Dad is on a mission. He is planning ahead for what he can do when he retires. He\u2019s got it into his head \u2013 ok to be fair, Mum put the idea there in the first place \u2013 that he will make cider. It\u2019s a long term plan. For a start he needs the apple trees. Whilst there are some already in the new house, he wants to plant some more. No, that\u2019s not completely accurate. I think he wants Mum to plant them and look after them. They will take a few years to be ready for him to use the fruit. In the meantime it seems we have to prepare things for when he does eventually decide to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All I can say is that I hope he doesn\u2019t go off the idea. It would be a shame for us to put in all the work and then it not happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do have one tiny point of concern in all this. Cider apples don\u2019t taste as nice for a dog as some of the others. Now, the Gala apples are my favourite. Sadly, they are Mum\u2019s favourite too and she complains when I take them off the tree. I don\u2019t think it helps that there\u2019s usually still a branch attached when I pull them down, but that can\u2019t be helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll eat the cooking apples at a push, though we have all learnt that eating them when they aren\u2019t ready can lead to tummy ache. Don\u2019t misunderstand, that doesn\u2019t actually stop us, we just have to put up with the tummy ache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad has also said that we can\u2019t try the finished product. I think that\u2019s mean. If he\u2019s making something nice then his beloved dogs should be able to try it. Mum says don\u2019t bank on it tasting nice to begin with as he will need to learn. I wonder what will happen to all the batches while he gets the hang of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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