We'd just like to say thank you to Antonia, a lady who has a way with feet. She came into Fruit Towers last week and practiced her reflexology on most of us, for which she probably deserves a medal or something. I mean, would you come in here and touch our feet? During the hottest summer since records began? Yeah right.

We realise it's been a while since we gave you some pictures to look at. So here are some recent shots of Jemima with baby Arthur. And as a bonus we also present the first ever Flower of the Week. This week - gladioli. Click here for the lot.

We also realise that it's a while since we gave you the chance to win something. And as we're quite nice people, only one simple question stands between you and some lovely free drinks -

Which of these programmes used to make Ailana cry when she was younger?

• a. Hearts of Gold
• b. CHiPs
• c. The Littlest Hobo

Email your answer to atleastitwasntgentleben@innocentdrinks.co.uk by the end of Friday 5 September. The first correct answer out of Will's crash helmet gets the goods.

Loathe as we are to be boring and talk about the weather, it is getting a bit nippy out. So it seems apt to unleash our seasonal smoothie recipe for autumn. We are unleashing it on a slightly suspecting public, as this quarter's update is blackcurrants and gooseberries, which appeared this time last year. But after people got in touch to tell us how much they missed it, we decided to resurrect the recipe, with the proviso that it behaves itself and doesn't get all complacent. We hope you enjoy it.

Losing one person in a week is careless. But losing two fine men is heartbreaking and, to be honest, we may never recover. Eamonn and Joby departed Fruit Towers last week on a bitter-sweet note (bitter because we were sad, and sweet because we ate chocolate and stuff at their leaving thing). But we can only wish them all the best for the future. Eamonn has left our accounts department and gone back to continue his studies in Dublin, whilst Joby is working on some kind of secret design project with old friends in a far away land. But he still lives in Wandsworth so we might go round to his house to play on his computer one of these days. Read about them both here.

Mike, Louise, Kylie and Simon need some new friends. Not that they're unpopular - it's just that they are looking for a special person to join them in their luxury penthouse-esque office space, to help them do the Operations stuff here at Fruit Towers. If it sounds like your kind of thing, or if you've just always wanted to work in a penthouse/Manhattan-style loft, check the job description for Production Planner right here. You will be amazed.

Here are some bits that you might be interested in. For instance, an article on the web all about some of the things we've done. Just click on the dude for the story. Then there's some interesting stuff about getting your daily intake of fruit and veg. Finally, a nice picture of Rich and Nina with the Flowers of the Week (gerbera, oriental lilies and chrysanthemums).

If your name is Sue then the answer is yes, as you guessed that Ailana used to cry when she watched Hearts of Gold. Lots of people thought it was the Littlest Hobo, which used to make her sob a bit too, but Hearts of Gold had a more pronounced effect.

Now that the summer's over, the wind has changed, the tide has turned and there's a feeling like the smell of sweet chestnuts in our hearts. That aside, we'd just like to take this opportunity to say thank you for supporting us. Basic economic law dictates that if people don't buy our drinks, our business won't do that well. But you have bought our drinks, we've been able to pay the bills and we were able to spend some of the cash on Fruitstock. So summer 2003 has been our busiest time ever, and our most rewarding, the bottom line being that we couldn't do it without anyone reading this right now.

It is at this point that we'd also like to start crying and thank our parents, without whom...

Life is a mystery. Are we descended from primitive newts? Was God an astronaut? Are shoes better than hats? We just don't know. But we quite like mysteries. So we were pleased this morning when we found that one wall of Fruit Towers was covered with mystery envelopes, each containing a mystery prize to celebrate the fact that we sold some drinks this summer. Nice prizes in the envelopes included a course in learning how to act and a year's supply of blue M&Ms, whilst some people are facing up to the fact that they'll have to go to line-dancing classes.

It is our duty to report the recent spate of giving up that has occurred here at Fruit Towers. Some put it down to the hot weather we've been having; others simply highlight the fact that we are lazy drunks who need to change our lives. But whatever the reason, it seems like things are changing for the better. For your information, people have given up the following:

• Brett - cigarettes
• Nina - dying her hair
• Mat H - white bread, pasta and potatoes
• Daisy - kissing
• Dani - her boyfriend
• Dan G - drinking
• Ed - shaving the moustache area
• Mat A - being lazy
• Mike - has just given up

If you have given something up recently, we'd like to hear from you. The best/funniest/dumbest answer that we get wins a case of drinks. Terms and conditions apply, no employees of innocent ltd can enter, all entries must be emailed to abstain@innocentdrinks.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 19 September 2003, if your answer is rubbish we'll put it on the website, your statutory rights will be deeply affected, etc, etc.

