Maira Martins

Migrated my mastodon account

Migrated my mastodon account to my micro.blog fediverse account. It's the perfect solution for me. I can still follow people and comment on things, without the social media/feed/like/repost aspects! ๐Ÿ˜

notes

DxO Photolab 9 came out today

DxO Photolab 9 came out today! ๐Ÿ“ท I bought it within minutes of the release! I fell in love with v8 during the trial, it is miles ahead of LR. I'm so happy to be free from Adobe and supporting an Europ...

photography, dxo photolab

Week 7: Sketching artist

I will start my week with an honorable mention: I forgot to write last week about our raclette night! It's still a bit too warm for raclette, but it was so nice to sit outside in the garden and watch...

weeknotes, sketchbook

Fix ES Futures 2000-tick chart different from Pats

It is normal for tick charts to look a little bit different between different charting software (NT8, QT, Sierra) and between different data providers (CQG, Denali), because of how each one aggregates...

trading

Book reading failed goals.

I haven't read a single book page in two months ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

notes, books

Sierra Chart indicator for bars closing near their high or low

A Sierra Chart indicator that prints an arrow on bull bars closing near their high and bear bars closing near their low.

trading, sierra chart

Week 6: Back to work

Vacations are over, nooooo! ๐Ÿ˜ญ Just kidding. This first week back to work was actually really nice. Now that I am self employed and work as a day trader, work days are always nice and something to look...

weeknotes, recipes

Recipe: Amalfi pasta

When I first tried this recipe last summer, it was like a revelation. Pasta with lemon is the most summery thing ever. Now it's summer again, and Amalfi Pasta is back to our weekly rotation. This deli...

recipes

Recipe: Stand-mixer sourdough bread

After a million tries, I found the recipe. All credit goes to Grant Yoder for this wonderful recipe that works every single time. I bake this boule every two weeks. ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ– Ingredients 100g sourdough start...

recipes, bread

Recipe: Creamy mushroom pasta

Had this two weeks ago paired with a delicious bottle of Amarone... Recipe by RecipeTinEats, with small adaptations (we only eat fresh homemade pasta, never dry; I always sub broth for more wine; and...

recipes

Is it Tuesday already?

Mom, this morning: "Is it Tuesday already?". Me, annoyed, emphatically: "Of course not, mom. Today is Wednesday". At 18h30 we found out it's Thursday and the only possible explanation is we must have...

notes

Mom decided to start blogging too

My 73yo mom decided to start blogging too! After a few days trying out wp, micro.blog, publii, we settled on a self hosted Htmly install. We needed PT BR support and ultra easy to use UI. Finally all...

blogging

The cutest thing

This week the cutest thing happened: five kittens were playing at a parking lot when this one spotted me hiding behind the bushes. She decided to investigate, I pretended to be part of the scenery, ve...

photos, Fuji XE4

Recipe: Vegan bolognese with TVP

When I said I would make a vegan bolognese for dinner using soy TVP, I was met with distrust in their eyes and low expectation in their voices. Once they tried it, they went for seconds... This is an...

recipes

Recipe: Fig jam

We have a fig tree in our garden. It produces hundreds of delicious, sweet little fruits every single year. I discovered I am allergic to them on the very day I had them for the first time. How nice /...

recipes

Week 5: Day trips

This week my mom arrived from Brazil. We drove from Valencia to Madrid to pick her up, and on the way back stopped to visit Cuenca. ๐Ÿ’š We visited Mora de Rubielos and Rubielos de Mora, two beautiful to...

weeknotes

Cuenca

A few days ago we drove to Madrid to pick my mom at the airport. She came from Brazil to stay with us for three months and the tickets from our hometown to Madrid were half the price of the tickets to...

photos, travels, Fuji XE4

Week 4: Site redesign

This week I decided to stop faffing around and just book a date for my driving theory exam . Did the driving aptitude test and I was honestly expecting some kind of Rorschach test (because if I rememb...

weeknotes

I have too many photos

Help, I have over 120k personal photos in my hard drive. I am overwhelmed by trying to organize, keyword, and find a way to see them, to share them. In the past I have created: Printed albums for our...

photography

Albarracรญn

Quick day trip to one of Spain's most beautiful pueblos, Albarracรญn ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿ“ท

photos, travels, Fuji XE4