Shwmae from the banks of the river Lleidi!
This will be a short post this week as I’ve had family
visiting so haven’t really got up to much worth blogging about.
I’m currently blogging to you from a world in which toilet
paper can only be obtained on the black market and we all greet each other with
the Vulcan salute. These are interesting times.
Speaking of interesting times, I have spent the last week
engaged in a war on Duolingo. After finding myself promoted to the Obsidian
League I also found myself immediately in first place. For seven days and seven
nights I did battle with all those who would steal my throne!
Luckily I prevailed and progressed to the Diamond League…
Where I was immediately dropped to 45th place because the Diamond
League is not a place for chancers like me. In the process of trying to keep my
place at the top of the Obsidian League I had to add more languages to my Duolingo
just to keep up with my rivals, so in addition to Welsh I’m learning Irish and
Scots Gaelic. I love seeing the similarities between all three and despite my
general ineptitude with languages I’m looking forward to learning more.
Staying with learning, I have taught myself to make peshwari
naan bread. I used a yeast free recipe so they were really quick to make. I
need to improve the coconut and almond mix that goes inside but they went
really well with my prawn yellow curry.
The curry has just the right amount heat and has an oceans
worth of prawns in it. I’m getting hungry now.
Continuing on with food, I recently went to a seed swap and
got some Marande tomato seeds. Which was great timing as this week marks
Solarpunk action week! It’s basically a week to do anything that makes your
life a little more self-sufficient or environmentally friendly.
I’ve already planted my potatoes in the round tub, sowed some summer spinach and carrots as well as putting some leeks and the tomatoes in seed trays.
My other plans for Action Week include:
- Finish building the insect hotel.
- Finish painting the veg beds.
- Put the first flowers into the troughs.
- Get a sourdough starter going.
- Give a bit of TLC to the plants that have been bunkered down in the cold frame.
- Repot my Purple Beauty Pepper plants.
- Research growing mushrooms.
Obviously some of this requires the weather to calm its
tits. Which even for wales has been taking the piss lately. So here’s hoping.
Speaking of Wales I urge you to check out the app AM it
brings together loads of Welsh cultural and creative content and I’ve really
enjoyed looking through it. Here’s a
link for the Google play store.
In other content related I’m sad to hear that The
Magicians is ending after five seasons. I’ve never read the books but I
really loved this show. Season one asked what would happen if teenagers went to
magic school (Answer: they get high and have sex) then found a Narnia type land
through a magic clock? The characters are really interesting and well
represented with some excellent story arcs. And the musical episodes are always
a solid A+. I’m going to miss it.
Okay I’m going to call it quits there. I’m hoping next week
will be the second scriptwriting post with the next instalment of the Kingdom
Cwm pilot.
Brave heart, dear friends and don’t let the bastards get you
down.
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