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Aluminium!!

After a quick supplies trip this evening, I've stocked up on some extruded aluminium profiles for projects and general fabrication. Won't go so far as to list them, but as I publish projects I'll include the component specifications and a couple of suppliers for each. The first set of projects...

RC Fun

Two weeks of car boot sales (I do love them) have resulted in a multitude of treasures (see life-long debate of "one man's crap vs other man's treasure")... In homage to the generation game: * one vintage Polaroid camera (complete with old film cartridge) * a radio control speed boat (boxed with...

Sunday Inspiration

In an attempt to work on Ms R's website (Stall21 [http://www.stall21.com/]), I've been looking for inspiration to get me focused and so have been distracting myself with some great blogs: * Swiss Miss [http://www.swiss-miss.com/] * Visual Diary [http://elsvisualdiary.tumblr.com/] * Creative Boom [http://www.creativeboom....

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Japanese Stainless Steel

We popped into our local kitchen shop this morning to buy Ms. R a cat apron (or rather, an apron with cats on it, not an apron for cats), and ended up spending far too much on some really high-quality utensils. First a ludicrously heavy griddle pan, perfect for tonight's...

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Shabu-Shabu!

New one-pot restaurant in Cambridge. Really good fun, especially as we where guinea pigs and the first few to try it before it opens publicly in the next few weeks. Check it out; Aki-Teri (opposite Teri-Aki) just by the river, next to the punting dock....

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Sake Salad Rolls...

Our regular hangout, Teri-Aki in Cambridge. A definite must if you're in the area. I've nearly designed my perfect meal... * Sake Salad Rolls (Salmon Salad) * Ebi Tempura (Prawn Tempura) * Teri-Aki Ebi Salad (Prawn/Crabstick Salad) * Ton Katsu (Pork Cutlet) or Ton Katsu Rolls * Green Tea * Whatever Ms R hasn't eaten....

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