Broome Park Farm, Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

I am now able to offer our own apple juice all year - or as long as my stocks allow! Last week I took bags of our apples to a nice young man in Bewdley who has pressed them and pasteurised the juice. I collected 104 bottles today and couldn’t wait to taste the juice - it is delicious - not too sweet but not too sharp either and a lovely pale golden colour!

I have had some labels printed and I must say the bottles look very smart, together with the oversize postcards and fridge magnet calenders I got free with the order!

Off to the first of our Christmas band gigs tonight with our new Musical Director - Looking forward to lots of mince pies!

John has finally agreed to cut back some of the shrubs and trees at the front of the house, my preference was for a total replant but at the moment he has reduced everything by about 50% and I will see what grows back in the spring! Hopefully this drastic pruning will improve the views from the guest bedrooms and also has led to the discovery of an extra foot of drive! Already it seems lighter in the dining room, despite the gloomy weather at the moment.

Yesterday I spent a very enjoyable day at Blists Hill Victorian Town, part of the Ironbridge Gorge group of Museums. The day had been organised to show off the latest enhancements to the town, a living museum reflecting life at the turn of the 20th Century. The pharmacy shown featured on the recent TV series ‘Victorian Pharmacy’ and I enjoyed chatting to the candlemaker in his tiny workshop.

There is so much to see just at Blists Hill - children of all ages love to change their money at the Bank then spend it in the shops, particularly the sweet shop and newly opened fish and chip shop! However Blist Hill is only 1 of 10 award winning museums located around this World Heritage site, home to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. The museums range from Enginuity - hands on science for children to the beauty of Coalport china.