GARDEN

We have now been self sufficient in soft fruit from the Allotment and Garden for about 5 weeks, From today we are self sufficient in Tomatoes and will be so until about the end of October

Today's job in the house was to paint the cellar wall

All Good Stuff

SKYPE

I know that I have said this before, but I wish that some of my Friends would use SKYPE

It is a free download and for the cost of a cheap webcam you can make video phone calls 24 hrs. a day 7 days a week. It is much simpler than Emailing


Shalom

David Craven

Update

I have just racked and fine my first 5 gallon batch of white wine for some time

Also we have just finished scrubbing the Decking in readiness for treating with

preservative

Shalom

FLOSS & BOSS

MY MUM

Today would have been my Mums 105th Birthday

Edith Craven nee Rimmington

My Grandchildren

Eating Their Spag Boll

Today

Today we have had the most productive and Happy day that we have had for a long time

Yesterday and Today

Last evening we went to a wine tasting and Hog roast at Czerwik's wine and Cheese shop in Brighouse, to coin a phrase "A good time was had by one and all", Met lots of friends old and new and was able to taste a variety of wines and beers. The manager of the Shop our good friend John Murphy was in charge of the organisation

Today I woke up at about 3.00 am with a swollen tongue and the onset of Anaphalactic shock, the first time for about two years. Sheila drove me to the A&E at Halifax Royal The swelling didn't go down until lunch time and now I have another 12 tablets a day to take

Night Out at Wetherspoons

Sheila Craven, Pauline Ellis and Joan McCormack

Lilies

In Janet and Darren's Garden

CROCOSMIA

Variety LUCIFER

Hopkinsons' Sunday Lunch

Sheila, the Heaths and the Parkers

It never rains but what it pours

I am a bit fed up, Just been to see Dr. Smith, Now waiting for Blood Tests, Body Scan and Camera Down the Throat. In addition I cant get rid of a Headache.

Shouldn't complain, there are thousands of people far worse off

David Craven

Lancashire Rose

Presented to the Yorkshire Ladies by Ray Hamer of Bolton

Federation AGM

Maureen Newell hands over the President's Chain to Michael Mills

NEWS

Just at this moment we are housebound, The Volvo went in for repair on Tuesday and was due back yesterday , today is Friday and so far it has not reappeared, we really need it for the weekend because on Saturday it is the AGM of the Yorkshire Fewderation of Amatuer Winemakers and Brewers and Michael Mills is taking over from Maureen Newell as President. Also on Sunday it is the Celebration Lunch at Hopkinsons' Beer and Wine circle at Mareen and Bruce Heath's house at Foxglove road

Phoenix Wine Lover's Society

Selection of Members

WAR OF THE ROSES

Beautiful bowl won by Sheila at Hailfax, War of the Rose's mainly against Preston

Sheila played under the Hopkinsons' Banner

WOW

Harvest from our Garden

All gathered by Sheila to-day

Harvest Home

Regional Pelargoniums

These Regional Pelargoniums are outside No 117 Lillands Lane

Today our car has gone in for repair and will be at the Garage for at least three days, This is a bit Unfortunate sine we have two wine meetings this week, two hairdressing Appointments, One hospital appointment and one Doctors appointment

Line up of Winners

Winners of First Prizes at the Yorkshire Federation Show at Scarborough June 2010

My Gransons

We had a surprise visit from our Craven Family from Scotland

Here is a picture of Henry Joseph, David Alwyn and Toby Daniel

WHITE COCKAID

David, Moira and Peter Clarkson

Improvement

I have just set going a 5 gallon batch of Mary Garside Wine

This is the first time for over two years

Busy Times

Yesterday morning, I had minor surgery at our local Doctors, Just 4 little warts from under my arm, Unfortunately I am allergic Local Anaesthetics so it was just a tad painful

In the afternoon I gave the vines their third dose of Soluble Sulphur

In the evening we went to Hopkinsons' beer and Wine Circle where I gave a talk called "Remember When" which is a bit like the class which I go to the University of the Third Age

Today we have been to the Gym and now we are getting the Carravan reeady for sale, and generally Tidying up the Garden in readyness for a neighbourhood Barbeque on Saturday