August is the month for dusting off the jam pan. So far the apples have started landing regularly on the lawn. Rather than waste these early fruits they have been transformed into ‘Spiced Apple Jelly’ with just a hint of the old favourite – Chilli! Without a greenhouse at the moment the chillies are slow and few, but the next project, since there are apples a plenty on the tree, is an apple press, it seems the best way to construct one is with a bottle jack and some stout timber, both of which are lying around in the shed! Whether cider is attempted or not rather depends on the juice – it might get drunk too quickly!
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School !!

Doesn’t it feel great when you can seriously say you have given something your best shot and been victorious.

Last Friday I gave the Cardiff council’s schools service a shock to the system. Their dealing of our application for schools was ridiculous in the extreme and so the appeal committee ruled in our favour commenting they had never seen such a messed up application!

So the kids can go to the local welsh school which was what we always wanted. Just got to make the washing machine fit in the right gap and all will be fine!! (well almost all…)

P.S. ((Harry Potter #6 out on Friday!!))

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