Recumbent Tike – Improvements II
Mark Bronkalla If you let an engineer build something and use it, it will get tweaked over time. Now that the new seat is on the trike and I have been riding…
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Plum Jam
We have some cherry plum trees that I have grafted larger varieties onto. The yield is highly variable, but this year we have a lot of the smaller plums. So…
Recumbent Trike – New Seat & Improvements
I have had the recumbent trike for a few years now. Returning from a ride and cranking up our steep driveway I heard a cracking noise and with each pedal…
Garage threshold fix
Our driveway had sunk down in front of the garage doors. In some spots, it was a 2″ rise. This was a trip / fall hazard and did not look…
Dining Table – Completion
Final assembly of the dining table was done in the dining area. It is too big and heavy for Teal and I to move on our own. Assembly “in situ”…
Dining Table – Frame and Slides
Some of you may be wondering why there was such a delay in getting to the end. Besides other projects getting in the way, the finishing takes a long time…
Papa’s Pepperoni
Papa’s pepperoni (or maybe “Paparoni”) is loosely based on a variety of other recipes and adjusted for my taste preference, but it is not too spicy so that Teal and…
Drying chamber setup
I was able to purchase a “scratch and dent” wine fridge (Frigidaire Gallery 55 bottle) for use as a proper drying chamber. This means that I will now be able…
Schweinshaxe part II
This past week I had the opportunity to be go up to Baraboo, WI to visit my Mom (and set up her new iPad ), socially distanced of course. As…
Emptying the Drying Chamber
The drying chamber was full with Lonzino, Soppressata, and Pepperoni. Creating the Lonzino was covered in a prior post. This is “simple” dry cured whole muscle meat (pork loin). The…