Had a good look at the apple trees and realised that they started going rotten on the branches, so we might as well harvest them now. We picked up the reasonable ones from the ground, picked the not too unripe ones from the trees and left those that were too unripe or too far up the trees. Should we feel like it again, we might harvest those later as well, but we only had enough energy for this amount this time.
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| This year's apple crop p1. |
Out of the 6 trees only 2 had a decent crop, but even with those, the various diseases that descended on us with global warming are making the vast majority of the apples not quite perfect. Still, making compote is not that difficult, you just have more work in having to cut out the bad bits. Talking of diseases, methinks there is a new lurgy about, as many people I know have sore throats, coughs etc. Roy and I are not 100% at the moment either, but we are battling on.
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| Making apple compote |
This weekend we have an outing with the comrades to a small village in the Pilis Mountains, North of BP, but the way I feel at the moment I think I will either give it a miss or, at the most, go for one day only. Spending nights mixed up with that rabble, not my idea of fun. I am not feeling too good at the moment either. It is held at the country home of Dani, whom I had the run in with over the minutes, so it'll be an interesting experience, I think.
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| One of my pink beauties |
Yesterday I did a bit of tractor mowing and it took only an hour to do the whole garden. Some of the roses are still blooming beautifully, it is a joy to photograph them. When it rained we watched TV, and I have discovered a new program on BBC2: Forensics - the real SCI. It is fascinating to watch them in Birmingham, how they solve all sorts of crimes with the help of forensics. I know that all the devotees of SCI, the US serial, think that they know everything about forensics, but this is really letting you know the great advances and the occasional frustration and/or disasters that can happen.
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| BBC's Forensic: the real CSI |
Tuesday evening is the night for our fortnightly reading group, as we had to move it, since we went to weekly branch meetings. Yesterday was an interesting gathering for several reasons. First of all, Emma, who is supposed to be its moderator was absent again and just posting a few lines about being away the day before, she thought that was sorted. Needless to say, that due to the unclear responsibilities all round and especially in the executive, nobody did anything. In the meantime, Zsófi had cried off due to overwork and Levi had done a bunk, (nobody knew where the hell he was), and I was in Bér as advised by me last week. So poor old Adriam was thrown in the deep end having to moderate. Although, I am not sure who moderated, I think it may have been Hanna, although no introductions mean that those of us taking part remotely, had no idea who was talking.
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| One of the red beauties |
In spite of all the above, it was probably one of the best reading groups I have ever attended. Lots of new people, some being a bit strange, but still interested and taking part. I seemed to dominate, which was not planned, just sort of turned out like that. A 14 year old attending for the first time was a bit confused, but as most people said, when they were 14 they were no more normal than him.
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| The dreaded flu virus |
And then the disaster hit this morning. I have been malingering on and off for about 5 days, but now I know what the matter is. I have got the flu. Oh, bugger, when I have new responsibilities all over the place, plus an outing at the weekend, followed by two other meetings next week, followed by the Geocaching Festival the following weekend, of course, I have to be ill for all that. Brrrrrr!!!!
We scrapped going into town today and I will stay in bed for as long as it takes to get better. I want to be able to attend the Geocaching Festival, which I have missed this time last year due to being in Canada, and do not want to miss it this year. I spoke with Levi and Hanna about not going to branch today and more than likely not attending the away day on Saturday in the Pilis either. They were good about it, Levi will sort the moderating and Hanna, after having discussed it with me, will produce the final version of the agenda.
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| A yellow beauty this time |
Talking of the agenda, I think I will give up. This time Zsófi went berserk on me. Apparently the agenda was incomprehensible. Considering that at no stage did any of them sat down with me and discussed any of the rules that Zsófi now thinks are compulsory. She was absolutely livid, aggressive and profoundly dictatorial. I have never seen her like this before and reckon that she must be all stressed out of her little head. Short tempers, defensive attitudes and nil communication. Good job I am ill, as I would have not enjoyed tonight's meeting at all. I suggested that I might take part remotely, but I think I will be sleeping at 6 pm. I never knew that sleeping can be a good diplomatic move.
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| Our £4200 a week luxury village in Bratislava |
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| The dining room with a table for 10 |
We had an unexpected visitor today. A Dutch guy, who came to see us about shops. Apparently, he came over to have a look at Heino's house, which is up for sale. 65,000 Euros is quite reasonable, but it isn't in good nick, so he decided to give it up. We bought him some breakfast, as he didn't have any Hungarian money. Strange guy, never introduced himself and to be quite honest, I am glad he didn't like Heino's house, as he seemed a bit of a user.
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| A Discord screen - the bane of my life |
I am now off to have a nap, as I will try to take part in tonight's contentious meeting online, and want to stay awake for that. Now that we are back to schedule, hopefully the next post is due next Wednesday.
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