Our flowers of the week are lilies, gerbera and some purple ones that we don't know the name of. Please click here to look at a picture of them with Simon and Dan S.

TV is a necessary evil; necessary because of The Sopranos and evil because of that programme that's like Heartbeat but set in a hospital. Anyway, regardless of whether it's necessary, evil or just a good way to avoid talking to people you live with, we've been watching the telly a fair bit recently, especially a programme called New Tycoons on BBC3 (Thursday nights, 11pm). It's all about being an entrepreneur and making a success of your new business, and we've found it to be absolutely fascinating. Of course, the fact that our very own Rich, Jon and Adam have been on the first couple of episodes has got nothing to do with this, but we do quite like the bits where they look nervous.

There are a few certain things in life. Like being born, getting old, paying taxes and eating cheese because you're bored. And then there are the surprises, like getting woken up by our Geoff and Rowena knocking on your door to make you a nice glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Which is what happened to a nice couple called Dan and Debbie when our two went to visit them last week. Dan and Debbie had responded to something on one of our orange juice labels, and were rewarded with a special treat, as you can see in the pictures. Of course, if we revealed the content of this specific label, we'd be giving it away, so our advice is to get hold of some of our orange juice and do some investigating. Click here for pictures.

Since the beginning of time, man has grappled with the double-edged (Wilkinson) sword of facial hair. On the one hand, a nice bit of beard can make you look rugged and handsome, like the man who played Grizzly Adams (Dan Haggerty). But on the downside, it gets itchy and if you get it wrong, it's Beadle o'clock. It's true to say that there's a fair bit of facial hair flying about at Fruit Towers, but the last week or so has marked the emergence of Fruit Towers' first ever moustache. Ed, a relatively new face here at innocent, has decided to lay down a challenge to one and all (including the girls) and start work on his very own upper lip project. Admittedly, progress has been quite slow, but he's going to stick at it, and we'll be sure to give you a regular update as Ed moves into Selleckian territory. Click here to see the first tender shoots, and also to look at the flowers of the week.

Roger won our 'giving up' competition. He's giving up sellotaping boiled eggs to his cash card. You know it makes sense. Anyway, Roger gets a case of drinks for his egg-avoiding measures. Well done.

For those of you who were wondering, Ed is still growing his moustache, although there hasn't been that much movement since last week. He still has a bit of a way to go before he catches up with Mr Rashid, but we're rooting for him. Click here for Ed's moustache and the flowers of the week.

For an entire generation, it's a sad time of year. Yes, all over the UK and Ireland, students are being forced to leave the comfort of the family biscuit tin and are heading back to college/university, knowing that they may have to wait until Christmas for a decent cooked meal that doesn't involve pasta, tuna or sweetcorn. Anyway, clichés aside, it's no secret that students aren't the most nutritionally-enriched group of people, unless you count crisps as an essential vitamin. So it gives us great pleasure to announce that our drinks will be stocked in the following seats of Irish higher education from this term onwards:

• Trinity College - we'll be dishing out free samples during Freshers' Week
• UCD - available in O’Briens in the Sports Hall and Rudy’s Café in the Smurfit Business School
• DCU - get them in the main canteen

PS We apologise to all students who don't fit the stereotypical image of people who are allergic to fresh food. In fact, we feel so bad about our cheap gag that we'll send a case of drinks to the first student who emails us a picture of themselves preparing a tasty and nutritious meal. Send a picture of your healthy repast and some proof that you're a student to dayoldkebabmeatisntthatbadifyouputsomeketchuponit@innocentdrinks.co.uk

It's a fact that there are only 650 mountain gorillas left in the wild. Which isn't many when you think about it. This made us feel quite sad when we found out about it, so we were glad to lend a bit of support to a nice person called Viv, who ran around London in a gorilla suit last weekend along with lots of friends. Click here to see some pictures of Viv and co.

Our Kylie has gone back to Australia for a couple of months. The deal was that she was allowed to go, as long as she sent us an update on life back home every week or so. In her first update, she talks about watching the Aussie Rules Grand Final, eating snaggers and generally having a bonza time. Sounds lovely, even though we're not quite sure what she means.

In the following few weeks, Kylie will be sending us some pictures to give us a better understanding of modern Australian life, hopefully helping to deconstruct a few old Australian stereotypes. So hopefully next week we'll be able to show you a picture of a kangaroo and a man with corks hanging from his hat.