What have you been doing today?

[Mottie]

On the way back from our Sunday morning walk, we called in to the allotment. It was a Christmas get together for the plot holders with mince pies, mulled wine etc. My new Bulgarian plot neighbour (who turns out to live about 150 yards from us in one of the drives off our road) was there with some potent alcohol that he had brewed himself. He and a friend brew it from the leftovers of grapes that are used to make wine and they have a mini-distillery going in his mates garage! He was carrying a couple of bottles of it in water bottles. Reminded me a bit of schnapps. Bloody firewater it was - Mrs Mottie had to drive home in case I was stopped and breathalysed. Gave me a right headache it has, I need coffee. Lots of it. And water.

 

[securespark]

Christmas of 1984, my sister gave me some home brewed wine, I forget what. Me, being a green 18 year old, thought it was pish.
And drank two bottles, on top of a load of beer.

I woke up the next day feeling the absolute worst I had ever felt. I remember ringing a neighbour and telling them I thought I was in the verge of death!

Never again will I underestimate the strength of homebrew!

 

[crystal ball]

Christmas of 1984, my sister gave me some home brewed wine, I forget what. Me, being a green 18 year old, thought it was pish.
And drank two bottles, on top of a load of beer.

I woke up the next day feeling the absolute worst I had ever felt. I remember ringing a neighbour and telling them I thought I was in the verge of death!

Never again will I underestimate the strength of homebrew!

A mate used to make home-brew beer with doubled up sugar, lethal

 

[johnny2007]

We still make limoncello by infusing green lemon zest in pure alcohol.
One shot is enough to warm you up for 24 hours.

 

[securespark]

The usual rush up to Christmas. I get nagged to do all the stuff that has been needing doing for a while. Which is a huge long list as last Christmas I broke my ankle in the middle of getting the lounge ready for redec.

So this autumn, we have been getting that ready. It's nearly all ready. We have to pick up new lampshades for the table lamps then the last thing is curtains, but we won't them this year, we'll use the existing ones. Then I've put the fan back in the downstairs loo. Mrs S saying everyone will be pooping in there on Christmas day so we need a fan. Ages ago I took the old fan out to replace it and found the hole in the inside leaf did not match the outside... So I had to bash out the blockwork, rebuild it around the pipe and then plaster up and paint, then fit the new fan. Happy wife, happy life.

Knackered hubby...!

Got to go to the tip tomorrow with all the old carpet and all sorts of other junk.

Then to the charity shop with a load of books we are throwing out. Then some last minute click and collect orders to pick up and meats to pick up from 2 different butchers, beef, sausages and bacon from one and a 10 pound capon from another.

Then we have to go get veg and other stuff.

On top of this, first born son is home getting us tidying up.

I don't know about anybody else, but I'm blinking worn out!

 

[securespark]

A mate used to make home-brew beer with doubled up sugar, lethal

Carlsberg SB?

Robbie's Old Tom?

 

[Koolpc]

Put curtain poles up in daughter's room...