Old Victorian decanters can still be found for surprisingly little at markets. These simply cut shaft and globe decanters hold our olive oil and vegetable oil. It is rather nice using them every day.
Bright golden droplets
Falling on my salad leaves
The sunshine of Spain
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Here is a summary of last week’s prompt – Fabric
First up last week a self-depricating haiku from the wonderful Edwinas Episodes.
http://edwinasepisodes.com/2015/09/20/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-scales/
Tucked Into a Corner has demonstrated great lightness of touch with this weeks trio of haiku!
https://tuckedintoacorner.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/scales/
Al the Author’s haiku are never light-weight and this week is no exception.
https://altheauthor.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/haiku-scales/
Elusive Trope has proven himself a master of the haiku form and this one scales the heights of the genre.
http://elusivetrope.com/2015/09/21/labor/
Pat B has restored balance with her sweet haiku this week.
http://aseasonandatime.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-scales.html
Welcome this week to DarkLight Harbour who has joined for the first time. I hope that the prompts continue to appeal as the four haiku for this prompts tip the scales firmly in her favour.
https://darklightharbor.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/scales/
Thanks to those who have participated! I feel very privileged to have a chance to share your creative talent!
Best wishes! TJ
How to Participate
If you would like to participate in the weekly Household Haiku Challenge then please write your haiku on your own blog as a post (we love to see your own photos too!), add your contribution as a link to your post in the comment section here and put “TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge” on your tag list on your own post so others can find you! Just click on the speech bubble at the end of this post to access comments.
You can use any aspect of the prompt. “Oil” could be some actual oil, what is use for, where it came from…anywhere that the concept leads you! It is all about having fun.
If you would like more information about the challenge then you can view the instructions page HERE
Also don’t hesitate to make suggestions for future household objects in the comments section! I need ideas!!!! 🙂
About the objects – I have a thing for cut glass. I love the fact that what was before little more than sand, some lead and a little potash transforms into the transparent wonder that we take for granted every day. The process to produce a finished decanter is truly astonishing if you consider the making of the glass, the blowing, the cutting and the perfect grinding of the stopper to fit into the neck.

I have a number of decanters from different eras which are beautifully cut and fashioned, but as one is not always pouring out sherry or whiskey these days they tend to sit, empty. Also leaving alcohol in antique decanters can lead to permanent cloudiness which spoils the decanter.
Solution….Use them for olive oil and vegetable oil!
The oil does not damage the glass and you can easily pour out the quantities you need while seeing clearly when you need more. They also look great on the bench top and everyone will comment on your novel use of antique glass at your next soirée
Here’s my attempt this week. Great photos, and as usual a neat haiku. https://katemartynauthor.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-oil/
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Why thank you!!! I am most fastidious.
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I love the way you have found a new use for the decanters, they are beautiful and deserve to be shown off.
That Haiku conjured up wonderful images too 🙂
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Thanks so much. It is such a shame not to use lovely things if you have them. Thanks for your lovely compliments. Hope you weekend goes swimmingly! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Bless your heart, TJ–thanks for the lovely mention. And I LOVE your haiku, also the prompt–should be quite easy to write about oil. I found your notes about decanters very interesting too–had no idea that alcohol actually spoils the decanter, but oil does not. Decanters are simply gorgeous–wherever they are displayed, and whatever they hold.
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Thanks so much for your lovely comments. It is a shame that you can’t really leave alcohol in old decanters too long and also unfortunately there is a high lead content in old glass that alcohol can leach out of the glass. The Georgians and Victorians could polish off a decanter of brandy in a day or two. Leave brandy in an old decanter for 2 months and you get more than you bargained for. But hey, what is a little lead poisoning between friends. 🙂
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You’re a hoot, TJ! Maybe the lead poisoning would help me get the alcohol down, as my system can’t process it at all well. A Margarita, or cold beer in the summer always sounds wonderful–but the reality is a major migraine. I suppose that’s a good thing, as I’d otherwise likely be an alcoholic (genetic predisposition).
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Oh dear! You don’t want lead poisoning on top of a migraine. I believe your teeth start falling out.. or is that mercury? Anyhoo I will pick a less poisonous prompt next week. ☺
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Meanwhile I’ll work on “oil”…
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Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often and commented:
Meet La Vie Est Trop Courte Pour Boire du Mauvais Vin!
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Here’s mine, TJ:
https://darklightharbor.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/oil/
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A very creative and thoughtful sequence. A lovely take on the prompt. 🙂
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Thank you, TJ–I enjoyed the prompt.
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Merci! 🙂
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De nada (Spanish, in case you wonder) 🙂
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Hello. Here’s another hat-trick, not feeling up to much more this week. Hope no-one else loses their bottle of oil 🙂
https://tuckedintoacorner.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/a-lost-bottle-of-oil/
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A hat trick is most impressive. I can only manage one. Thanks and hope your week is a good one. TJ 🙂
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My breakfast offering
http://elusivetrope.com/2015/09/28/the-final-touch/
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Those are beautiful decanters. Nice haiku description of your salad too.
Here is my haiku for this challenge. http://aseasonandatime.blogspot.com/2015/09/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-oil.html
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Lovely haiku with a great message.
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A great take on the theme. ☺ sorry the prompt proved a little unappealing this week. ☺
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Hi TJ, it’s taken me a little time to post my link today – I see you’ve already commented on the pingback:-)
Sumptuous haiku and photography again from you. My effort goes straight for the pun jugular with a two-pronged assault!
https://altheauthor.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/haiku-oil/
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I am very fond of puns. I am seriously contemplating a monthly challenge “Punday Sunday” where people add puns in the comments based on a topic. What think you?
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That sounds like pun!
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As a man of letters I value your opunion.
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This is in danger of getting punful…
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I think we have already passed the pun threshold! 🙂
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True… But no pun, no gain!
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I think that Sunday Punday appears to be a goer as a result of this sequence. We will let the pundits decide. 🙂
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