2021-01-17: Sauerbraten Did this last weekend. Where I live I have two choices in making Sauerbraten 1, either buy the meat …
2021-01-17: While I’m starting a new #sourdough I did a „normal“ loaf. Looks good. Now need to let it cool to …
2021-01-16: Had to start a „normal“ bread while I start the new #sourdough. Will let the dough ferment outside …
2021-01-16: For some unknown reason my #sourdough (organic rye) fell ill. The colour turned reddish, the smell …
2021-01-09: Hike in the woods We drove to Schloss Ehreshoven and did a hike around the Agger reservoir 1. Nice hike. The Schloss, …
2021-01-09: Location: Engelskirchen (Schloss Ehreshoven) Height: 109,1 Coordinates: 50,97 - 7,34
2021-01-09: Pancake, crepe, galette 100g plain flour 100g buckwheat flour 3 eggs, lightly beaten About 500ml …
2021-01-07: No. 2.2021 #sourdough
2021-01-07: (Blender) Hollandaise Am going to try this today. Basically blend the yolks with the salt, pepper, …
2021-01-07: About 3 minutes of snow, perhaps half a millimetre. #snow
2021-01-04: No 1.2021 I wonder what I need to do for more consistency? Otherwise, a nice #sourdough loaf.
2021-01-02: Decade Book Started year 4 in my “decade book”. Elisabeth gave me the book for Christmas 2017 and I …
2021-01-01: Lasagna
2020-12-31: Really the last one Good rise in the fridge, but deflated a bit on the way to the oven. Nice crust though. #sourdough
2020-12-30: Photo review 2020 - December The photos from December I liked the most
2020-12-30: Photo review 2020 - November The photos from November I liked the most
2020-12-29: Photo review 2020 - October The photos from October I liked the most
2020-12-29: Photo review 2020 - September The photos from September I liked the most
2020-12-29: Photo review 2020 - August The photos from August I liked the most
2020-12-29: Photo review 2020 - July The photos from July I liked the most
2020-12-28: Vacation The vacation is continuing, I’m feeling less stressed. I sleep better and longer. More …
2020-12-28: Last sourdough of the year?
2020-12-28: Photo review 2020 - June The photos from June I liked the most
2020-12-27: Photo review 2020 - May The photos from May I liked the most
2020-12-27: Photo review 2020 - April The photos from April I liked the most
2020-12-27: Photo review 2020 - March The photos from March I liked the most
2020-12-27: Photo review 2020 - February The photos from February I liked the most
2020-12-27: Photo review 2020 - January The photos from January I liked most
2020-12-26: Quite chuffed … and the year isn’t quite over yet … #cycling 🚲
2020-12-26: Red Cabbage Just so I remember: Fry onions and apples in, preferably, goose fat. Add Preiselbeeren …
2020-12-26: Schloss Eicherhof Schloss Eicherhof Crossed the Rhine with the ferry at Langel and then up to Leichlingen in the …
2020-12-26: Location: Leichlingen (Rheinland) (Schloss Eicherhof) Height: 59,8 Coordinates: 51,11 - 7,01
2020-12-25: Brexit If Brexit has done one thing it has cured me of Anglophilia. There is now no chance of me going back …
2020-12-24: Ready for Christmas #sourdough
2020-12-23: Good day 40 km cycling trip with my wife, got home just before the rain made 21 Rouladen with the daughter …
2020-12-22: Schlösser Cycling Tours On our hunt for nice cycling tours we found a list on rheinland.info listing all the Schlösser 1in …
2020-12-21: Upped the volume #sourdough
2020-12-21: Another tour, another Schloss Today we took the Zons ferry and cycled on to Schloss Benrath Again, only 20 km from home. #cycling
2020-12-21: Location: Düsseldorf (Schloss Benrath) Height: 40,3 Coordinates: 51,16 - 6,87
2020-12-20: Tree is up As per family tradition we put up the tree on the fourth Advent.
