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So in other words, a day to just kick back.

What Mash said.

Don't wish to sound trite, but this is the price paid for living in paradise.
Those of us living in more dull temperate zones cope with more minor weather changes, more frequently.
We have weather shite too.
But less good bits inbetween.


Robert.

I lost some roof felt this year and got the right hump.

I think that means I am better suited to moderate climes then.

Paradise or is the head always greener?

Did some grapes today. 2019's red wine is underway.

2019?

Do you date your wines from when they are made or when they are ready?

I normally date from when I make them.

I will label it 2017, but don't expect to be drinking it till then.

I thought that's what you must mean. Good luck with it.

I have tried a couple of times to acquire sufficient grapes to make a worthwhile effort. I found it uneconomical to buy them in and I have never really had a contact who could supply from what they grow themselves.

How do you find the sugar content in UK grapes?

My scottish vines failed to produce anything, this year, as last year.
But with global warming I live in hope!

Robert

Growing good grapes is a struggle. We tried and gave up.

I buy them in. Italian & Spanish are £1 kg at the moment. English grapes are even more expensive.

Mash wrote:Growing good grapes is a struggle. We tried and gave up.

I buy them in. Italian & Spanish are £1 kg at the moment. English grapes are even more expensive.

Where from ? cos the last lot I did were sourced from the wholesaler in Hertfordshire....

Mash wrote:I lost some roof felt this year and got the right hump.

- snip.......

Ah, well I was replacing glass in the greenhouse yesterday.....

Not difficult. 3 custom shaped panes, 2 packs of "W" clips and 2 packs of "Z" clips (not enough W clips so ordered a couple of hundred from eBay to replace all rusted ones) for just under £25.......

It is only when you replace the glass that you realise the clips are buggered.
These days I wear safety specks to do the job.
One sprang out into my eyeball once and stuck there.
Thankfully no lasting damage.

And I spent today cutting big rocks / boulders into nice thin slices with a 14" cut-off saw.
For a building project.
Finished dusty and weary.

Robert.

Spent yesterday on the shores of Loch Ken allegedly fishing for pike. Came home with a big plastic bucket filled with crayfish, Excellent.

Can you ferment them?? :-)

Pyro wrote:Spent yesterday on the shores of Loch Ken allegedly fishing for pike. Came home with a big plastic bucket filled with crayfish, Excellent.

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