Medley on WednesdayWith Haiku

Hello and Happy October.
 Temperatures are up and down now as if October can't decide how she feels about things.
Sometimes it is hard to define feelings, so I sympathize with her.
Today I am going to try joining in for Wednesday medley. It used to be Wednesday Haiku here as I  have loved haiku since I was a very young girl.    For some reason I got diverted from posting it here.    I will include some at the bottom of this post though and probably change the day for it and give it another try.

Here is this week's Wednesday Medley which has been taken on by Katsumi. 
You can join in  here.

Jesse Stone

1. The first week of October is National Mystery Series Week. Do you sleuth alongside Nancy Drew or Miss Marple? Fan of Nero Wolfe?

Lord Peter Wimsey

I liked the Nancy Drew game for
computer, but I am a fan of Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Tuppence and Tommy, all of Agatha Christie's characters.
But I also  really enjoy all of Robert Parker and Ace Atkins !
The Spenser series and the Jesse Stone series of novels by Robert Parker are wonderful I think.
 Father Brown mysteries are good as well.

Miss Phryne Fisher (fry-knee.. Greek goddess)

  I also really enjoy the BBC versions of Lord Peter Wimsey and was a great fan of  Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries.. done in Australia. It was super good! and ended far too soon. There is a new Phryne Fisher set in modern times featuring a younger actress, of which I think there are far too many, and I have not seen that yet, but will miss the flavor of the 1920's set in Melbourne, Australia. As they said back in those days, It was the bee's names, the cat's pajamas!



2. The first week of October is also National Chili Week. Do you plan on celebrating with a bowl of red? Have a top secret recipe to share?
I do like chili and I prepare it a lot.   Here's how I make it in simple, unstructured terms...the slap-dash toss and throw  method of cooking:

I saute some very lean ground beef, add chopped onion, a bit of chopped celery, chopped
red, green and yellow peppers, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, paprika, oregano and  red and Roman beans.  It gets simmered until thick.. but I do add some Masa Harina to help it thicken up nicely. Masa harina gives better flavor than anything else.

3. October 2nd is National Name Your Car Day. Does your car or did a family car have a name?
No.   Umm, just no.   Boats, yes, cars no.

4. Today is also National Walk To School Day. Did you walk to school with your friends? Take a school bus? Ever have someone carry your books home from school?
My hometown is tiny and one mile square. Everyone walked and still walks to school. We had no buses. Thee is one high school, one junior high or middle school and 3 elementary schools in the neighborhoods.  Crossing guards were at all streets to help kids.
Yes I had boyfriends who would help carry books sometimes, but not always. They had their own load to carry!

5. And it is National Pumpkin Seed Day. Do you like pumpkin seeds? Do you carve the pumpkin and roast the seeds? Do you buy packaged, prepared pumpkin seeds? Or more of a pumpkin spice person?
I like pumpkin spice, especially in hot coffee. I like adding nutmeg and cinnamon to coffee as well.
I am not really into pumpkin seeds.
My mother always made pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin she cooked, not canned .
I like seeds just not pumpkin seeds all that much.


6. Please tell us something interesting about your week.

The week has just begun and been pretty quiet so far and that can be an excellent thing in itself!
I've watched a few interesting documentaries but that's about as exciting as things have been.
 
   Now a little Haiku:

in the neighborhood

"None is traveling 

 Here along this way but I, 

This Autumn evening..." 

—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)