What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

Finished planting All the fruit bushes ....and more turned up (sil) forgot to tell me about, we will not want for fresh berries ,jams,tarts,jellies,or wine.......checking on the tinned preps ....will be throwing a fair bit out AGAIN starting a major assault this coming Friday AGAIN its the fruit and tomatoes i think its condensation so cutting in some more vents .....i noticed a leak in the corner of the roof (fibreglass) looks like the fuck up fairy caught the edge removing some ladders.

Done a few more jars of pickled shallots, had a reorganise of the brew shed will start another beer batch, and more Blackberry wine and elderberry wine (from the freezer).

John the farm turned up Yesterday with some timber (he is making a new kitchen table) ..."Alright butty.....can you do me a kindness" before i could answer he had strapped off and walking towards my workshop.....no problem son ...what's the contract....can you rip this lot down and thickness it for me ? piece of piss John boy!.....is that coffee i can smell ......oh aye it sure is !....i'll be mother he says....do you want another? as he poured two cups .....he pulled up a chair next to the heater........well i must say you got it nice in here pal....aye its coming good finally John ....i finish measuring up and set the saw fence and connect the planer up ....we sit a while and natter away "should have those 45 gal drums by this Saturday" that's great John ...but there is no rush.....i rip the three lengths down ...set up the thicknesser and run the Now six pieces to equal square size .....do you want the shavings pal ? No john do you? yes please....i will give them to Joyce as i go past (she has some hens) i bag the shavings as John ties off on the roof rack.....think i'll have another coffee how bout you ....John swills the cups(we are clean fuckers here in Wales)and pours two cups .....i take the shavings to his truck and place in the back ....i return and sit.....WTF......John laughs....he has emptied his hip flask into my cup ...."its Christmas pal"....sorry i can't join you...but i have to drive.....i would have done it on the first cup....but i was worried about how attached you are to your fingers, very considerate is our John.