2020-12-20: They keep on eating them #sourdough
2020-12-19: Cycling to Schloss Frens Another Schloss, again within 20 km from home. Renessaince (Dutch style) architecture. Not open to …
2020-12-19: Location: Bergheim (Schloss Frens) Height: 71,2 Coordinates: 50,93 - 6,7
2020-12-18: There seem to be quite a few of them A cycling trip to Schloss (Museum) Morsbroich. Ca 20 km from home on the other side of the Rhine. …
2020-12-17: Can’t stop #sourdough
2020-12-13: Cycling to Schloss Loersfeld #cycling
2020-12-13: Location: Kerpen (Schloss Loersfeld) Height: 76,6 Coordinates: 50,89 - 6,7
2020-12-12: Bread Yesterday’s sourdough was quite successful, so successful that I had to make another one.
2020-12-11: Did it again #sourdough
2020-12-07: More sourdough
2020-12-07: Bicycle Tour from castle to castle along the Erft Saturdays tour started at Schloss Bedburg and followed the Erft up to Schloss Paffendorf and on to …
2020-12-05: Location: Bergheim Height: 72,1 Coordinates: 50,96 - 6,64
2020-12-05: Location: Bergheim (Schloss Paffendorf) Height: 63,6 Coordinates: 50,96 - 6,61
2020-11-29: Kloster Langwaden & Schloss Hülchrath Nice walk today …
2020-11-29: Crumb is ok My sourdough is going sideways, but the crumb is ok
2020-11-29: Yesterday's tour: NW 4.05 Kohlenbahn: Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen – Sprockhövel – Hattingen Very cool tour, map, 22 km one way. We went Wuppertal - Hattingen - Wuppertal. There would have been …
2020-11-28: Cycling on an old railway line Build to transport coal / iron from Hattingen to Wuppertal and …
2020-11-28: Location: Hattingen Height: 82,3 Coordinates: 51,39 - 7,18
2020-11-28: Location: Wuppertal Height: 266,7 Coordinates: 51,31 - 7,24
2020-11-28: My sourdough is going sideways Two choices - declare victory with this recipe or - rework to get …
2020-11-23: Another one
2020-11-20: Sourdough Method Update Started the autolyse with about 10 minutes worth of kneading and then let …
2020-11-14: Hiking the Ehrbachklamm Schloß Schöneck to Brodenbach
2020-11-14: Location: Ehrbachklamm Height: 178,2 Coordinates: 50,18 - 7,48
2020-11-13: Hiking in the Rhinevalley Two different castles, Reichenstein and Rheinstein. We also crossed 50 …
2020-11-13: 50 degrees north
2020-11-13: Location: Trechtingshausen Height: 79,6 Coordinates: 50 - 7,86
2020-11-13: Location: Trechtingshausen Height: 203,7 Coordinates: 49,99 - 7,86
2020-11-08: Cycling Trip Saturday We drove East to the Rhine, then followed it downriver, skipping some of the bends. Worringen, Zons, …
2020-11-07: Sourdough Method Update While the starter did it’s thing I mixed the flour (250g Semola, 250g Double Zero) with the …
2020-11-06: Sourdough, this time a darker bake
2020-10-31: Slight tweak in the mix
2020-10-28: More sourdough This time in a loaf tin. #recipe
2020-10-25: Sourdough again Upped the hydration to 70%. Fermentation at room temperature. Bigger rise. #recipe
2020-10-24: Addendum www.zahr.koeln/2020/10/2… The starter is rye based. Mixed then fermented over night …
2020-10-23: New Sourdough Bread 200 g Semolina 300 g Farina 00 300 g Wasser 300 g Sourdough Starter 12 g Salt …
2020-10-16: Along the Via Agrippa
2020-10-16: Location: Nettersheim Height: 469,8 Coordinates: 50,48 - 6,62
2020-10-10: Location: Alsdorf Height: 174,9 Coordinates: 50,86 - 6,19
2020-10-10: Cycling vacation Now that we both have e-bike’s our driving radius got a lot bigger and the …
2020-10-04: Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden A Wuppertal mountaintop park filled with modern sculpture. Tony Cragg …
2020-10-04: Location: Wuppertal Height: 206,1 m Coordinates: 51,2537 -7,1674
2020-09-26: Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim The bits still there were preserved in 18th century houses, now removed. The …
2020-09-26: Mainz in the rain
2020-09-26: Location: Ingelheim am Rhein Height: 129,7 m Coordinates: 49,9783 -8,0728
2020-09-26: Location: Mainz Height: 86,8 m Coordinates: 49,9994 -8,274
2020-09-26: So, this didn’t work out so well. Due to Corona we were not able to see the exhibition …
2020-09-26: Today seems to be rain all the way. Yesterday we had long dry spells and used them for a short hike …
2020-08-07: Onion Jam
2020-08-02: This years apricot jam From about 2 kg of fruit. This should be enough for one year. We did …
2020-07-25: Some more salt Mini vacation drawing to the close
2020-07-25: Gemütlich #gemütlich
2020-07-25: Sunflowers & wine #pfalz
2020-07-25: Roman vineyard Partially reconstructed Roman vineyard, 250 to 450 ac. Near Ungstein.
