#elc

So a busy two days. Coaching someone through chairing an independent exclusion appeal, then start into the Iftar event. Today an early start, and plenty of coffee before the media interview. After which I was too hyped up to rest so I converted a doc into a presentation and emailed people to organise the trail run through. Then I found I'd left a tissue in my black wash, so shook off what I could and put it back in the machine. But it was fine as I didn't have anything in my calendar until tomorrow evening. Until I suddenly remembered at 16.30 that I do have a meeting tomorrow and I need to leave at 06.30 to catch the train. I should have been resting all day. I hope I can get enough coffee! #ELC

Another quiet day before the I'm doing too much days ahead. Lots of stuff on the to do list, but no. #ELC

@AndyDearden@mastodon.green Crowdfarming allows you to select the grower. I ordered a 4kg box, enough to provide marmalade for a year. The oranges are directly transported from him to me. The box smelt delicious, the house filled with the smell of oranges before I even got the first pan boiling. Because I have energy limiting conditions and can't stand for long, I just boil half of them then extract the pulp. The other half my home help peels (with a potato peeler) then shreds the peel and juices them for me. I add a tiny bit of sugar to help preserve it, plus carb free sweetener. Then because it won't set well without loads of sugar I boil it down over several days (I bought an electric pan stirrer for this). The result is the strongest marmalade you'll ever taste. It keeps in the fridge for at least a year. In the past, I've ordered other stuff from crowdfarming but bought oranges from my usual supermarket. This year they stopped selling them. #Marmalade #ELC #LowCarb