Garden – April 2023
Was April March or was April February? Cold, damp with at least two frosts and daytime temperatures about 10c. So, the growth and the planting are way behind schedule and the growth has been slow. That’s both indoors and out. I have nine Casablanca tubers left to go in and all the Desiree. I have been earthing up my first planted Casablancas and have been lucky that the frost didn’t get them. The lawn had moss killer and feed put on it and has had its second mowing of the year. Strawberries, I’m just going to capture the runners for the plants that didn’t make it through the Winter. Spring Onions, Radish and Mint are all growing indoors but slowly. Here’s to a warmer May.
Frosty Saturday Beano Training
Another Saturday morning, another late April frost. Off to Caerphilly for an #mb05 training session.
Caerphilly is lovely, especially with the Castle but Oh, the litter, it’s everywhere. Never mind, it’s on to The Malcolm Uphill with my CAMRA 50p voucher in my hand.
So next weekend it’s both days with Premier Inn, all you can eat breakfasts. So I’m also getting in training for that. Asked for extra butter than was cold and got it too. The cold butter is so much better.
Then on to Brew Monster Caerphilly. A brew house and much faster WiFi then The Malcolm Uphill. On the Mezz for the first time ever.
Quality brews, brewed on site and now some rather good guest brews including from The Vale of Glamorgan Brewery
Solid training with fast Brew Monster WiFi and I ended up rather sleepy.
For Saturday 22 April 2023
The Saturday Wrap for 22 April 2023. Cold, Luma Fusion, Mob Scooter, New Beano, Picard, Frost, Beer Blogging, No ticket, tubers, early dawn, Drafts, Luma Fusion IAP and Typinator, Earthing up, Reddit, Mow Lawn, Right Click, Tesco, Blessings. #SaturdayWrap #April2023 #Bedwas
For Saturday 15 April 2023
The Saturday Wrap for 15 April 2023. Eyes, Apple Updates, mb04, Chubbles, slowly improving, 5G Beano, Soggy Easter Monday, Storm Noa, Fest, Update Tuesday, Casablancas, earth up, bags, Farrago 2. #SaturdayWrap #April2023 #Bedwas
20230409 mb04 Day 03 Wrap
A fresh and clear start to mb04 Day 03, Easter Sunday. My right eye is slowly improving and it’s about time. Two new Cask Ales on at The Kings Fee and they look like Festival Ales. Beer Festing is the way forward. Well, it turns out all the Supermarkets are following Aldi’s example and shutting on Easter Sunday. Sitting back in The Hereford Beer House with Fine Belgian Ales and watching the world go by.
The Never Ending Beer Festival
A fresh start to Day 03 of mb04, Sunday. My right eye is getting better but it is a slow old job. Spoons for Breakfast and they have two fresh casks on and they look like Festival Ales. The Spoons Spring Beer Fest, the Fest that goes on forever. I’ll drink to that! All the Supermarkets are shut but there is no issue with the joy that is The Hereford Beer House.
20230408 mb04 Day 02 Wrap
Day 02 starts with Apple updates all around and a runny right eye. Costa then a new Cask Ale from the Beer Fest in The Kings Fee. The Saturday Wrap with people looking over your shoulder, a little difficult. A return visit to Yates, the first time since February 2020. Boots don’t have an Infected Eye drops, there’s a supply problem. In The Beer House, St Mars of the Desert and Comic Strip Blogger wanting pictures of the Polish shop next door. And the eye is slowly getting better.
Drops v Cream
A rather fresh start to mb04 Day 02. A pile of Apple updates and my right eye is runny again. Spoons, the place to update your mobile Apple devices. Then, a fresh on Spoons Fest Ale and it was the best so far. Yates, where Jugs with Handles are preeminent. Supply problems for Infected Eye drops in Boots. Toots from CSB about the Polish Shop next to The Hereford Beer House. Tiddly Easter Saturday.
For Saturday 08 April 2023
The Saturday Wrap for 08 April 2023. Bloodshot,Chip, YouGov, Radish, Umbrel Sats, Feed and Weed, New Start, Tubers, Frost, lost Podcast, Conjunctivitis, AI, mb04, Fountain and more Apple updates. #SaturdayWrap #April2023 #Hereford
20230407 mb04 Day 01 Wrap
A frosty, clear and hot water bottle start. A clear sky meant a mostly light journey to Hereford. The Prelude was missing a video from Detail Duo, mostly my fault. My right eye was watery but my blocked ear seems to be getting better. Frosty in Hereford too.
I didn’t fancy the Cask at The Kings Fee, mostly old Fest Ales. So after the fruit based start, it was straight on the bottled Craft. Lunch was local cask ale and filled rolls in The Orange Tree. The Beer house didn’t open until 16:00, so it was extra time in The Orange Tree. However, superb beers on tap at Beer House.
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