2020-07-25: Klosterruine Seebach Disused since the mid sixteenths century today only the central nave of the …
2020-07-24: Schloss Hardenburg For some reason Napoleon didn’t like it
2020-07-24: Hambacher Schloss Since the Hambacher Fest in 1832 a symbol of democracy and unity. …
2020-07-23: Limburg Abbey Cornerstone set by Konrad II in 1025, Benedictine Abbey
2020-07-23: View from the top
2020-07-23: Roman Quarry - Kriemhildenstuhl Excavated in the late 30ies, coloured sandstone
2020-07-22: Some more salt
2020-07-22: Wooden railings Spruce, polished by hundreds of hands
2020-07-22: Gradierbau Saline Bad Dürkheim Dripping for your lungs
2020-07-22: Location: Bad Dürkheim Height: 116 m Coordinates: 49,47 - 8,17
2020-07-20: Grande Allee connecting Schloss Augustusburg and Schloss Falkenlust
2020-07-20: Schloss Augustusburg, Brühl Summer residence of the Elector of Cologne #augustusburg #brühl
2020-07-18: Haus Arff Small, baroque, moatless. Not too far from home.
2020-07-17: Snails under water Seem to like it though #garden #water #snail
2020-07-12: Schloss Türnich - one more #schlosstürnich
2020-07-12: Schloss Türnich A baroque moated castle, also a nice cafe
2020-07-12: Location: Erftstadt Height: 83 m Coordinates: 50,85 - 6,73
2020-07-11: Circumcycling Baldeney See #baldeneysee #cycling
2020-07-11: Location: Essen Height: 46,9 m Coordinates: 51,39 - 7
2020-07-10: Almost done #sommerkino #rockyhorror #rheinauhafen
2020-07-10: Almost starting #rheinauhafen #sommerkino #rockyhorror
2020-07-10: Location: Köln Height: 40,3 m Coordinates: 50,93 - 6,97
2020-07-10: Opening act #Rheinauhafen #rockyhorror #cologne
2020-07-10: Sunset over the Rheinauhafen Waiting for the Rocky Horror Picture Show to start screening …
2020-07-08: Campus Galli What an interesting project www.campus-galli.de #campusgalli
2020-06-27: Brioche Why isn’t it cool yet? #brioche
2020-06-21: Schloss Falkenlust, Brühl Small hunting lodge of the Elector Clemens August, Archbishop of Cologne …
2020-06-14: Niehl, Alt St. Katharina #Alt_St_Katharina
2020-05-31: Hills‘n trees (and clouds)
2020-05-30: Reconstructed Roman Mars Temple, Martberg, Mosella
2020-05-30: Location: Pommern Height: 272,3 m Coordinates: 50,18 - 7,29
2020-05-29: Location: Bad Kreuznach Height: 104,9 m Coordinates: 49,84 - 7,86
2020-05-29: Hike with castles
2020-05-29: Location: Bundenbach Height: 318,1 m Coordinates: 49,85 - 7,39
2020-05-28: Location: Traben-Trarbach Height: 154,9 m Coordinates: 49,93 - 7,11
2020-05-27: Poppies
2020-05-24: A walk in the hills and along a river
2020-05-23: Cycling to Zons #cycling
2020-05-23: Focaccia #focaccia
2020-05-15: Urban tree #tree
2020-05-15: Tree #tree
2020-05-15: Reopening First beer in a beer garden. Wonderful. Hopefully this keeps. Contact info to be left, go …
2020-05-11: Communication #tree
2020-05-11: Enough for a hedge #tree
2020-05-11: I like this one #tree
2020-05-11: Still another tree #tree
2020-05-11: And some more #tree
2020-05-11: More trees 10 years ago #tree
2020-05-11: Trees 12 years ago #tree
2020-05-11: Sauce Remoulade A new recipe, at least for me. Used it on fish (specifically rainbow trout) and as a burger sauce on …
2020-05-07: Sunset #sunset
2020-05-07: Another one #tree 7 years ago
2020-05-03: #Focaccia
