Shades of Game

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Cheesecake Cafe

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castironguy Mmmm… #cheesecake

Friday the 18th of September, 2026, dinnertime.

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Kitchen

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castironguy I have been a bit lazy about #baking #sourdough #bread lately. Between a busy summer, the price of flour, and trying to reduce my gluten intake to see if it helped with some digestion struggles these past few months, my starter was a bit neglected. I gave it some first aid this week and managed to finally bake a loaf today. It’s a bit weak and took too long to rise, but it’s still bread! And the house smells great right now.

Friday the 11th of September, 2026, bedtime.

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Kitchen

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castironguy Claire baked croissants from scratch this weekend. They were perfect. If you’ve never tried making croissants before, they are a labour of skill and love, requiring a careful series of folds and lamination of #butter and #dough, creating hundreds of microscopic layers that expand when cooked. Is not for the feint of heart. So… kudos to anyone who can make them and make them well. #croissant

Monday the 7th of September, 2026, mid-afternoon.

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Indigo

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castironguy #popculture #cookbook #shopping on a rainy sunday afternoon.

Claire flagged this Stardew Valley cookbook, then we had fun checking out all the other cookbooks based on games and media and fictional universes.

Stardew Valley (2016)

Sunday the 6th of September, 2026, mid-afternoon.

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Nearby

castironguy Came home to some fresh produce in the backyard #garden tho we’ve already been digging potatoes for a few weeks. I planted all my tomatoes from seed this year, and these particular tomatoes emerged from seeds salvaged from some grape tomatoes we had in the fridge. So, what would have been a couple small fruits for a salad turned into a garden full of produce. Wowzers!

Tuesday the 1st of September, 2026, mid-afternoon.

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Miramont-de-Guyenne

castironguy #breakfast on our last morning in #paris2026 was a delicious raspberry #croissant

Monday the 31st of August, 2026, morning.
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Paris

castironguy are they #crepes or are they chips? #paris2026

Sunday the 30th of August, 2026, evening.
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Jungle Palace

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castironguy Funny story, kinda, but we randomly checked out this place last night for dinner because it had a 4.8 rating. It was fully booked. So we made a reservation for tonight to see what the fuss was about. Turns out it was a theme restaurant like the Rainforest Cafe but a French take on it and with a thousand times better food than any american garbage restaurant. Sound effects and jungle themed and weird enough to lightly recommend if you’re into an odd experience in the middle of Paris

Sunday the 30th of August, 2026, evening.
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Disneyland Paris

castironguy We had access to a pretty swell #breakfast buffet at our #disney hotel. Fresh French pastries, loads of fruit and platters of cheese and meats. #paris2026

Saturday the 29th of August, 2026, late morning.
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Paris Disneyland