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Author Archives: james
A few action shots
I did indeed press apples today and even remembered to take a few photos.
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Another pretty average day
Not much to see here. Move along now…
No dig diary, 1st September 2026
I didn’t really do much work other than tidying up and a little harvesting today. Peppers are starting to ripen in the polytunnel. And there are plenty of large tomatoes that should be on their way soon. I even found … Continue reading
First major delivery of apples arrive for pressing
I think this will be tomorrow’s job.
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Another day, another reading
Or two. Because I forgot the afternoon one again.
My sauerkraut is getting a bit lively
At least it’s fermenting nicely, unlike the first batch.
If it was like this all the time, I think it would be ok
Which pillock forgot the afternoon reading? 😀 Diastolic is probably still a bit high, but given my age I don’t think there’d be too much worry otherwise.
TL;DR
It’s a common response to postings on social media these days, the respondent acknowledging that they don’t have the concentration or interest to read to the end. However, today I came across a post in a thread I was following … Continue reading
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Readings for today
Near complete waste of an afternoon today, for obvious reasons. The one possible minor positive is that I’ve been asked to record my BP for another week and if they end up not showing much improvement then I may get … Continue reading
A first batch of pickled chiles
In this case, they’re Hungarian Black. I have no ripe Jalapenos yet. There was a little pickling solution left over from a previous pickling session, so I went over the plants and removed any of the chiles that were black. … Continue reading