2020-05-03: Not quite 8 years ago #trees in snow
2020-04-29: 9 years ago, last week, still pretty #trees
2020-04-26: Strategic Railroad Embankment Never used for trains, build between 1904 and 1916 Now a walking and …
2020-04-19: Focaccia #Focaccia
2020-04-17: Cycling
2020-04-17: New Helmet Lights
2020-04-17: In the forest Somebody has time on their hands, or kids to occupy. Looks neat.
2020-04-11: Osterzöpfe #osterzopf
2020-04-10: Spring has sprung
2020-04-04: First #Bärlauch (allium ursinum) #Pesto from our patch in the garden.
2020-03-30: Village church, Esch, close to Cologne
2020-03-01: Spelt, Tippo 00, Semolina, Kölsch, Sofritto, Sourdough, … lecker
2020-02-02: **Kölner Zoo
2020-01-19: Focaccia The dough misbehaved, or did not add enough yeast yesterday. Anyway: 10 min at 250 C and 15 …
2020-01-18: Illumination Cologne Zoo - 2020 China Light
2020-01-18: Current Focaccia Recipe Pre Ferment 2 g dried yeast 100 g flour tippo 00 150 g water Mix and keep in …
2020-01-17: Bought a small (160 g) drone at Aldi. This one flies for 10 minutes and the remote connection has a …
2020-01-16: Battery in my 2010 MBP 13 swapped, should be good for another 10 years.
2020-01-15: Completely dazzled, upgraded the 2011 MacMini Server (5,3) to 16 GB ram and a 1 TB SSD. Positively …
2020-01-06: Location: Boppard Height: 420,8 m Coordinates: 50,21 - 7,56
2019-12-29: Gent #3
2019-12-29: Gent #2
2019-12-29: Gent #1
2019-12-28: Location: Gent Height: 4,9 m Coordinates: 51,05 - 3,73
2019-12-28: Current breadrecipe Pre ferment 100 g spelt flour 150 g water 3 g dried yeast Mix and keep in fridge for 10 to 12 hours …
2019-12-15: Location: Düren Height: 126,9 m Coordinates: 50,8 - 6,48
2019-11-11: Saturdays cycle trip
2019-09-15: Illumination Schloss Dyck
2019-09-08: Location: Neuss Height: 38,3 m Coordinates: 51,19 - 6,69
2019-09-07: Tag des offenen Denkmals / Open Monumenten Dag - Dombauhütte Köln
2019-08-28: Location: Pulheim Height: 44,5 m Coordinates: 51,02 - 6,82
2019-08-26: Location: Füssen Height: 804,2 m Coordinates: 47,57 - 10,7
2019-08-26: Location: Schwangau Height: 818,7 m Coordinates: 47,55 - 10,74
2019-08-26: Vacation #5
2019-08-25: Vacation #4
2019-08-23: Vacation #3
2019-08-21: Vacation #2
2019-08-20: Location: Kempten (Allgäu) Height: 694,8 m Coordinates: 47,73 - 10,32
2019-08-19: Vacation #1
2019-08-18: Location: Obermaiselstein Height: 870,9 m Coordinates: 47,45 - 10,24
2019-08-17: Jethro Tull at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Jethro Tull at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Jethro Tull at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Jethro Tull at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Fish at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Fish at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Fisch at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Fish at #Kunstrasen
2019-08-17: Riverside at Kunstrasen
2019-08-04: Location: Brühl Height: 62,7 m Coordinates: 50,83 - 6,91
2019-08-04: Banana Butterfly
2019-08-03: Wasserfall Dreimühlen
2019-07-31: Well, well. Switching the mediaserver to a Synology was at the same time much easier and much more …
2019-07-24: we went hiking on Sunday
2019-07-24: Either I bit off more than I could chew or I blame the heatwave. Anyways, it‘s not working. Just …
