I have designed our haybox in 2019. Over time I streamlined the use of our haybox. This page documents the current (2025) way we use the haybox.

First put rice and salted water to a boil. Take one part rice to two parts water. Put on the lid and let …

Knowing how to Keep the Books is a skill, I believe, everybody would benefit from.

Flows manifest in systems in all sorts of ways. Here are some things that can flow:

• wind — a gentil breeze or a fierce hurricane;
• running water — streams, rivers, flooding;
• sand — shifting dunes or mudslides;
• oil/fuel — routes of oil tankers, within refineries, distribution across fueling stations;
• electrons — within an electrical …

I have been using ledger-cli since 2015. At first only for my personal finances. To make it easier for myself, I use the CSV files I download from the bank and convert these into ledger-cli transaction files.

Later I incorporated my business records as well. This gave me a single …

This is a very tasty recipe for making a cracker from sourdough. When stored in an airtight container, this cracker will probably keep good for a week if not longer.

Ingredients:

• 200g sourdough starter
• 100g flour
• 80g olive oil
• 50g seeds (sunflower, sesame)
• 6g salt

Preparation:

• mix all ingredients well …

Recently a friend mentioned she needed to write a business plan for her new business. The request was to include a section on financials.

Starting a new business is quite disruptive to the way you spend your time, your money and your energy. It helps to think through some of …

A method for grounding yourself and to bring yourself back to the present moment.

Focus your attention one after the other on these things:

• 5 things you SEE
• 4 things you HEAR
• 3 things you TOUCH
• 2 things you SMELL
• 1 thing you TASTE

This technique brings me rapidly into …

Quantity: ~2 liter, 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

• cooking oil / butter
• 1 onion
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• 2 potatoes
• 2 carrot / 1 winter carrot
• nettle tops (top 3-4 pair of leaves)
• water
• dash of (apple) vinegar
• salt

Extra:

• 1 top of mugwort (bijvoet)
• 2 stems of fennel (venkel)
• 2 stems of lovage (lavas …

The Four Questions is an evaluating tool. The four questions are:

• What went well?
• What would I do differently?
• What is my vision?
• What is my next step?

Let's expand on each question.