Nonnevotten – Recipes compared

Last year I wrote a blog post on the twisted treat that my family makes every years for new years eve: Nonnevotten. I tried to standardize the recipe to measures of weight instead of volume and to standardize the process of making them to get more reliable results. If I want to improve on the recipe, I need to experiment a bit with the recipe to see if...

Dungeons and Dragons props – Initiative tracker and dice tray

A few months ago, one of my brothers-in-law asked me if I wanted to join his first ever Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Of course I said yes! We played our few sessions now, and I have been making props to enhance game play or make things easier. In a series of a few blog posts I will outline the things I made, and provide considerations and details if you want to make them yourself. In this installment two small wood working projects: an initiative tracker and a dice tray.

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Dungeon and Dragon props – Potions of Healing

A few months ago, one of my brothers-in-law asked me if I wanted to join his first ever Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Of course I said yes! We played our few sessions now, and I have been making props to enhance game play or make things easier. In a series of a few blog posts I will outline the things I made, and provide considerations and details if you want to make them yourself. In this installment: Potions of Healing.

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Comet Neowise from the Scheveningen shore

When I was a kid, I had a cheap refractor telescope and was a member of my high school astronomy club. The Netherlands is, however, one of the most light polluted countries in the world, and it is not without reason that I have a mug with this comic printed on its side:

Translation: “Fokke and Sukke had risen especially early for this. What a spectacular cloud transition!” – Source: FokSuk.nl
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