Back in January 2018, when discussing the merits of various peaches, Sue Ryan of Hamilton East remarked that Golden Queen peaches “are a rich golden colour and firm fleshed, perfect for tinning but rarely sold for eating these days”. For some reason, Judith English of Hornsby Heights remembers this and has been quick to point out that “they are in the shops NOW. Don’t delay, they only have a short season”.
Chris Lockley of Alstonville writes: “My dictionary app informs me that soughing (C8) can be pronounced in either way – as in cough or bough. However, I wonder if the sound of the breeze differs from tree to tree. Should a casuarina tree be the only standard of measurement? A research project is required.”
“Things are looking up with borders opening and more people coming home. But I’ll not acknowledge the pandemic is over until Granny appears without a mask. Bring it on,” says Richard Stewart of Pearl Beach. Don’t you mean take it off?
“No, no, no. Surely SECAM (C8) was: ‘See Every Colour As Magenta’,” suggests Brian Byrne of Flinders. While Colin Jurin of Werris Creek says: “Another variation for PCMCIA is ‘People Can’t Memorise Complex Industrial Acronyms’.”
“I presume I would qualify as a TOB (C8),” says Terry O’Brien of Mollymook Beach.
