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  1. Tim C

    Fires in the Barossa and Light District.

    Here's a pic out the backyard this arvo. Closest fires at Dutton and Blanchetown, 40-50 km away, but had me wondering.......
  2. Tim C

    A few pics from around the garden

    Tamarillo and Peach. Dead stuff is coriander(self-seeding constantly). Groundcover is creeping thyme. Kangaroo Apple. Last year they were bean size, they're nearly golf balls this year. Feral lettuces.Russian Tarragon. Peanut left lower. Clove basil left upper . Rosemary and oregano right...
  3. Tim C

    Summer, already?

    Whew! 38C outside here now. The poor old gardens looking a bit limp. And we had frost less than 2 weeks ago?? Mind you, not like last year, when we had 2 weeks straight of severe frost! Nope, no global warming here, hey pollies.
  4. Tim C

    Dried Fruit Salad

    Just some over-ripe fruit. Last week I did pineapple and banana, this one is strawberry, banana, orange and mandarin. They recommend lemon juice to stop bananas going brown when dried, so I extrapolated this theory. After reading up on glazed orange dipped in chocolate,where 200c and sugar syrup...
  5. Tim C

    Evaporative cooler converted to 12 volt to run on solar

    Here's another solution........ This Bonaire profile evaporative I have converted to 12 volt. It has a car thermo-fan hooked up to a 12v 15a controller, and a pond pump hooked up to a 12v 5a controller. Water supplied via an internal float valve. The controllers are mounted on a 3"x5" plywood...
  6. Tim C

    Homebuild/homemade metal detectors DIY

    I have been pre-occupied these last few months with metal detectors. Despite owning 6, I was recently disappointed on a trip to the Golden Triangle, when the ironstone ground I had researched as a very likely gold area, was too hot for any production-line detector. I did however find small gold...
  7. Tim C

    The vehicle of the future? DIY Electric Bike

    Well here she is people. The trike was $279+ freight. Motor 350w , MY1016Z, $169, controller $12, plus sundries(throttle, etc.) Free-wheeling crank $43. 12 tooth freewheel cog $7. I had a keyed and threaded bush made up for the frewheeling cog on the motor as well ($100!)The batteries are 4x...
  8. Tim C

    Cure for cramps?

    Since I was a child, I have suffered from severe cramps in my legs and torso- and I mean severe- a cramp in the back of my thigh would literally pull my ankle up to my bum, and a cramp in the torso would mean hanging from a doorframe or similar to stretch for 15-30 minutes, depending on...
  9. Tim C

    Todays bounty

    Words cannot express......
  10. Tim C

    Scotch biofuel.?

    I stoked up the alcohol still today. Purely in the interest of science, of course!! I had 2x22.5L brews of 1.5 kg malt + 6kgs sugar, with lager yeast and home-made nutrient- hoping for a scotch. The wind and weather were against me. The 1500w portable wouldn't do the job, even insulated, so the...
  11. Tim C

    Boys Toys

    My little boat. Aluminium home-made-1972. It has a Seagull outboard and an 86lb electric. My 80w solar panel mounts on the roof. Just boat-coded and registered. A work in progress. I need to make a bowsprit to stop the waves splashing up at the front. It cost me $50. I painted it and made the...
  12. Tim C

    Dehydrating Nectarines, Peacharines and early Peaches

    Yeah I decided to stoke up the dehydrator.... Nectarines, Peacharines and early peaches, with a dollop of Passionfruit pulp in the middle.. A pear and papaya..(the pear skins went black becauseI didn't use citric) And papaya and mango... A bit rough, but I took it out in stages so as not to...
  13. Tim C

    We don't eat much around here...

    Here's a selection of filling choices from the menu- Veal Cordon Bleu, topped with Tree spinach, filled with tomato,onion,capsicum,salami. Cheap cheese. Rice and dried peas, Tom Yum noodles. Chops 'n' chips. On a bed of Tatsoi, Tree Spinach and chips. Onion,capsicum and mushroom gravy. Beef...
  14. Tim C

    SodaStream adaptor

    Finally got around to making this for fizzing up standard bottles-up to 750ml size.
  15. Tim C

    SCOBYS, anyone?

    We all want SCOBYS, don't we? Symbiotic Cultures Of Bacteria and Yeast Strains? What the? That's the new(to me, anyway) acronym for it. Encompassing yoghurt, beer, water and milk kefirs and Kombucha, etc. And what should be in our Human guts. Well, I do feel a bit left behind-the-times. I...
  16. Tim C

    Well, being?

    What is wellbeing? One persons being well may not be anothers. It is an all-encompassing phrase. A misnomer. What contributes to ones wellbeing may well indeed compromise the wellbeing of another. The word has been misrepresented by popular culture. The politics of well-meaning, yet...
  17. Tim C

    Water kefir, Milk kefir - natural fizzy drinks & Labneh

    Stumbled upon this the other day. Water kefir, also known a tibicos - a symbiosis of lacto and other bacteria that form into "grains". Mix up water and sugar or/or juice then add the grains. Leave at room temp for a couple of days... That's it! Natural fizzy for the kids and big-kids. There is...
  18. Tim C

    Solar-powered dehydrator

    Thinking about curved plywood moulds,(in pizza oven reply), the concept of a solar cooker could be modified for dehydrating. As a concept: a curved piece of plywood in a frame that is easily moveable/incrimentally adjustable, lined with a reflective (chip or other food packaging). That resultant...
  19. Tim C

    I really don't get it ?

    I really don't get it. Everyones fanatacism with health. The whole physical activity fad. What's the point? I grew up a normal child. On the farm, then in the 'burbs, then a small country town. Well-rounded, I s'pose. When my parents bought a country truckstop, I was in my element. I just...
  20. Tim C

    Potato salad

    3-4 big spuds. Peeled and cooked ' til just about able to put a fork through. Then add a diced onion, and turn off the heat. By the time the water cools the onion will be blanched, but not cooked (clear). Drain and cool. Add 4tblspn fresh/ 1tspn driedParsley. Same of mint. Use the generic...
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