the november sea (6 out of 6)

Week in review: 27th November - 3rd December

Got behind on housework and life admin again.
Made rose and almond puddings and orange and rose cake at the Community Kitchen.
Made crochet plant hangers for the gift giving market.
Had big highs and big lows in coop land.
Swam in the sea.
Won NaNoWriMo! Unexpectedly.
Frost, almost snow.
Finished Vurt. Started Look to Windward.
Tomato and chilli harvests.
Put lights up in my hallway nook pantry.

Finished Bodies.
Had a bit of an intense co-op week; only worked two days, but it felt like a very long week indeed.
Chilli forest and accompanying aphids moved into my living room for the winter.
The weather picked up again, back to normal programming for November in Fife.
Made pumpkin pie (which was actually squash and sweet potato) at the Community Kitchen, and chocolate ginger tart for N's birthday.
Foraged blewits, cloud agaric, agricus.
Went to Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair, saw some talks on climate stuff, and bought many books.
Wrote, on the beach, in the hammock, and in various Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh cafes.
Swam in the sea.

The November Sea is back in all its luminescent glory.

This month is a blur. Time off work to write, but I'm filling it with foraging and gardening and baking and frolicking with Max. Made cheesecakes and chocolate biscuit cakes, fruit loaf and a great many muffins, falafel and things with wild mushrooms.
Read all of the Foundation books.
Visited Lowenna for a distraction-filled writing retreat.
Visited Maud, just for distraction.
Beach sunrises help my state of mind.
Sanded and washed my bedroom walls, and repainted the ceiling (from nicotine-yellow to white).
And then it snowed.

NaNoWriMo began. A strong start, but I fell behind pretty brutally, procrastinated agonisingly, then caught up at the weekend by barely leaving the flat.
Made apple blondies at the Community Kitchen, chilli/sage/basil bread at home, plus mince pies and ginger cake for Dave's last weekend.
November sunrises are next level. The sea is luminous. I remember it was like this last year too.
Harvested lots of chillis, and my tenth inside cherry tomato is ripening. My big outside tomatoes are still slowly reddening too, but I have to pick them and bring them in before they're done or they get demolished by slugs. Caught another orchid slug. Planted onions, and found more permanent homes in the footpath garden for sorrel, poppies and rosemary. Pulled out the sunflower and the dead rhubarb (RIP).