What are you all up to

It teemed with rain all day yesterday but the garden was grateful. Today has been dry but distinctly chilly with a strong breeze. It started off sunny and bright but very  grey this afternoon. We got some useful gardening done though.

Sorry to hear about the problems with teeth. Hope you manage to get them sorted after the bank holiday.

Hope you both get the teeth sorted. I have a check up booked for September, and know I have a couple of nigglers that will need sorting☹️

Not me Chief, was in EG at daughters place and also called into town centre to see just how the club spend our subscriptions

It's mainly been wet and windy here, so we picked some apples before they fell off. Now processed (wonderful gadget) and 12 kg (net) bagged up in the freezer for winter puddings

I have got a newer one than yours Goldie but works just as well and those apples looked great just wish I could get proper cooking apples here as we had a large Bramley apple tree in Somerset and I used to freeze them for winter puddings, although I do some eating apples here if cheap enough.

The bbq that was advertised on a local website was sold this am and that was the last thing to go so more space in my shed hooray.

Getting a bit warmer this week but still cool at the moment and it got down to 6.7C this morning brr Autumn is on its way.

I was surprised to see on the Sky Sports Racing Channel, that the Club sponsor a number of horse races at Uttoxeter, which I assume must cost quite a bit.  

Thanks for all of that information TDA, as a lot of it would not have occurred to me as my previous bike was not as likley to have been stolen.  I bought the bike as it folds up quite small and seems to be one of the lightest electric bikes on the market (as far as I am aware), which will enable me to keep it folded up, inside the van, when not in use. I need to use a gold D lock to cover me on the insurance policy, but will remember to include it on my house insurance as well.

Goldie I also have one of those, just a little newer, use it every year as our old cooker apple tree, we planted it 40 years ago, gives us a huge crop each year, plenty to see us through all winter with many puds. Not this year however, slim pickings this year to start with, maybe it’s having a rest year, which it well deserves, then the squirrels got to it! Bloody things, they pull them off, take one bite then drop them to the ground. They picked the very last one yesterday. I’m getting good with the mega water pistol but I can’t be on watch all of the time. They run but are back again within a few minutes. Lots of them this year, and I’ve never known them to take the apples before. Goldie just to say I do love your dresser in the background of your photo.

We have a glut of apples here, cookers on our tree, Braeburn on Mums. Love the gadget. We try and use our apples in different ways, I love baked apples, cored, half peeled, stuffed with dried fruit and a good glug of spirits. Have to lay off the cream though. Crumbles, pies, simple cooked on hob…..all yummy😋

Lots of raspberries as well, but no plums or pears☹️

but will remember to include it on my house insurance as well.

VFBG - Hope your home insurance isn't with any of the subsidiaries of Lloyds Banking Group. We had 2 expensive bikes and Thule carrier covered with Halifax a few years ago. After 3 years they suddenly realised they shouldn't be covering them at all and cancelled the cover straightaway, refunding that portion of premium to me plus an amount for inconvenience. They couldn't get it into their head that the car insurers only picked up Public Liability cover providing bikes were on the bike carrier at time of any accident. They told me the car insurers should pick up the damage to the bike, whilst on the car which of course was absolute rubbish. Motor insurers wouldn't be picking up the damage to a caravan in a road accident, same principle. Motor insurers agreed with my assessment. Anyway I found an alternative quite easily and Halifax agreed to cancel my home insurance on a pro-rata basis.

Make sure you get the insurers to admit that the Motorhome is counted as a fixed item as they often have a condition that the bikes are secured to a fixed object when not being used or in a securely locked building (check they also cover in garages, most won't cover sheds).

Enjoy your new bike.