Is this a cooking question?

What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? Chocolate has to be cooked right? Seriously, I couldn’t care less about food. Part of that is from being gluten free and losing all the meals I love in one fell swoop. I’ve been GF most of this century, at first there was very little, then thingsContinueContinue reading “Is this a cooking question?”

Nice Talk by Marcus

Hito likes nice talk This is my brother Hito. He went through a stage of being a very naughty boy at the vets. We don’t know what changed, but he started biting and scratching, and wow that guy’s fast. He scratched a nurse twice, bit dad, scratched the vet, and nipped mum, all before anyoneContinueContinue reading “Nice Talk by Marcus”

The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius II

The man himself in his new improved incarnation I handed over a small section of my old newsletter to The Wisdom of Charliehawk. It was by far the most popular section, despite all my efforts at wisdomness and usefulness. When Charlie died so did his column. I did this to stop inspiration being a heavyContinueContinue reading “The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius II”

Double Edged Sword?

If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? Marcus Aurelius “Your life is what your thoughts make it” Marcus Aurelius I had three thoughts at once. Firstly, the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Not only was he known for his wisdom, and for nailing cosmic ordering a millennia ago, but he’s stillContinueContinue reading “Double Edged Sword?”

Learning to Live

Photo by Gerd Altmann on Pexels.com Learning to Live You have to accept that things make you uptight That’s not particularly wrong – nor necessarily right You have to accept you can’t have your own way You can’t always be liked Might not like what friends say You have to accept you can’t speak asContinueContinue reading “Learning to Live”

Spring

What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? Hope My favourite months are springtime, all of it. The moment I see a daffodil my spirits lift and I feel renewed and hopeful. I struggle emotionally from October onwards, normally picking up in December. It’s as if my body feels the sap dropping in the trees.ContinueContinue reading “Spring”

I Don’t Live in a City

What is your favorite place to go in your city? This is my city I’m a Londoner who never wanted to leave London. I was born 10 minutes south of Greenwich. I love history. It was the perfect English city for me. No disrespect to the others, I love the buzz of Liverpool and Manchester,ContinueContinue reading “I Don’t Live in a City”