Braw sunrises. Wild tomatoes growing on the beach. From sewage, presumably. But still quite impressive.
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Instead of a bagel, it's a croissant! With not-pastrami and not-cheese, salad and chutney. Genius. At Kangus, obviously. I hope this creation actually makes it onto the official menu.
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Two trips to different parts of the same local woodland, two days apart, yielded about 6kg of ceps. Unbelievable. Went there multiple times last year and only got a few. This is next level.
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An evening trip to a similar but different strip of trees yielded approx another 2kg of ceps. What a week!
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Churned out a lot at the Community Kitchen today. Many courgette choc chip cakes; apple and raisin swirls; not-meatballs.
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A busy week in Den Haag at the Rebooting the Web of Trust conference. I was mostly on the registration desk and helping people with any issues as they arose. Oh, and organising good dinner venues of course. Pictured: Dim Sum at Full Moon City. Pizza from Vegan Pizza Bar. Breakfast at Club Vers. Also one evening was a trip back to Rotterdam Markthal (and I detoured to Vegan Junk Food Bar again).
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Went to Edinburgh to stay with Tara for a while. Max and R came for a day and we all had a frolic around Holyrood Park, and ate at The Doghouse and Considerit. Happened to see cannons being fired from the castle. All the roads were closed on the way out of town for hours. But heaven forbid anyone inconvenience anyone 'royal'.
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Walkies up Corstorphine Hill with R and Buddy. Dad and Ruth came to Edinburgh; Dave, E and M (and Tara of course) joined us for dinner in Henderson's!
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After some time away, a bit of work in the garden. Dug potatoes. Lemon chilli is going wild. Brussel sprouts are coming. No idea what the romanesco is playing at though.
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Bottling abundance of things from the garden and the wild. Courgette/bean/tomato soup; mixed berries; pickled courgettes.
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On a rainy Rotterdam day, I took the water taxi to Kinderdijk. Saw the museum learned the history of water management in the Netherlands, wandered among the windmills, went on a boat ride, and walked miles along the water and back.
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Adapated a 'purrmaid' pattern to create amigurumi Mertiger for Baby Tiger.
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My first trip out of the UK since I got back to the UK in 2020. What a radical lifestyle change I had. It wasn't far. I took the Eurostar to Amsterdam, arrived late and stayed in a hostel, then the train to Rotterdam the next morning. Rotterdam was much more of a Big City than I expected! I had a picture in my head based on nothing in particular. I stayed in a hostel in the Cube Houses, which were pretty cool, although extremely loud due to the proximity of a large road and nightlife. After checking in, I visited the Cube House museum, which only takes a few minutes but I'd definitely recommend. Then I went for a wander around the general area. The Markthal is excellent architecturally, and also has lots of good food. I ate ice cream while I waited for a walking tour, and then followed that for a couple of hours. There are really a lot of interesting buildings in Rotterdam. I ended the day with copious amounts of junk food at the Vegan Junk Food Bar.
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I stopped by Florentina's for a hot chocolate and discovered a ton of unexpected vegan options. I bought fancy truffles and chocolate and hot chocolate to take home, and enjoyed a croissant and a soft serve chocolate-dipped ice cream as well! Went for a wander and ended up in the museum quarter. Yet more amazing architecture. Some lovely parks. Stumbled upon the totally unexpected Depot, which reflected the city skyline in the most epic manner. And I got to ascend to the roof garden in time for a cracking sunset. Peering through the glass interior from the lift, I could not fathom what this place was. I looked it up later - art storage facility! Super cool.
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Journey onward from Rotterdam to Den Haag. Met D for dinner at Leaf vegetarian Chinese restaurant.
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Delicious button porcini in a nomelette with veg from the garden; and as simple as they come, lightly fried on rice.
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More culinary delights with the foraged porcini. All over a pizza. A lasagne that was just layers of mushrooms and oat cream sauce. Mmmmmm.
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Tara and I took the bus from Edinburgh back to Dysart. Walked along the coast into Kirkcaldy, and Tara had some good beach frolics, but didn't want to go in the sea. We stopped for brunch in Kangus, then walked through town to watch the Fife Pride parade. It was wonderful to see the High St all decked out in rainbows, and so many people celebrating. We spent the afternoon in the chill space in Grain & Sustain, where we met some lovely people. Then, back to Edinburgh.
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Enough big city, so a retreat to the woods. I walked up to Kralingen area, to the botannical gardens. There was a harvest festival/fair happening, so nice vibes in a beautiful place. Lots of mushrooms. Including a massive amount of (finished) chicken of the woods around the corner from one of the cafes! Probably they have to leave it alone though. I had vegan bitterballen and a cup of tea there. Then walked on, to do a loop around an enormous artificial lake that was lined with woodlands and trails around three sides. The city skyline glimmered in the distance, reflected in the still water. Yet more mushrooms everywhere. A big splat of old chicken of the woods on the ground at my feet; I looked up, and 20 feet above me in a tree was a huge amount that was probably still good. After some hours wandering the trails, I had a fantastic Brazilian-style brunch at Veggies cafe.
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Mushroom stroganoff from birch boletes, agricus and puffballs. Served with fancy spelt pasta.
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Life oriented around Tara's walkies and mealtimes. The weather in Edinburgh was lovely. Did Co-op work, and read, and enjoyed the company of Tara's ridiculous furry family who live next door. Went to Falkirk to see J, F, E&E on one afternoon. Met M and Lowenna in town for dinner on another. And spent an afternoon at Rhyze anarchist mushroom co-operative, for a talk about radical mycology. Ate so much good stuff. The new Henderson's is fabulous. Discovered #fish and their full vegan chippy menu. But my new favourite is the very dog-keen Chapter One Coffee Shop!
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Went on an adventure with Dave to a loch near Pitlochry and found some mushrooms. Also field mushrooms seem to be coming up everywhere. Did a ton of Co-op work for visa sponsorship, Staff & Welfare group processes and proposals, and governance stuff. Nice walkies with Lucy. Made not-meatballs, spiced fruit cookies and apple oat muffins at the Community Kitchen. Made a tasty mixed wild mushroom stroganoff. First carrots, and other harvest.