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Much the same here, was good waving the wife off to walk the dogs as it tipped down
Well she said she'd walk them as I'd done it this morning and got soaked as well as wanting the exercise so who am I to say no
72 hours of sunshine offset by a cold wind all day today. Result one roof repaired, father happy knees sore, thinking wheres those frigging knee pads.
Same here too so spent the day in the workshop cutting out a big pile of walnut bowl blanks, and some pen blanks from the offcuts
Thinking of putting the fire on this evening but still chucking it down and don't want to get wet getting the coal and firewood in
Cheers, Paul
Thinking of putting the fire on this evening but still chucking it down and don't want to get wet getting the coal and firewood in
Cheers, Paul
Me too to be honest.
Spent the morning sharpening things on my new waterstones then took the boys out in the rain to splash in muddy puddles, Peppa Pig stylee
Plenty of it here, too; I've got two army smocks and my Bergans Morgedal hanging to dry out along with two pairs of trews. As I write this the sky has just begun to lighten but the meat is roasting and the tray of veg. is waiting to go in, so let's hope it dries a little before dusk
Thinking of putting the fire on this evening but still chucking it down and don't want to get wet getting the coal and firewood in
That's what's putting me off too. I've settled on a fleecy shirt and opened a bottle of red instead. Starting to glow quite nicely inside
Been a bit most. First Bank Holiday Monday of 2014 Swmbo's not worked ... she's not a happy bunny!
Rained solidly here too.
Went to the allotment this morning with the dog and collected a load of runner and French beans, courgettes, apples pears, onions and green tomatoes, then made the first batch of about three litres of chutney. While that was going I made a curry as comfort food for this evening and watched a large flock of goldfinches come and go all day on the feeders in the garden despite the rain and accompanied by greenfinches the odd chaffie and a linnet.
I've just made a gallon of runner bean wine and was going to make some French and runner bean pickle, but one of three Old Speckled Hens has demanded attention and the risk of forgetting the pan on the cooker means the next batch of cooking waits now until tomorrow!
Went to the allotment this morning with the dog and collected a load of runner and French beans, courgettes, apples pears, onions and green tomatoes, then made the first batch of about three litres of chutney. While that was going I made a curry as comfort food for this evening and watched a large flock of goldfinches come and go all day on the feeders in the garden despite the rain and accompanied by greenfinches the odd chaffie and a linnet.
I've just made a gallon of runner bean wine and was going to make some French and runner bean pickle, but one of three Old Speckled Hens has demanded attention and the risk of forgetting the pan on the cooker means the next batch of cooking waits now until tomorrow!
Time will tell. Someone I know grows runner beans solely for making wine, so I thought I'd give it a go this year. I'll let you know in due course Rich!
Odd things make nice wine. I'm using JFs stinging nettle recipe and its surprisingly nice
I think you're right. My nan used to make pea pod wine, much nicer than the Elderflower stuff. Elderflower smelt fantastic, but puckered the lips a bit
Oh, and it's stopped raining at last. I've had a problem with constant rain since pitching up my tent (many years ago now), in a homely looking little dip on a mountain just north of the Welsh town of Pontypridd.
Long story short. 2 blokes, in a two man cheapo, for 3 days, in a dent on a granite mountain that turned into a bathtub. Myself, and Kelly who I was with, claim sole rights to losing our sanity and stripping naked to run about telling the rain gods to bugger off. It just about flipped my lid, we learned to do excellent smoke rings though
Nettle wine is very nice. My favourite at the moment is beetroot. Oddly enough the bungalow we are in is smaller than the flat was and so I got rid of a load of demijohns before we moved, so what with the need for more of those and now tools, not to mention the newly acquired leather and canvas fetish, I think it's a bigger shed I need to be thinking about!Odd things make nice wine. I'm using JFs stinging nettle recipe and its surprisingly nice
I racked off a couple of gallons of raspberry today. That promises to be spectacular
Only made it once before because it needs a lot of raspberries. I hope its as good as last time.
I racked off a couple of gallons of raspberry today. That promises to be spectacular
Sounds lovely.
How's that whiskey/raspberry job coming on? That interests me, I thought with the water content of the raspberry it might mould.
