CiderSteve

Ten or more years ago I saw somewhere on the net instructions for making a wooden tube for a Newtonian out of wooden laths. The laths were fairly narrow, about 1" as I recall, resulting in a round tube. I got as far as sawing the laths and then "life" got in the way, since when the laths have been gathering dust on a shelf. With the current lockdown I've got time enough on my hands to get on with it, but I can't find the website. Does anyone else remember a site like this? Or have any suggestions or tips for a project like this? Thanks Steve

I had lost touch with Kieron and Anne after I retired and moved away from Somerset, so it was with great sadness that I learned of their passing. They had a nice little orchard at their smallholding which cropped quite heavily and made a very good cider. Under the trees there would be a few pigs rooting for tasty morsels. Oxford sandy and blacks I think they were. They ended up as sausages of superb quality! Kieron was also very keen on making country wines. I would barter a jug of cider for a bottle of Kieron's red. They also hosted a rather unusual annual event - tomato tasting. Their polytunnel was full of a huge number of different varieties of tomatoes of assorted shapes sizes and colours. One Christmas I gave them a tin of my homemade mince pies of which I was fairly proud. Kieron's verdict, "They were a bit crumbly!" Happy days Kieron and Anne, sadly missed