Newbies and the Cherries

Yesterday’s predicted bad weather didn’t happen where we were but it certainly hammered down during the night.  At one point It was raining so hard drops were bouncing off the cabin roof and a couple of drips came down the mushroom vent onto Jan’s side of the bed. Or so she tells me because I soundly slept through that part!  Light rain and drizzle continued for most of today.  It’s been interesting to watch the hire boats pass.  You can tell they are Newbies and it’s their first day boating.  They are all on the stern with big smiles on their faces, happily chatting in the rain. 

During our recent meeting with Jaq and Les they had mentioned the location of a cherry tree.  I wandered for a look and returned with a few which Jan washed and sorted.

A trip to Tesco for the last of the ingredients then followed.

Cherries, sugar and a bottle of very cheap Tesco gin.  Jan now has to give the contents a daily gentle shake for the next week and then leave it in a cool,dark place for 12 weeks.  Hopefully the experiment will work!

This evening we received a text message from our mobile phone provider.  Three notified us that our current plan is being replaced at the conclusion of our current month.  We are on the Three All You Can Eat Data plan which gives us 200 minutes, 2000 texts and unlimited data for £15 per month.  The cost is increasing to £20 per month. We can only wish our bank savings rate or annual pension would rise by the same amount!

One final point.  Paul (nb Waterway Routes) left a message regarding the last post and correctly pointed out the Poste Restante service can only be used to collect mail being sent through the Royal Mail system.  If the supplier is using a courier company then the post office isn’t going to accept the mail.