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Autumn is officially with us though the leaves have hardly started to change colour, though I have begun to harvest my blueberries for Magz to make a pie with. I’m also hoping for enough to make some more wine with. I have decanted the gooseberry wine off of its leas last weekend again, hopefully for the last time before bottling in a week. I put it on to the cold-stone, yes you still find them in some houses, in our kitchen cupboard to help draw the sediment down to the bottom of the demijohn. This weekend I’ll just leave it to clear some more while I collect more blueberries for Magz then I’ll see if I have enough for myself, which is as long as the invisible man leaves them alone.
The reinstall of Windows went well, better than expected really. I was reconnected to the web within three hours which is good for XP. It did take a bit longer to get my system fully equipped with most of the main programmes that I use most. I did make or almost made a rooky mistake and forgot to put on my antivirus, firewall, etc. I only remembered as that self satisfied feeling of achieving the difficult began settling on me. At which point I felt a rising panic before reason took hold and guided me to the sites to get them download afresh. At that the crisis was over but it did teach me for being so self satisfied in future. Well maybe not.
I might have a game of Civ5 this weekend. I have that old yearning to conquer again. You know how it is, you don’t play a game for ages then suddenly the bug bites again and you just have too…

It’s usually hard going back to work after a long weekend off but not this week. Though the work was a bit of a backbreaker, filling the baskets ready for the boilers, it flew past and getting up in the morning seemed routine. Even Tuesday morning wasn’t the problem I thought it would be. Other good news was that the council have finally fitted the new windows that we were supposed to get back in July. It was all completed in one day while I was at work. Magz had the joy of putting up with the noise and dust. The workmen were just finishing up as I got home which was a blessing. I’m not sure of the new double glazing yet. They seem bigger so let more light in but the livingroom ones only have small upper windows you can open. The main expanse can’t which would be good in the winter but in the summer heat you would like be able to open it up. Well be grateful I have them now.
I’ll need to get my grass cut this weekend. It may be the last of the season so I’m hoping for one good day. I also have all the garden furniture to move back after moving them so the workmen could get access to the back windows. While my blueberries are rapidly vanishing from the bush though I doubt now if I will have enough for making wine, maybe a pie though. While my apples are fattening up nicely, Magz is looking forward to making an apple pie which is her favourite. I must admit I prefer crumble, especially with custard, yum.