MRM ~ Cherry’s Strawberry Cider


1 Gallon recipe
3/8/25 (Day 1)
1 Gallon GV Apple juice
1 1/2 lbs frozen strawberries
1/2 tsp pectic enzyme
Lalvin 71-B yeast pitched dry

Mixed all ingredients and pitched yeast.  S.G. = 1.049 or about 6.4% if goes dry.

3/22/25 (Day 15)
Racked and stabilized
Kegged and drank.
Was good but needed more sweetening.




Riley Sager ~ The Last Time I Lied

Start on 7/7/25. Finished on 7/22/25

Really loved this book.  It took a while to get to the “meat” of the story but once I was there…Didn’t want to stop.

Emma went to camp 15 years ago.  Three girls in her cabin disappeared.  Lots of therapy later she’s asked to come back to the re-opening of the camp as an art teacher.

What do you know but the three girls in the same cabin go missing.  She has to uncover the secrets of “Midnight Lake”.

Great story.  9/10.  Chapters were relatively short and characters were very well written. 15 Days.