After a long break, and inspired by @stojg@mastodon.nz's recent pâte fermentée adventures, I have taking up regular baking again. Here's a snap of today's freshly baked pane casereccio (bread of the house) ... the crust was still crackling as I took this photo. I used a blend of mixed grain and strong white flour to bake this loaf, loosely based on a 'no knead' recipe from American baker Suzanne Dunaway.
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Another arty day, this time in New Plymouth. As well as many little galleries, shops, and the coastal pathway, we thoroughly enjoyed the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre.
The building itself is a fantastic piece of architecture; an intriguing design that seems, like the Tardis in Doctor Who, to be a lot bigger on the inside than the outside would have you believe. Athough a fair bit of the centre was closed (as new exhibitions were being built), I enjoyed Simon Ingram's beautiful 'Vibrating World: Rotokare Forest', a massive video /digital art representation of light and texture in a forest canopy. Yuko Mohri's intriguing piece 'Decomposition' uses dying organic matter (pieces of fruit) as a medium of expression. Described as a “living dead electronic installation”, electrodes capture the cellular decay of the fruit as electrical signals and turns it into an everchanging series of tones and sounds.
After a quick snack, we headed back inland and up into Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki to spend our penultimate night in a mountain lodge. Let the reading, eating and sleeping begin, for tomorrow, the Forgotten Highway beckons.
#art #taranaki#winterroadie
Made fabada Asturiana to give me an excuse to use the bread to mop up the juices.
#cosydinner #fabada
Today, I am running a DEI workshop module in an open plan workspace on the 29th floor.
Pros: Great natural light and superb views across the harbour and city.
Cons: Walking down 58 flights of stairs when the fire alarm sounds.
*On a side note, while I appreciate that one shouldn't collect one's belongings before evacuating, leaving my laptop and much of what I need for my work this week behind generated a significant amount of anxiety. I have almost everything backed up elsewhere, but the impact on me and my clients would be significant. Need to think about how to mitigate this should the situation arise in the future.*
Never been happier to hear my friend say he's on his way but delayed. Fortuitously, my local has Christchurch's finest export, #Cassels' #MilkStout on tap this week and I might just have to have another while I'm waiting. #happyaslarry
Today's workshop is the first of four weekly sessions in a short leadership development program. Designed to be highly interactive for the participants, a large travel bag with 27kgs of materials and resources is required! Looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Autumn afternoon sunshine on an Auckland deck. Blue sky and warm sun, with a cup of tea, the papers and my love all within reach. #goldenmoments
Off to see Public Service Broadcasting (with Coast Arcade supporting) at Powerstation this evening. Going with my good mate Dave Simpson who, when he's not at the day job, photographs live music in Auckland. When he's not doing that, he's one of the team behind From The Pit NZ, an annual curated exhibition of images of New Zealand musicians playing live in New Zealand.
Right, I'm off to find my Pocomoto earplugs...😊
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There's a local guy who I see every now and then. He rides a motorcycle with a #sidecar in which a handsome goggle-wearing canine chum rides with their ears flapping in the wind. Seeing them never fails to bring a smile to my face, as they did just now.
@CaringKinderSociety@aus.social Yes, indeed - and his son Daniel is coauthor.
@ojala@mastodon.nz I'm just heading into PnS and I'm missing Double Sunday already 😕
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@MichaelaKHulse It is probably of no comfort but I went through the same realisation more than once when we moved house a few months back. The hob is quite 'fussy' with the placement of pots and wiping splashes but we're getting used to each other now 😊
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@SimonCHulse @MichaelaKHulse This. First evening in the house, I put 2l of water in a pan and pressed 'Boil' and I swear the lights dimmed a smidge before the pan quickly came to an aggressive boil. 🙂
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@leighelse Thanks for sharing. Sample size of one: my impression (based on 18 months with my Hyundai hybrid) is that Android Auto is not as responsive as it was when I first got the car. I had intermittent reboots for about 6 months and then (I assume) an update sorted that out. Then 6 months of reliable and brisk usage. In the last 6 months, I have noticed slower and less accurate manual interactions and less accurate and responsive voice interactions.
On a related note, I'd be keen to hear folks opinions on which Android podcast app plays best with Android Auto.
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@MSayana@mastodon.nz Just showed this to my love, and she has fallen in love! Mad skills and great work!