My nose stopped bleeding, I reduced the amount of painkillers I was taking every day, and started to be able to go out in public without my face being swaddled in tissue. I didn't do much though, because I was still completely knackered and felt like my head was full of cement.
I did manage a little adventure to Pillars with Mum before she left. And on Sunday I finally had lunch at Betty Nicol's. Work in progress to make their vegan burger the best it can be..
Keep eating my sourkraut, but it could go for longer I think. It's about 2 weeks, but it's not really zingy and still very crunchy. It has been bubbling away happily.
Pickled aubergines are excellent. Made some exciting grated veg salads for colourful bowls.
Peanut stew, with masses of fresh tomatoes to make the sauce.
Used my fermented tomato sauce for extremely high effort beans on toast (haricot beans from dried, homemade bread). Dead good.
Made the rest of the beans into hummus, which is also delicious.
Used fermented tomato sauce on a pizza too, with some chanterelles that really needed eating, and an array of other garden veg.
Had carrot tops for pesto, but not enough, so supplemented it by [sending Mum outside in the rain to harvest] nasturtium leaves and wild sorrel.
Pickled aubergines according to L's Mum's Persian recipe. It has mint in.
Blended my yellow tomatoes - fermented for just under a month - into sauce. It's not as funky as the last batch, and works well as a sauce, a relish, whatever else I can think of...
Coop meeting in Newcastle. Nice venue, good vibes, mostly good food. Great colleagues. Sad I had to leave a day early. (Super Natural, Pink Lane Bakery, Pizza Punks, Thali Tray.)
O turned up with Tigger (the cat) and Miley (the dog). Decided to take Miley home and leave Tigger behind. Tigger not impressed. Persuaded O to take Tigger home in case he decided to wee in my flat. Got Miley back. Eventually took O for a walk without any pets.
Made courgette choc chip cake at the Community Kitchen, and helped with another food workshop (about eating seasonally and locally). Fermented tomatoes, and made some beautiful salads, breaded more mushrooms.
Pre-VegFest trip to end of the Fife Climate Festival to see Fergie's Kitchen (who ended up not coming for logistical reasons. Then time in the King's to start setting up.
Swam on a still grey Monday morning and a strangely warm Saturday lunchtime.
Had my first novelry coaching call.
Finished Children of Time but also bought my own copy. Started Station Eleven.
Meetings! Dysart Community Council; Greener Kircaldy training, HR WG, Board; more VegFest stuff...
Made apple peanut butter cake at the Community Kitchen, and helped out with a food workshop about reducing waste by using leftovers. Also lots of good mushroom things.
Finally consolidated all of the G&S stock that has been occupying my living room in the form of a wall of boxes. Took most of the day. Much improved.
A packed week, and didn't manage to get any "actual" work done (S&W, governancy stuff, Directors Meeting, admin...). I did go to an IATI Standard Stewardship WG meeting.
Lots of meetings for other things. ENT. Pen Pals. VegFest seems to be getting some attention o.o
Made rhubarb and strawberry crumble, and gf pear brownies in the Community Kitchen.
Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, and gf pear brownie, at the Community Kitchen. Bottled, dried, pesto'd the harvest. Sourdough bananabread with old bananas from GK worked out well.