I normally bake the lemon pie for 15 mins (and use a baked crust) but my oven was out so I improv'd an unbaked version. It worked well. The raw nut crust (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, flaxseed, dates) is better than the shortbread one in my opinion. And the filling (coconut milk, soy milk, lemon zest and juice, cornflour, turmeric) didn't need anything other than time in the fridge to set.
I hate almost everything about google meet, but the one feature every video conferencing platform should adopt is letting you see who is in a call before you join it.
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Got up early for a walk around Ravenscraig with K. Went out again in the afternoon to check out cool fossils and throw the ball for Max. Climbed to the top of a very tall rock.
Never send a script to do a spreadsheet's job.
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I made shelves for shoes! I came really close to buying some a couple of weeks ago - from etsy, made of reclaimed crates - then realised how slack I was getting on the reuse front. I scavenged wood from three places:
And borrowed tools from a neighbour. I bought screws (and reused a few that I extracted from the G&S wood).
For want of a workshop, I did sawing on the beach and in my bedroom. I measured and planned; Dave helped me with drilling and solving some logistical issues.
It's pretty janky, but it functions, and it's MINE.
I don't think making shelves is my true calling though.
Two of my friends at home with their dog just sending me the same photos of her from their respective perspectives. 10/10 group chat experience.
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Started taking my coffee down to the beach first thing in the morning regularly.
Walked to town and back in record time (30 mins) yesterday to grab something before shops closed. Enjoyed the imminent sunset from Ravenscraig; the air was so fresh, and distant Arthur's Seat in shades of pink and blue stole the show.
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I made a bath mat from eight pillowcases (aka a rag rug). Shredded in a continuous spiral and then normal crochet with a big hook. Worked great! (The first section I made multiple strips and tied the together but it was very lumpy and harder to crochet. Definitely recommend the spiral method.)
I followed this pattern to make a Kelpie. I started this in January and it took a lot longer than expected. Partly due to being interrupted by moving house and other things, but also it was a bit more fiddly than I thought. I learnt some new amigurumi techniques (like making a curve). I usually attach the parts together with a crochet hook, and I tried with this, but it was just too complicated, so I had to pause everything and wait until I had a bodkin in my life. Once that arrived, this was much easier and it came together pretty well.
Once complete, after a quick beach photoshoot, I promptly posted it to Falkirk, to be with its own kind..
Got fresh turmeric, peeled and grated it, made many things yellow in the process. Tested my newly fixed oven by making bread rolls, which worked. And a cherry chocolate cake with blackberry and apple compote inside. Also pictured: mac n not-cheese; stuffed aubergine with barley and lorne not-sausage; burger patty by BBL.
My brother says I'm walking a very fine line between repair/reuse/recycle zerowaste minimalist and what-if-it-comes-in-handy junk hoarder.
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In reply to: https://rhiaro.co.uk/2021/03/brother-says-im
Anyway nobody on Freegle has claimed my unmarked VHS tape after a few weeks, so I think I'll try to crochet it into something today.
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Short walks and sitting on the beach around Dysart and Ravenscraig.
Walked to Buckhaven and back along the coast (12 miles). Stopped to look for/at fossils. Really beautiful rocks at Buckhaven that look like watercolour paintings, in blues, yellows and purples. Threw the ball for Max; lost one ball but found two more. Saw a curious little mink in the rocks at Buckhaven.
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Now I want to get more involved in my local community, not having a facebook account is becoming debilitating. I hate this! Well, it was always a problem when travelling too, but I was less invested in stuff then.
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Crocheted a wallet from a VHS ribbon. This stuff is sparkly and super robust, and goes a really long way. Very bulky for keeping in pocket though.
My little brother demands to know why there are plant cuttings all over the dining table, the cheek.
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My mushroom growing supplies have arrived, and I'm now the type of person who says "pasteurise the substrate" in normal conversation.
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This afternoon's procrastination was starting to prep the hallway to be repainted, which escalated into me attempting to remove the ridiculous old wired in burglar alarm system (because there's a panel on the hallway wall for it) which ended up with me tripping the power in the entire flat, so that's hilarious.
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I dreamt about both my mushrooms and my sourdough starter last night.
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A beautiful week in the Kingdom with amazing sunrises and lots of time in the sun on the beach and in gardens.
Golden bread (with fresh turmeric and rosemary). Pizza, stews, creamy mushroom pasta, peanut stirfry, home-sprouted chickpeas and homegrown salad leaves.
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Inspired by a picture on twitter, I made artistic focaccia. It was very oily, but otherwise good, with big bubbles inside from rising overnight.
Also featured: doughnuts; lasagne; lentil loaf with fried potatoes and mushroom gravy; mushrooms and homegrown beet greens and cashews spaghetti; courgette brownie.
Sanding, filling holes, and painting the hallway from twitter-blue to white, finally.
Fried not-chicken. Two hours to make, two minutes to eat. It's seitan made with vital wheat gluten, veg stock, various spices, and coated with a flour-spice mix, chickpea flour liquid mix, and flour-spice again, and deep fried. We ate it with homegrown beet greens, garlic mushrooms and rice, and then I had some the next day on a salad.
when it was freezing outside
the boiler broke down
now it is warm
the fridge freezer has given up
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Daffodils and morning beach coffees. The first of my seedlings sprouted.
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whomstever built my flat fitted the built-in wardrobe instead of bothering to actually finish the walls and ceiling so now I have removed [some of] the built-in wardrobe I have holes and voids so that is nice and definitely what i was hoping for.
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