2019-05-25: Location: Pula Height: 6,3 m Coordinates: 44,87 - 13,84
2019-05-25: Location: Height: 27,6 m Coordinates: 45,02 - 14,24
2019-05-24: Location: Povljana Height: 32,5 m Coordinates: 44,34 - 15,08
2019-05-23: Location: Height: 31,2 m Coordinates: 43,05 - 15,14
2019-05-22: Location: Argostoli Height: -7,1 m Coordinates: 38,19 - 20,47
2019-05-21: Location: Height: -2,3 m Coordinates: 39,63 - 19,91
2019-05-21: Location: Korfu Height: 8,800000000000001 m Coordinates: 39,62 - 19,92
2019-05-19: Location: Trieste Height: 2,4 m Coordinates: 45,65 - 13,76
2019-05-19: Location: Ronchi dei Legionari Height: 27,5 m Coordinates: 45,83 - 13,51
2019-05-14: Location: Cervia Height: -5 m Coordinates: 44,25 - 12,37
2019-05-09: Location: Oberding Height: 444,1 m Coordinates: 48,36 - 11,79
2019-05-05: Freilichtmuseum Grefrath
2019-05-01: At the Donnerloch
2019-04-30: My new 4-liner @ Cadzand last week
2019-04-27: Location: Köln Height: 117,4 m Coordinates: 50,94 - 7,14
2019-04-25: Location: Köln Height: 62,7 m Coordinates: 50,93 - 6,88
2019-04-25: Köster, Hocker (Kruminga) @ Stadion
2019-04-24: Location: Retranchement Height: 3,2 m Coordinates: 51,37 - 3,37
2019-04-23: Location: Knokke-Heist Height: -0,9 m Coordinates: 51,32 - 3,29
2019-04-22: First lilacs
2019-04-15: Location: Boppard Height: 394,7 m Coordinates: 50,21 - 7,54
2019-04-10: Location: Garching Height: 483,8 m Coordinates: 48,24 - 11,64
2019-04-10: Location: Neuenstein Height: 345,7 m Coordinates: 49,21 - 9,640000000000001
2019-04-07: Todays mood
2019-03-24: Ragu
2019-03-17: Good job I found my padded bycicle trousers, they make a nice difference on todays trip. Now having …
2019-03-16: Focaccia
2019-03-09: Location: Essen Height: 71,8 m Coordinates: 51,46 - 7,01
2019-03-04: So, ob tv d’r Zoch is on, so far in good weather
2019-02-26: Ok, Karneval coming up, vacation coming up, flu coming up. Spot the odd one out.
2019-02-24: Location: Troisdorf Height: 47,7 m Coordinates: 50,77 - 7,11
2019-02-22: Location: Borgo Panigale Height: 27,1 m Coordinates: 44,53 - 11,29
2019-01-30: Location: Kopenhagen Height: 0 m Coordinates: 55,67 - 12,57
2019-01-24: Location: Frankfurt am Main Height: 105,4 m Coordinates: 50,04 - 8,56
2019-01-19: Location: Pulheim Height: 44,2 m Coordinates: 51,02 - 6,82
2019-01-09: Location: Eschborn Height: 137,1 m Coordinates: 50,14 - 8,56
2019-01-05: Location: Köln Height: 48,7 m Coordinates: 50,94 - 6,96
2018-12-29: Pannekoekenvalley
2018-12-28: Bah, forgot the new kite at home. In other news, no wind to speak of
2018-12-27: Location: Julianadorp Height: -2,1 m Coordinates: 52,9 - 4,73
2018-12-27: Location: Roermond Height: 17,3 m Coordinates: 51,2 - 5,99
2018-12-27: Well, holidays done, first time without anybody left from my side of the family. Apart from that, …
2018-12-22: Focaccia con cipolle
2018-12-18: Found in the woods
2018-12-18: Location: Pulheim Height: 43,2 m Coordinates: 51,02 - 6,82
2018-12-18: Location: Borgo Panigale Height: 28,3 m Coordinates: 44,53 - 11,3
2018-12-16: First (light) snow of the year, considering we’re at 46 m, early
2018-12-15: Nice concert, vintage canzone from San Remo
2018-12-15: Weekend! Going to see Götz Alsmann and going to cook with the gang. Looking forward to everything.
