Today I went orange and lemon picking, it was meant to be a 10 minute job....we took almost an hour! I was the catcher which meant sitting precarioulsy on the side of a hill fielding the oranges and lemons that were being thrown to me. I am covered in bruises, I was sitting with my back to the trees being shaken and they were hitting me as they fell, my hair is a sticky mess. I then climbed high into a tree and jumped up and down on the branches to dislodge oranges, I have not climbed a tree since I was about 13 years old and feel pretty pleased with how I did. Buying them in the supermarket is easier but definately not as rewarding.
Guess what?!!!! I am known as the baking queen here.....There is a course running and they look forward to me delivering the afternoon baked goodies, have made a ton of friends due to my baking. This afternoon I am baking lemon cookies (using the lemons I helped gather this morning). Oh the sugar here is called Tapa Dulce, we use it also for syrup topping on panckes, which I made this morning for breakfast. Catering for 36+ people makes for a busy time in the kitchen. More about food another time.
