Be careful, if you
ask Gyppo about a punch-
line, to stand well back.

next: friendship

Hearts touching other
hearts, even from a distance.
Friends are everywhere.



next: salt

Adds savour to an
egg, or chips; but best in the
boundless great salt sea.

next: seaweed

There's a kelp forest,
Monterey Aquarium,
on my bucket list.

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next: underwater

Fish have no word for
water.  But then, fish aren't known
as great orators.

next: coral

A color inspired
by a living colony
of sea animals.

next: chartreuse

Carthusian monks
secret recipe from plants
makes herbal liqueur.


It's an actual monk's recipe from 1605 for Green Chartreuse


next: brewery

You'd think monks would have lofter ambitions than making booze!

Our government could
not organise a piss-up
in a brewery.

next: magnolia

Booze, wine, champagne, beer, ale.

It was a bunch of frat boys!


The south is famous
for magnolias. But I like
mimosa better.

next: gingko

Last scion of an
ancient family, gingko
grows wild in China.

next: China

There's the good china,
or The Good Earth by Pearl Buck,
one word, two subjects.

next: labels

What name is this thing?
Does this name define or does
it really limit?


next: union

Linda would know, but in my mind the jingle "Look for the union label" is screaming right now.

Little union bug,
who remembers what it means?
fair labor standards.

next: reunion

Old enough to remember the jingle, don't remember the last time I saw the bug.

It's been ages!  Let's
get together again!  It
will be fun!  Maybe...

next: disappointment

All the hopes/dreams
gone. Awful reality
remains all the time.


next: misery