2018-12-13: Blue sky, cold, counting down to holidays …
2018-12-10: Location: Boppard Height: 393,4 m Coordinates: 50,21 - 7,54
2018-12-06: I finally, prodded by scientists, wrestled my Micro.blog check in into form by rounding off the …
2018-12-06: Location: Borgo Panigale Height: 28,9 m Coordinates: 44,53 - 11,3
2018-12-06: Location: Alfonsine Height: -1,6 m Coordinates: 44,5 - 12,03
2018-12-06: Location: Ravenna Height: -6,20870508246476 m Coordinates: 44,42 - 12,16
2018-12-05: Location: Ravenna Height: -6,4 m Coordinates: 44.41, 12.20
2018-11-22: On offer: 1 impostor syndrome, cheap, collection only, …
2018-11-21: Location: Boppard Height: 393,4 m Coordinates: 50.21252705930643, 7.53765650380643
2018-11-18: Focaccia
2018-11-15: Location: Ravenna Height: -5,1 m Coordinates: 44.42198580805359, 12.16667025714203
2018-11-15: Location: Borgo Panigale Height: 107,5 m Coordinates: 44.53116464836053, 11.29652260091198
2018-11-15: Location: Eschborn Height: 142,9 m Coordinates: 50.14335340225777, 8.559373204176708
2018-11-12: Location: Kratzenburg Height: 420,1 m Coordinates: 50.20642391845182, 7.553357770758179
2018-11-10: Focaccia
2018-11-09: Location: Pulheim Height: 44,2 m Coordinates: 51.02335651859308, 6.821501205528112
2018-11-08: Location: Frankfurt am Main Height: -1 m Coordinates: 50.05025226413676, 8.569790157967118
2018-11-05: Location: Kratzenburg Height: 420 m Coordinates: 50.20648726655187, 7.553371896509074
2018-11-03: Location: Pulheim Height: 53 m Coordinates: 50.99878247036295, 6.80062021034196
2018-11-01: Ceramic Tiles, Lisbon
2018-11-01: Lisbon
2018-10-31: Location: Lissabon Bellem Height: 14 m Coordinates: 38.69851878293835, -9.205181181775194
2018-10-29: Location: Lissabon Height: 68,7 m Coordinates: 387.805.104.590.937,0, -9.138113452145339
2018-10-29: Location: Pulheim Height: 51,1978823902615 m Coordinates: 5.099.730.086.811.396,0, 6.797524002540031
2018-10-28: Focaccia Not quite as brilliant as hoped for, but quite good
2018-10-27: Location: Krefeld Height: 37,29 m Coordinates: 51.33191566122711, 6.560320085886746
2018-10-27: Location: Pulheim Height: 44,16 m Coordinates: 51.02342268202816, 6.821583016324686
2018-10-27: Location: Pulheim Height: 44,16 m Coordinates: 51.02342268202816, 6.821583016324686
2018-10-26: … vacation started - hurray
2018-10-24: Counting down to Lisbon
2018-10-23: Procol Harum, Bonn
2018-10-21: Not That Flat Glacial plain, over formed by water
2018-10-17: Going to Ravenna tomorrow, where the temperature is going to be cooler than in good old .de (or the …
2018-10-14: Spring in autumn. Maybe too much of a good thing.
2018-10-14: Hiking In A Sunlit Forrest Hike from Rhöndorf to the Löwenburger Hof and back.