this is some of what i…

  • Solar powered – ver 0.1 alpha

    There are various reasons for switching to renewable energy sources and it’s not too hard to find one to justify doing this. In my particular case it’s about being as friendly as i can with the environment i live in and as autonomous as i can (i do have a “fetish” for the idea of…

  • To prep or not to prep?

    To get an idea on what a prepper is take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism .I was raised in a big-ish city (Constanta) in a country (Romania) where we have 4 distinct seasons and one of them in particular (winter) is quite harsh so common sense there is to keep some food in your cupboards…

  • Project “grow your own veg”

    I remember a time when fruits & veggies (all or most of them) used to taste better somehow compared to what you find today in most grocery stores and there is a simple explanation for this … most fruit & veg are imported (even in late summer & autumn when it’s their season) meaning they…

  • English Heritage & National Trust

    If you’re like me and my family and like the outdoors and visiting historical places then you should get a pass on both of these sites: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk and https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk By becoming a member / getting a pass you’re not only getting an excellent deal you’re actually helping some great people maintain & restore many wonderful…

  • Learning how to make bread

    Yes, i really wanted to learn how to make bread with my own hands. You might ask yourself why would someone would like to have this skill … well my answer is pretty simple – it’s a survival skill and also knowing how to make shit yourself is a good thing. Recipe is quite simple.…