Some countries do that. Spain for eg. Lots of superfluous relationship stuff. You need some to give characters a depth that makes us invest in their arc though.

I read that as a 'turkey game' 🦃 ...

If you were to learn to knit for the sole purpose of creating ONE piece of clothing/object/toy what would it be?

Trying to reset my nervous system.

Oh yeah, and blind individualism.

Oh believe me, that is fake news.

When I used to seriously teach English/Literature, I'd sit and talk with other English teachers, and it was always the ones that were so into Jane Eyre that I decided could not be long term friends, and

Oh, jeez, what a bummer. Turns out they can annoy you beyond the grave :P Sorry -that's my black humour, I hope it doesn't offend! Proves you don't know what might happen, right?

I think we've spoken about this before but yeah, getting rid of stuff seems like a post 50's thing to do. If you're still hell bent on accumulating, you haven't accepted you're going to die, right?

WTF you on about?

I would get all obsessed by wrapping them in something cute, like hessian maybe, or putting say six in a 3x2 config and pallet wood cladding it or something - that' smy obsessive 'aesthetic harmony' nature

Trying to think of some similiar books I've read over the years - will get back to you if I think of one. I think I did existentialism in my earlier years - by the time you get to 55 you're a bit fed up

Oh wow what kind of fish are they? Some of them are huge! I didn't even think of including fish - I do love to eat them though it worries me that we have overfished the oceans! What's your favourite way

As usual everything seems super abundant! I'm with your Mum - I cook some kind of onion in every meal and it's so handy to have. Sometimes even onions, spinach, rice and a few spices is a perfect dinner.

I'm glad you're inspired to get back to it! I see that that red spinach is also called chinese amaranth? I mean, a red soup doesn't sound that bad haha. I read maybe a garlic and red spinach stir fry?

It's amazing how something you think would kill a plant - like a good hard prune - would actually save it!

A beer and a cider is well deserved after such hard work. Gardening at night is fun - I used to like weeding at night!

I love onion greens - I'm better at that than growing the bulbs haha. The view from your rooftop is awesome! And great recyling of those containers.

Sounds claustrophobic and horrific - the cover is enough to turn me off! However you've made me intrigued... Speaking of claustrophobia I'm quite intrigued by this film:

I've dropped off the list? Victorian.