Friday Coffee and Chat -- 2nd January 2026

No worries @AlwaysMyself, I was going to ask why @Shaz51 walked Clyde off the lead 😂🐊

yeah some of the articles are a bit funny hehe

Well, you see, @Chasingsunsets , its hard to do recall training with a pet on-lead, so @Shaz51 had to take Clyde off-leash walking to practice recall?? 😅

Reading about Clyde from earlier articles he sounds pretty chill with humans. I understand why that is a concern for safety though - sort of like trusting the python to sleep with you. I am intrigued though that feeding a croc makes it more likely to attack a human, rather than it think of humans as *providers* of food and thus protect that food source (like a dog might, for example). Very interesting how different animal instincts are! I obvs have not grown up locally around wild crocs lol.

Hahah @AlwaysMyself good point 😂

there was some good quote from one of the news articles can’t find it now!! I’ll keep looking though 😊

ahh nah I wouldn’t trust Clyde hehe 🐊🐊 don’t think he’d listen to the saying “humans are friends not food” lol

@Shaz51

Hiya @Chasingsunsets! I have one every now and then to change it up as I only drink one caffeinated coffee per day for stomach ulcer reasons, so it means I can have one or two teas or a matcha latte, otherwise just decaf is good too!

I totally get it! It's an acquired taste, I only really got into it after I developed stomach ulcers and needed to cut back on coffee. My brother got me this cute little matcha shaker and matcha tea tin for Christmas so I'm keen to whip up one at home too!

What's your favourite type of tea or coffee/beverage of choice?

Hiya @Rosepetal96 nice to hear from you ☺️, you sound like the matcha connoisseur maybe I just haven’t had a good one yet 😂. Do you just like drinking matcha just hot or don’t mind iced too?

Matcha sounds like a great hot option rather than coffee for your stomach ulcers. Have you tried turmeric lattes? I have tried that too but wasn’t too sure but I love the colour hehe.

I love lattes, mochas, or vanilla or caramel lattes 😋

also love frappes hehe!

@Chasingsunsets, I definitely prefer a hot matcha, I have tried iced matcha lattes before a few times, but they never have lactose free milk so I end up with oat and it just doesn't hit quite like the hot matcha.

I think I may have tried tumeric latte once, is it also called "golden"? I ordered it once thinking it was some sort of magical coffee but it turns out golden was referring to tumeric 🤣🤣 It had a deeper warm, earthy flavour tone, I wouldn't mind having another to be honest.

Oooh I love mocha too, caramel is always a great one too!

Frappes would be perfect for this warm weather! ✨️

Some are saying strawberry matcha is a must try, I have yet to sample....

Ooohhh @Rosepetal96 a strawberry matcha!! I have not heard about that one!! It sounds good though!! I am definitely interested in the strawberry one!!

oat milk and matcha yeah I can see how that one might be not as great, I can’t do oat milk either lol but I’m fortunate enough to be able to have reg milk but I know plenty of people who like oat milk in their reg coffees ☺️

yeah I think come to think of it I need to try matcha and turmeric again to give it another chance haha!

Im about to hit the hay, Ill say goodnight 😊 I hope you have a restful night, it’s been awesome chatting to you and I hope to connect again soon 🙏

🤣😂🤣😂 @Chasingsunsets , @AlwaysMyself

Thanks for the morning giggles

Funny the locals that drive over that bridge love seeing 👀 Clyde on the river bank

Likewise @Chasingsunsets, I hope you have a restful night 🤗

Definitely trying tumeric lattes again as well!! 🌟

Haha glad that @AlwaysMyself and I could give you a laugh @Shaz51 ☺️🐊

oohhh yes @Rosepetal96 let me know how you go!! 💚☕️