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So as not to leave out Kaia. Playing with boxes, something we take a week or two to get rid of in our house, before the cats get bored of them.

A rare moment of calm between siblings Totoro and Kiki.

Kiki aka Princess fluffikins yesterday at the height of her Winter coat. Troppo fluffy!

Blackberries and wine made by myself from Sussex dornfelder grapes. About to blend these with 2 different portions of my 2018 solera sour. Nearly wrote the dornfelder off as it had quite a musty aroma 4 months ago but that has rounded out and turned into spicy/leathery aromas. Will bottle some of the straight wine and blend the rest 1:3 with the solera.

Home batches 21-23. 250g each of Brazilian, Guatemalan and Papua New Guinean beans. As we drink mostly , I try to get them to the point where they have some body, reduced acidity and some varietal character too. This is called city or city+. Bit of a tightrope, as if you go too far, you just get chocolate and char.

Garlic honey ferment started, hot pepper sauce sriracha style 9 month ferment ready for serving.