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Tag Archives: Learning new skills
In the time of the virus: day 100
So. Here we are, on the 100th day of this series. What a timespan; what an extraordinary experience to look back on. Though I fear it may not feel quite so extraordinary when looked back on from a more distant … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 89
Saturday, and our first day of (not) being in Germany. The weather is fine, with just enough humidity and spots of rain to feel authentically as though we could indeed be in the Black Forest. The point of travelling there … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 85
A busy day, and warm and humid. Today marked the real start of the harvest season for me. I picked 3lb of redcurrants and have cooked them ready for straining to make redcurrant jelly tomorrow I also picked my very … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 37
Another good day today, albeit an undemanding one (or maybe that’s the point). Garden/allotment – I for one am pleased that we’ve had a good amount of rain. The soil was crying out for it, and it’s nice to have … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 3
Already, just a few days in, I’m learning more about what makes me tick and what ticks me off. Trying to focus on the former, and let go of the latter. Garden/allotment – today was an allotment day. I had a … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: getting through it – together
I’m going to begin by saying what should be obvious to all of us, but judging by photos I’ve seen online, isn’t (yet?) to some people: the most important thing we can do right now, unless we’re in the front … Continue reading
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Six good things (not) on Saturday (October 2019)
Well it would have been 5 on Friday, then moved to 6 on Saturday; 6 on Sunday. And still I hadn’t finished writing. I have now. It may not alliterate but at least it’s finished. Because heaven knows in … Continue reading
A Further Adventure in Fermentation
And now for my latest Adventure in Fermentation. This one courtesy of our friend Richard, who was kind enough to repay my gift of kefir grains with a gift of a kombucha scoby. If ‘kombucha‘ and ‘scoby‘ are new words … Continue reading
Fermentation: making sauerkraut
This one is for Richard xx My adventures in sauerkraut have not all been happy ones. It’s fair to say that I’ve had my share of (very smelly) experimental failures. But failure is a step on the path to success, … Continue reading
Fermenting: making kefir
I’ve been interested for a while in all things fermented, so when oldest son and daughter-out-law offered me some milk kefir grains earlier in the summer, of course I couldn’t refuse. I had a wee taste first, and to be … Continue reading
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