and the levels of extreme storage are beginning to subside - although we are awaiting delivery of our fifth(!) freezer!
Jam has been the order of the day for some time now, here's a shot of the Crabapple and Blackberry Jelly in its earliest form. The colours are truly beautiful - as is the finished article.
Speaking of which, this is what the finished "Gift Baskets" looked like when they went to the Beccles Christmas Lights Switching On Street Fayre. What a shame about the weather! I did do a Good Deed, tho, purchasing a cheap mug with a few sweeties in the top from a lovely young Artful Dodger from the Youth Enterprise group. He was so determined and so VERY wet - it was worth the £5 to see the look on his face! That's what Christmas is about!
As you might notice the stall was a little low for The Bloke, but a fine job was done on the lighting! I feel a little more Point Of Sale Material might have meant a little more in the sales effort, but it was a fun night with So Call, his Daughter and his Fiance turned up to show support. They are now not taking our calls in a most childish and ridiculous manner - and I thought they were grown ups!
Not the most successful business venture - but has solved most of my Christmas Present problems, which was the original intention - and I think they are really nice!
I'm sorry that the updates to this blog are few and far between at the moment - it's merely a reflection of the comparatively slow time of the year. Although The Bloke has spent all day today slaughtering, plucking and hanging huge chickens and a couple of medium sized turkeys, so he's a bit too busy to come to the phone! Many of these dicky-birds are off to new "homes" over the next two weeks, I'm sure they will be the tastiest Christmas Fayre in the county!
Incidentally, since starting this update Waveney Freecycle Yahoo Group has been taken over by Fascists intent on controlling everything in the World. They didn't like the fact that Rachael and I were a bit anarchic and tried our hardest to post things. Apparently, it is a cardinal sin to post something on two Freecycle Groups at the same time - meaning that you have to search every local group before you can let someone offer a wardrobe! Also, you are not, either, allowed to post more than one "want!" a week. So if you forgot to add something to your post, you have to wait a week to do it! Nasty, nasty people snuck up on Rachael and took over her group. May they Rot! In any case, we are going to start our own freecycle-alike group with even fewer rules! Watch this space!
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all those who's cards have got lost in the post (like those two DVD's) MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR - see you in 2008!
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