BASKETTCASE

Yesterday Dave picked the cherries, the most we have ever had thanks to the butterfly net he tied round the tree lasst week.  Usually I have to pick them slightly under-ripe to rescue them from the birds, but these were red and juicy.  I pitted 4lbs stoned weight and made 10 pots of cherry and redcurrant jam.  It was a very messy job but I do love squirreling.  I'll need to make some space in my preserves cupboard and throw out some ancient shrunken jams.  Our families eat my jam when they come, but I can never persuade anyone to take any home.

Last evening I went with some of our cell-group to Ashill, where they have set up a 'life-size' Hebrew tabernacle.  It was very interesting to get the proportions, because in the Bible the measurements are in cubitts and other such ancient things, and being able to go in and walk round and look at the the altar and the laver and the shew-bread table and so on was very different to just reading about it.  We had a guide, who was also doing a bit of a preach, relating the Old Testament symbolism to the fulfilment in the life and death of Jesus.  There was a lot of standing about, which I found a bit difficult, but worth making the effort.

Dave worked very hard yesterday, consequently very achey and  restless last night.  His car is still being mended but we are going to take a day out to wander round the town.  Haave to catch the bus in a bout ten minutes.  I'll put his doings in the garden on the House and Garden page later,

Very few symptoms so far today, first tablet free day.  The cooler temperatures affect my fingers a bit, but I probably wouldn't notice if I didn't know it was a side-effect