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Courgette glut begins. Cake and pakoras.
gardening (16 out of 183)
- Enjoyed an evening in Edinburgh with JB and RG.
- Bought some bright pink beats headphones from a local person and they're good so far. Bulkier than the sennheisers, so we'll see how they travel.
- Made jelly and (n)ice cream at the Community Kitchen, and an emergency birthday cake for a child which was requested right at the end of my shift (it was my pleasure). And earl grey, orange and thyme cupcakes at home.
- Got loads of BODS done, again!
- Started This Is Us and started and finished the newest season of The Orville.
- Ups and downs in co-op land.
- Swam in the sea twice.
- Went on walkies and enjoyed some clear, still days.
- Enjoyed an afternoon in Kirkcaldy JB and K, and discovered Merchants House has a new vegan menu..
- Planted some more things and cleared up the garden.
- The daffodils and crocuses are out, though it's still frosty in the morning. Mixed signals regarding the onset of spring..
- Encountered my dear frenemy and neighbour Mulder with no barking and growling for the first time ever! The strategy was to wave a bag of treats from the distance as I approached. He took one from me quite happily and climbed up my leg like we've been friends forever. I've been carrying around treats waiting to try this for a while. He has previously hated me with the burning rage of a thousand suns (because, I presume a) I live in close proximity to his territory, and b) because I associate with Max, whom he hates even more), so I'm very happy all it took was one treat to turn things around. Hopefully he can stop barking whenever I'm tiptoeing quietly through the hallway between our two homes, now.
- Watched Hamilton. Almost turned it off a couple of times, but was mostly enjoying it by the end. Learnt a lot more about US history than I knew before, and managed to stick with it, by wikipedia-ing things for the duration.
- Started and finished This is how we lose the Time War.
- Went to London for the TAG face-to-face which was very positive and productive. Spent more time in The City than I think I have before. Ate some excessively expensive food. Took the sleeper home on Burns night, and they kindly provided a bagpiper.
- Got home to find the tomatoes and pumpkins have sprouted and the sea is where I left it.
- Made a surprisingly successful cake.
- Found out another beloved local-but-not-local-enough-to-go-regularly cafe, with excellent vegan options, the Old Barn in Auchtermuchty, has closed :(
- Survived a week with only a 'work' laptop.
- Planted tomatoes, chillis, aubergine, pumpkin and squash, after taking every precaution I can think of against fungus gnats.
- Caught up with a friend I haven't seen for ages who is.. opening a new cafe this week. At least I have somewhere to go to immediately replace Kangus.
- Went to Edinburgh for the co-op CoGM, then to Mum's, then to Manchester for a day.
- Started and finished The Galaxy, and the Ground Within.
- A great many walkies and sunrises.
- Mired in recruitment again. Hired two more Python developers, started onboarding prep. Sifting for Data Analysts (application deadline 24th Dec...).
- Actually did some BODS scheme refactoring work though.
- Made ginger cake and green tomato ketchup at home, and plum and raspberry cobbler at the Community Kitchen.
- Finished The Bear. Watched uh all of Fleabag.
- Swam in the sea.
- Finished Look to Windward. Started Legends and Lattes.
- Fungus gnats continue to drive me to despair, but the spider population has increased considerably which is nice. The second birds eye plant died. All hope for a chilli filled summer hangs on the scotch bonnet.
- A great many walkies and sunrises.
- Mired in recruitment again. Hired two more Python developers, started onboarding prep. Sifting for Data Analysts (application deadline 24th Dec...).
- Actually did some BODS scheme refactoring work though.
- Made ginger cake and green tomato ketchup at home, and plum and raspberry cobbler at the Community Kitchen.
- Finished The Bear. Watched uh all of Fleabag.
- Swam in the sea.
- Finished Look to Windward. Started Legends and Lattes.
- Fungus gnats continue to drive me to despair, but the spider population has increased considerably which is nice. The second birds eye plant died. All hope for a chilli filled summer hangs on the scotch bonnet.
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Candied rhubarb ribbons at the Community Kitchen was a lot trickier than expected, but everyone loved them on top of rose and elderflower jelly with rhubarb cream and strawberries!
Also made pesto from garden greens and sunflower seeds, and a rhubarb curd cake.
🗁Added 10 photos to album Stuff I grow.
Seeds are germinating. Planted lettuce and chard. Potted some things on and put some tomatoes in the ground in the polytunnel. The different varieties are all mixed up already, of course, despite my diligent labelling efforts.
Chocolate habaneros in the living room have sprouted!
Week in review: 19th - 25th February
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Rhubarb is coming back..
Week in review: 22nd - 28th January
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Tomatoes and pumpkins sprouted. No chillis, aubergine or squash yet.
Week in review: 15th - 21st January
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Planted several varieties of tomato and chillis, aubergine, pumpkin, butternut squash. Covered them in clingfilm in a desperate attempt to deter the remaining fungus gnats from moving in.
Diego2 has produced a teeny tiny flower.
Compost (B&Q)
9gbp (€10.46 / $11.47 / £9)
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Primulas in my foodpath garden are doing well despite it being frosty. I tidied up all of the old remains of veg plants, and it's looking better..
Onion sets (Ebay)
24.63gbp (€28.57 / $31.20 / £24.63)
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I went to the polytunnel to pick the last of the tomatoes. Some still turned ready! Cleaned everything up, and then got trapped by a blizzard. Very conveniently, there were also some blewits growing in there. Does it count as foraging when they're in the polytunnel?
Week in review: 11th - 17th December
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Week in review: 11th - 17th December
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Tomato and chilli harvests from Nov and Dec.