Sunday, 15 June 2014

Another wine...

So I spent Father’s Day racking my Elderflower wine and bottling my Elderflower fizz. They’ve both to clear yet, and the wine (in the large demijohn) will need racking again and won’t be ready until Christmas. The fizz, on the other hand, will be ready in a few weeks, although it won’t be more than 4% proof.

To be honest I'm not much of a fan of Father's Day. I find it hard to get excited about something that was dreamed up by a greetings card manufacture and I'm sick of seeing just how many 'world's best dads' there are on this tiny planet of ours. Yes, I know; if it was Christmas I'd be accused of saying 'Bah humbug', but Father's Day, despite it being nice to get cards and gifts, really gets on my pip.

Anyway as I've said, by Christmas my wine will be ready to drink. If I said I can’t wait I would be telling the truth, but I will. I've become quite good at waitng for a drink these last few days. Besides, no point drinking it all too early, I may even keep a couple of bottles for the following year.

I’m already thinking about my next batch of wine. I don’t know what it’ll be, but I fancy blackberry or elderberry, although carrot wine is meant to be pretty good. Yes, maybe carrot.

I won't be raising a toast to fathers though.

18 comments:

  1. Clare Pritchard I hardly ever disagree with you Mr H, but i must on this occasion.... As yourself, i didn't have a very good relationship with my father, who was also a domineering control freak like your own, but i like to hear of people telling their loved ones, "Well done, you're doing a good job..." Because sometimes in the rush rush rush of the modern world we sometimes take things for granted.... xxx

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    1. Clare Pritchard
      In other words, you know, i'm not very eloquent.... it's good to be told you're doing great.... x

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    2. Cloe Fyne on FB
      Shall I not bother trawling the shops to find the right one next year then? ;-( x baaaaaah humbug

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    3. Andrew Height
      Red flags away. It isn't the sentiment that I don't like it's the fact that it was invented by marketing people to lure people into yet another 'invented' celebration. I don't like it. Pure and simple. It's manipulation and unimportant. I'll leave it with you.

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  2. Andrew Height
    I also feel the same way about all the other crap days that are forced on us to celebrate, including christenings and fucking Valentine's Day.

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  3. Clare Pritchard
    Miserable old git!!!! x

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  4. Andrew Height
    Yep. I don't mind if people take a different view though

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  5. Cloe Fyne on FB
    In all fairness, I only do mothers and Father's Day and only for the mum and dad (not grandparents, and def not grandparents given the nice ones aren't alive anymore!) and not husbands etc! I am more than happy to save my couple of quid though dad if you really don't like the day......there's always fb after all Clare-I agree with you...... Lol x

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    1. Clare Pritchard on FB
      I do know your dads heart is in the right place Cloe, but by eck he does make me wonder sometimes x

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    2. Andrew Height
      As I said in my post Cloe, It's nice to get cards and presents, but not important. I think you are missing the point. You shouldn't need a day for these things, it doesn't need a stamp of approval. send me a text if you like - I'd be just as happy.

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    3. Cloe Fyne on FB
      Good job you get both then! xxxx

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    4. Andrew Height
      Yes, and much appreciated. Send me some more whenever you want. No need to wait for Father's Day. xx

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  6. It's in my chest, not on my sleeve..

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  7. Paul Whitehouse on FB
    Absolutely have to agree with you Andrew fucking load of tosh and we all become enslaved to these manufactured celebrations.

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  8. Catherine Halls-Jukes on FB
    have to be honest we in the house don't do fathers day or mothers day , Nae makes her cards, but we think the giving of a present unexpectedly is so much more...tea and toast on a weekend the best x

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  9. Mark McNicholas on FB
    Got to say I agree with you, AKH.

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  10. My father is a selfish, bullying bastard. He expects cards because it is his right and used to complain about the one's he received. The last one I sent contained the truth about him -- he's all the things good fathers are not.

    He called the police.

    TWAT!

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