We think it's around 11% abv so we won't be drinking it by the pint, just little glasses for this one. I think it will make a good mulling cider so will make sure we have a batch brewing in Autumn ready for Winter
I'm doing a little knitting every other day or every few days and the first sock of the pair is now at the heel flap. I'm enjoying the process and I'm glad I no longer rush through my knitting, focussed only on results. I can only do a little of it these days so I savour the actual stitch making.
At the weekend I did an oven full of baking to make the most of the gas and have frozen lots of little snack cakes which perk up work day afternoons with a coffee. I made a big batch of pea and leftover veg soup too, and Mr CB recently got a haul of yellow sticker meat so the freezer is well stocked. I planned carefully around what we already have before going shopping and this week's grocery shopping came to £16. This is unusually minimal but I do usually manage to pare things down at least a little by careful planning, bulking food out with cheaper ingredients and stocking up when things are cheap.
A big cost is gluten free food, hence making my own cakes now and also gluten free crumpets, which are very expensive pre-made. Every trip to the supermarket is disheartening unless, in my mind, I reframe it as a game, a challenge to bring the price down as much as I can. That way I feel like I'm winning when I manage to do that and I feel a bit less annoyed when I see the receipt at the end of it.