OR, MY FIRST JELLY OR JEWS EAR GOING IN MY SOUP. OYSTER, POLYPORE AND TURKEYTAIL.

Congratulations on surviving 2025. Now let’s crack on with an already insane 2026. Chaos with good stuff emerging from the smoke and mirrors. Hello my old birds and let’s get out and stretch our legs and breathe properly as every day is wonderful. Let’s cautiously peak out and go walkies and see what’s up.

IN THE WOODS IN THE PISSING RAIN

I had a plan to visit my old pal down in Putney to go walkies in the woods down there close to her in Putney woods (and next time we will go to Richmond). Forecast was heavy rain but I didn’t care and despite a slightly tortuous journey I arrived nice and early not in my Russian coat and hat that I’d been wearing during that cold snap, but in my waterproofs ready to blow away the cobwebs and slip and slide in the muddy terrain.