I’ll start with watermelon, without a shadow of doubt, is my all time favourite fruit. Cool, crisp, sweet and succulent. Ticks all boxes
Do you remember as a kid at Christmas time dates appearing amongst the fayre? Those white, slim, long boxes with a thick see-through wrapper. Inside were dark, dried.. the strangest of fruit. Grown ups did not encourage us to try and we feared to tread. And there that weird fruit stayed for years. Now I buy them regularly. £5 for a box from the supermarket. Better to dip in and have a couple a day instead of chocolate or biscuits or other snacks that call out our name from the cupboard. Delicious! By far the leader of the pack are Jordanian ones. Yes I am somewhat biased…but they are not all born equal. Jordanian ones are superior, hands down. Soft, succulent and sweet. At the moment the ones in my kitchen are from South Africa and they are doing a grand job of coming second, by choice….
…….. ( Last night my dog was playing with something. Trying to chew it, spitting it out and then throwing it around … I tried to get close to see what he had, but if you know my dog, you will know it’s probably best not to do that!….When he barked momentarily at the Amazon delivery guy at the door, and dropped his fascinating new find, I got to see what it was. A date stone. We are clearly getting value for money here
I’ve not had a custard apple/cherimoya in twenty years, but the memories linger on. Soft, sweet, pulpy …custardy. Lush.
Bananas. Interestingly the one food stuff the price of which never seems to rise. Tasty and filling and containing approximately 9% of our daily potassium requirement. Good to have daily.
It is so hard not to pick one straight from the bunch when you buy some..but washing grapes before consumption is crucial. Bacteria and pesticides ( unless guaranteed organic) lurk in every crevice. Removing the waxy coating and debris will also preserve their shelf life. Black or green they are nutrition dense; vitamins, antioxidants and fibre The only thing to be mindful of is the sugar content.
There is a mango in my fruit bowl….breakfast is served
Hey WordPress, a bit late in the day to be asking about a career plan! And anyways, in the words of the Scottish poet Robert Burns ‘ The best laid plans of mice and men ….’
It certainly wasn’t the last live performance I saw and what was escapes me completely. But going to see Tom Petty and his band play at Wembley in London two nights in a row, March 1992 for the Great Wide Open Tour was simply the best thing ever. Exceptionally vivid and precious memories made there. RIP Tom 💜
I’ve been missing out on all these lovely prompts, over the last week or so. But now with a diagnosis in hand, I should be able to move forward…and get back to do what I love ..
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?
‘ Count your blessings’. I tend to tell myself this quite a lot. It’s valid.
Whenever I feel a bit mizzy I will have a word with myself and say ‘ get a grip’.
It’s quite apt at the moment as I’ve been feeling quite unwell since last weekend. I was concerned and it wasn’t until I thought to myself I hadn’t felt this ill since I had COVID I wondered if that was it. I did a test but it was negative. So I guess it’s the flu of some description, that’s properly flooring me. Not very nice whatever it is. The paracetamol with caffeine has kicked in, allowing me to put pen to paper here. I’ve not contributed much to the Daily Prompt for a good few days.
Hopefully I’ll get my mojo back before too long. In the meantime I will count my blessings one by one, it’s nothing more serious..
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?
Without doubt the holiday I love the most is the first day of a new year… The renewal. Feeling Spring on the horizon. Clean slate, fresh start, new chapter….What’s not to love?
IN THE BOOMER PIGEON HOLE? 
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