An element of stiffness has crept into muscles that don’t get used that much. I spent the whole morning pruning apple trees. Starting with the medium sized red ladder I eventually had to fetch the 10’ aluminium steps. It’s a v good ladder fair play. You feel quite secure standing at the top. At noon I hot-footed it straight to the pool and did my regulation 30mins of ploughing before heading to meet THG at a lecture given by Steve Barclay who is a comedian. He was also v good, fair play.
Last night Adie Smith and I bottled the 2024 cider harvest. It was very dry but is something to build on. Didn’t pick many in 2025 as my left hip had not yet had hiphop2 and was too sore. I am feeling very bullish that in 2026 we can up the production levels. We have the crusher and the press and 12 litres of demijohn capacity. The only way is up.
In other news my latest purchase has arrived: “The Drovers’ Roads of Wales. Doesn’t blimmin cover the road I am interested in!!! Never mind I’m sure it will have some other interesting tidbits and I already know the route of ours.