Lovely luncheon of a wholemeal roll filled with brie & home made cranberry sauce, plus an apple, a satsuma and two
It took me all afternoon and well into dusk to sort out the apples, wash them thoroughly and stack them in clean trays in the utility room. The morning triage missed some that had been nibbled, so I had to wang the equivalent of another tray into the garden after checking each fruit individually. Ah well, the wildlife will have a good munch on them. I've got four trays left from nine, although that also included a tray of meddlars. My work jeans and my gardening shoes got pretty soaked.
I've also discovered that it's wood mice rather than rats. That's at least something, but they're such destructive little sods. Instead of nibbling on just a few apples, they've taken a bite here and a bite there and chewed others to pieces.
As a result, I didn't have the time to saw up any firewood. That is deferred till tomorrow. Mind you, with a chainsaw, you can cut up a good bit of firewood in a relatively short space of time, and all the lengths I have in are already all pre-trimmed. I also have some puttering around in the kitchen that wants doing - I need to make another batch of cranberry sauce as we've nearly eaten the first batch - whoops! Mind, I did give some to a friend. I also need to braise my red cabbage as this always tastes better if done a few days in advance. I must also not forget to take the pork joint out of the freezer so that it can defrost prior to brining.
Anyways, I'm now sat back with a
and having a good giggle with the parental unit.
I do not intend on doing very much this evening.
i might suggest getting up early tomorrow.F i L will be travelling from Lancashire tomorrow hope he has his passport ready.Skipton should be the first checkpoint.
