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I’m pretty glad Drew isn’t peeing on me… poor Spike

Hello young Albert

I was thinking the same thing

Just like artificial apple and chocolate

In case you hadn’t notice Man, we are slightly food obsessed here

No pics but I have enjoyed some cheddar cheese and new season apples for lunch. Jazz variety, very crisp, sweet apples cut into chunky slices. Apples seem to taste better when they are sliced. I have some Persimmons (the hard ones) and Brie in the fridge for the next time I need a snack. A wedge of Brie on a slice of Persimmon is so good

That looks like Spring too

Definitely spring Looks tasty

The warmth is coming your way… just a bit longer

Botanists are good at giving plants odd names

It is a great winter soup. Hearty thick soup to fight the cold temperatures. You can add flavours like a bit of ginger to add warmth to the taste profile. I think that’s why I like a good dash of black pepper, it adds layer of warmth

I am a big fan especially with freshly ground black pepper. The flavour profile does change depending on the pumpkin used but the sweet nutty flavour is so good. Some folk like a dash of cream or sour cream mixed it but if the pumpkins are ripe enough I don’t think it needs it. Crusty bread is always a good accompaniment Now I’m hungry

It might be kinder. The kitchen stuff is not soft

Definitely soup time for you Gary And for me too - I got some of the pumpkin soup from the grocer today. It tastes so good on a cold day. I might save it for Monday with a max of 18C

Hello young Albert

I ran out of tissues so have been using kitchen wipes instead Definitely buying some tomorrow. I didn’t remember seeing this so I thought I should explain to Man that autocorrect changed bloody into bluefish so many times that we have conceded defeat and now use it to mean the same thing.

I spent the last couple of nights coughing and sneezing. Bluefish smoke haze is not fun but I do get the days free

I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist

Basho spoke about capturing a moment that tells a story - sort of like a good photograph, I guess. There are lists of seasonal and place words and some of it can be quite subtle. Back in Basho's time they used to have haiku duels, going back and forth. It sounds like they had fun And the format continues to grow and adapt… for example there are thousands of haiku about spam (the meat product) at the Spamku site

That’s what I remembered from high school but I read somewhere… (on the internet so it must be true)… that the syllable rules are limited to the Japanese versions. The brevity and the provision of a seasonal word remains consistent across the format. The national associations are more flexible and more importantly, the greatest haiku poet of all time, Basho, said that it was more important to write a good poem that to strictly follow the rules… “Do not follow the ancient masters, seek what they sought.” However strong his opinions and theories, Bashō’s primary allegiance was to the living moment and its accurate, full-hearted presentation. Of the formal requirements of haiku, he said, “If you have three or four, even five or seven extra syllables but the poem still sounds good, don’t worry about it. But if one syllable stops the tongue, look at it hard.” ― Jane Hirshfield, The Heart of Haiku

Bloody authors

OMG i haven’t even read Chapter 1 and now you are releasing a new one

Pretty sure that has already been sorted

That’s why I had to check - I was very surprised

Ah but that's my secret plan - they will spend all their time fighting each other to prove who the real God Emperor is, that we will have some piece and quiet