Yesterday I finally decided to call the doctor regarding my painful shoulder...I woke up last saturday morning and couldn't move my left shoulder, I thought, "oh great! I've just joined the gym and now I'm going to have to give it a rest for a while. Well. by Monday it almost felt fit enough to put my body through its gym paces again, but woe! after working out monday I couldn't move on Tuesday. I struggled through the day and managed to get some anaesthetic at the pub that evening!! By Wednesday I just had to call the doc. She thinks its a frozen shoulder which can take anything from 2 months - 6 months to get better and in some cases can take several years so I'm a bit depressed that I can't go to the gym now, but maybe I can still do the aerobics.

Today I've been making Apple, Cider & Sage Sauce for bottling, I made 16 - 250ml bottles. The hardest chore was peeling 6lbs of Bramley apples

 Cook apples, Cider and sage leaves

 Cook apples till soft

 Blend apples and sage leaf mixture

 Waterbath sterilising for long shelf life

16 jars all labelled up

Its a lot of work for £32 return but very satisfying