While André and I were on vacation for most of August, one of our neighbors took care of our plants. She’s also a sewist so I sewed her a little bag as a thank you.
I loosely followed this tutorial: Fat Quarter Tote with darts that I found here years ago.
Here it is:
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A little while ago WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption for messaging, which was very welcome to people like me who are concerned about their privacy. A few days ago, though, they changed their terms of service and are now going to use data for ad targeting on Facebook. Ugh. Read more about it on
TechCrunch: WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting — here’s how to opt out.
However, you cannot opt out of all data sharing, just some. Time to look for an alternative!
I’ve already been using Threema (which costs 2,99€ for iPhone), but now a friend pointed me to Telegram, which is not only free and available for virtually all platforms (including desktop computers), it also is open source, uses encryption and is cloud-based, so you can access your messages from multiple devices.
I installed it immediately and plan to delete WhatsApp before having to agree to their new terms of service after telling as many as my contacts as possible about Telegram.
NPR Health News: Their Masters’ Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words.
“When you praise a dog, it’s listening not just to the words you say but also how you say them.
That might not be huge news to dog owners. But now scientists have explored this phenomenon by using an imaging machine to peek inside the brains of 13 dogs as they listened to their trainer’s voice.”
Veritasium: Celsius Didn’t Invent Celsius. (YouTube) “Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.”
Für die letzte Grillparty habe ich nach einem “neuen” Salatrezept gesucht, vorzugsweise mit Nudeln – und bin über dieses leckere Rezept gestolpert:
Chefkoch.de: Tortellinisalat mit Zucchini und Schinken.
Abgesehen davon, dass ich gleich die doppelte Menge zubereitet habe, habe ich ein paar Abwandlungen vorgenommen: Ich habe frische Tortellini mit Spinat-Ricotta-Füllung verwendet, außerdem den Zucchini-Anteil etwas erhöht – das dürfte Gartenbesitzer freuen, denn nur ein paar Zucchini kann man ja nicht im Garten haben. Ich habe je zur Hälfte gelbe und grüne Zucchini verwendet – das Auge isst schließlich mit!
Statt Mayonnaise habe ich Miracel Whip verwendet, damit der Salat etwas leichter wird. Die Soße muss man übrigens sehr kräftig würzen, da die Tortellini und auch die Zucchini jede Menge Geschmack aufnehmen.
Auch sollte man den Salat ausreichend lange ziehen lassen, am besten einen Tag lang – die Reste am Tag nach dem Grillfest schmeckten nämlich fast noch besser!
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