checked on my cider and it was 80 inside that shed.
So i brought them back in and parked them in the corner of my bedroom. Doyle’s lead on a fridge fell thru, and I will find one somewhere. but in the meantime they are back in square one.
So i brought them back in and parked them in the corner of my bedroom. Doyle’s lead on a fridge fell thru, and I will find one somewhere. but in the meantime they are back in square one.
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I’ve been unable to track down a fridge for my storage area.
I fear the heat will ruin my cider just a month shy of drinkability.
Temperature
94.6 °F
Feels Like 101 °F
If only I could dig a root cellar….
(inspired by a video link someone sent me.)
Be patient, this isn’t how it’ll always be.
Pay attention, some things will not come your way again.
And no, you won’t die in a desert someplace when you’re 30. But you’ll come close. And that’s one of the interesting parts I’m not telling you.
ps: hug your mom for me.
Letter from Geraldine Jervis:
APRIL 4TH, 1986
Saturday
Dearest Son + Family
Will write a few lines to say hello and I finally got a long awaited letter from you. I called back after you called and you were away at work. I decided not to call again so I wouldn’t disturb Cindy, I know how it feels to just get to sleep and have to get awake.
Congratulations on the coming of the new arrival. I hope for a Grandson too. As for the name, you all do the Naming, but a name given after the grandparents would be nice, you would need twins for that tho. Just Kidding. I Wish and hope the best for Cindy and the new baby.
Maybe you will get a little birthday present in August, this letter finds things shaping up for me a little at last, we got a job thru Welfare, working two days a week doing house cleaning + garden work. The work is in my back door so I can be there without any problem and its during school hours too. I’m real glad, I’m suppose to get 100.00 a month. Starting may 10. Things have been rought but there’s always things that could be worse, I’m Hanging in there and pray every day to stay in my right mind, I’m glad you like your work and things will turn out OK for you all
you all can buy homes throw low housing here in W.va now. I’d like to give it a try, maybe you could help me check a place out when you all come down. its a shame to let 225.00 a month go into Someone else’s pocket. Tell my little girl that I love her and thanks for the heart.
She’s doing good, tell her I have a set of Raggdyann dolls when she does get to Wva. I moved from Kenova and wrote you, I was waiting for you to write to my new address, I figured you never got my letter.
Rt2. 2521
Apt 4-Box 6
Wayne, Wva
25570
Kelly and Ron both have been here to visit me and Kell give me a few dollars when he does come by, Ron has got his pay tied up in bills. He wants to quit and go to florida but I hope he doesn’t, as for you job, you had better Stay With it, they are too hard to find, Hang in there, maybe the book will bring you a big prize. I will fix you one to type up. Call it
Old Fashioned Short Remedys
In the Modern World.
any Something to that affect.
I live at the Belchers apt – apt 4 upstairs at the end of spunky bridge. You know where it is – I’m looking forward to your all home visit, always pray – look up and do the best by everything, you won’t loose. Tell Cindy to send me her old support hose, to wear,
Love always.
Your Mom
Tell Mr. + Mrs Vollmer, Hello from the Hills of Wva.
(Grammar and punctuation hers.)
What if when we died we had to play Jeopardy and the categories were like “Things I’ve only said once in my life.”, “People you met twice.” “Bad Decisions” “Weights and Measures”, “Masks” and “Hindsight.” I don’t know if It would be in Heaven or Hell but I do know my score would likely be in the negatives and the Double Jeopardy category would be something like “Near Mrs.”
OK I’m elaborating a bit but wouldn’t it make a funny skit?
I opened a bottle over the weekend from the Jan 24 batch and the cider was sooo good! I wanted to run out into the street and offer it to strangers.
Why couldn’t this have been the one I shared with Andrew, JJ’s brother. One of the few people I know who have actually tasted proper cider.
I am thinking then, that I should wait about 4 months before tasting or longer. Feb’s batch will be ready for tasting a couple weeks. THere’s enough of that to pass around.
from Wikipedia:
Magical thinking includes all systems of magic, as it includes the idea of mental causation, i.e. the possibility of the mind having an effect on the physical world directly. In Jungian psychology, magical thinking is described in terms of synchronicity, an approach that looks not for causality but for meaning in the co-occurrence of certain events.
“Quasi-magical thinking” describes “cases in which people act as if they erroneously believe that their action influences the outcome, even though they do not really hold that belief”.[1]
Magical thinking includes all systems of magic, as it includes the idea of mental causation, i.e. the possibility of the mind having an effect on the physical world directly. In Jungian psychology, magical thinking is described in terms of synchronicity, an approach that looks not for causality but for meaning in the co-occurrence of certain events.
“Quasi-magical thinking” describes “cases in which people act as if they erroneously believe that their action influences the outcome, even though they do not really hold that belief”.[1]
Still hitting about 50-50 with the cider. One sample was.. .no wait 66%. One sample was flat and vinegary…not poisonous, but not drinkable. There was another from the Jan/24 batch that was flat but tasted good, so I put in a tiny bit of honey to kick the fermentation off again and one that was only slightly fizzy but very drinkable.
I had 27 bottles which left 1 out of its protective box so I decided I would drink that one. 🙂 A new batch will be started this week. I need to have 6 bottles each month moving forward to support the planned 1 bottle a week and two to share. hymn, ned to do the math on that again.
Oh and the feb cider that I recanted and stored out in the storage area hasnt exploded like the stuff in the Original Sin bottles, though technically its been too cold for it out there. I will move the rest out when night time temps stay above freezing then probably bring it back in when outside temps top 70. Might not be that long a period actually, something else I need to research.
I had 27 bottles which left 1 out of its protective box so I decided I would drink that one. 🙂 A new batch will be started this week. I need to have 6 bottles each month moving forward to support the planned 1 bottle a week and two to share. hymn, ned to do the math on that again.
Oh and the feb cider that I recanted and stored out in the storage area hasnt exploded like the stuff in the Original Sin bottles, though technically its been too cold for it out there. I will move the rest out when night time temps stay above freezing then probably bring it back in when outside temps top 70. Might not be that long a period actually, something else I need to research.