I remember you writing about it feeling past life familiar. I would have loved to have visited. So much of the music I love and has inspired me originated in New Orleans.

Hank Williams, Sr JAMBALAYA YouTube video by felixbautista

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and soupsworth of olive oil. Plus either melted cheese or eggs, or both. Red 🍷

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I'm sure it wouldn't cut the mustard in New Orleans, but I love the word 'gumbo', reminds me of Hank Williams song I perform, Jambalaya: an ever changing assortment of veggies and pasta mix with variety of beans with onions, garlic, mixed herbs, spicy tomato paste, spicy salt and pepper
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Dandelion seeds
See Euclid's Fifth Postulate?
Speared by blade of grass

#haiku #thames

Sinéad O'Connor - The Skye Boat Song (Revolutionary Version) | Outlander: Season 7 YouTube video by SonySoundtracksVEVO

Haunting. Here's full version:

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Yes, Elle, heartbreakingly blighted. After reading Rememberings I watched a video she posted on Facebook after Shane's suicide. She never lost her beautifully original singing voice.

Enjoyed sculling Lily downstream to Sheridan Marina to buy epoxy filler to replace Tender's degraded stern plug in preparation for this year's Thames row which is another day closer.

We shared a weed-smoking session and I remember laughter.
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I remember her describing the childhood abuse as a spiral from which she might never escape. She wanted to give acting a go. We didn't work together by mutual agreement. Met her a second time in the mid 90s and the same 'I'm in a spiral' came up.
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I've been haunted by a meeting with her in the week following her interpretation of the Prince song hitting number one in the UK. Typically she was immediately looking for a total change of direction having been elevated and flumoxed by such sudden fame.
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Photo credit: Michael Grecco at 1989 Grammy Awards

Published in Rememberings

Beautiful

Picking in Tender
Fluffy Duckling newly born
Seagulls hovering

Song learning today
Pasta gumbo bubbling
Folk on the river

Yesterday

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Quiet contemplation
Upset by Rememberings
We miss you Sinéad

#haiku

Less drag than before
Lily hitched up on Tender's stern
Steerage improved too

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Red lights and packed house
Breaking my rules with a gig
Oiling rustiness

Energised again
As Thames Geese fly by honking
Back to busking ways

Point of no return
Split Willow leaves in ripeness
The ripeness is all

#haiku #thames

Red lights and packed house
Breaking my rules with a gig
Oiling rustiness

Energised again
As Thames Geese fly by honking
Back to busking ways

Point of no return
Split Willow leaves in ripeness
The ripeness is all

#haiku #thames

Feeling energised from 35 minute set at Abingdon British Legion this evening in great company.

Moored up at Boathouse
One day closer to Thames row
How the Swallows dance!

#haiku #thamss

First Swallows Geese Beach
Scrubbing Tender and Lily
Thames Cattle look on

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Forget-me-not. Image: Naturescape

Forget-me-not. Image: Naturescape

Forget-me-nots

Image: Wild Flowers Home Made

#GreenAlkanet

Traditionally used as a poultice or ointment for burns, wounds, sores, and skin inflammations.

Correction, when will I learn!

Thamespath by old ford
Green Alkanet Wallingford
Wandering morning

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Familiar Magpie

Thamespath by old ford
Forget-me-nots Wallingford
Wandering morning

#haiku #thames