They say life is what happens, when you are making plans. This blog started life as a recipe blog. I love to cook and feed people, and 6 years ago, it seemed the next logical step, to share my love of food and recipes with other interested people. After a while, I realised I had … Continue reading my other entrée
wait
Life is full of waiting rooms… places and times when we just have to wait, for the next bit. Something catastrophic happens? We need to wait for help to arrive Something exciting on the cards? We have to wait until it arrives Some health concern? We need to wait for a diagnosis; wait for treatment … Continue reading wait
regret
When you lose someone, especially if it is unexpected; there are regrets. Things I should’ve said, done, listened, remembered; been more, been less… things we wish we had had more time to do; more experiences to share. It is impossible to live without regrets. We all do things; have done things, that we wish we … Continue reading regret
aware
I was chatting with a friend recently and they were venting about a relative and she ended with “he just lacks self-awareness! He can be so judgemental” It made me think. How self-aware are any of us? Do we really know how we come across? Do all those rude, or judgy or callous people KNOW … Continue reading aware
kete
traditional Kete “Kete” – A Kete is a Māori traditional woven basket. Mainly woven from Harakeke, flax. It can be a simple design or intricate, depending on its purpose. Hardy and beautiful, they may be used for the mundane, or for more important work. Kete can carry your groceries, or your precious Taonga, treasure. A … Continue reading kete
stones
If you know me, you know I collect stones from places I travel, and I take stones to leave in the places I travel to. I collect stones in places that remind me of people, and I have piles of stones from places that I left my heart. They are stored or displayed in jars … Continue reading stones
zen
I talk a lot, here, and in the rooms of recovery, about looking for pockets of peace; searching for serenity; seeking to still my mind. I think beyond everything else; this is my mission for recovery. If I have that stillness, then all my worrying behaviours are easier to manage I would hate to think … Continue reading zen
connect
“We all have an impact on each other. We are all connected in so many seen and unseen ways, Which possibly explains why one of the simplest and quickest routes to happiness seems to be to make someone else happy. The reason to be selfless is selfish. Nothing makes ourselves feel better than not thinking … Continue reading connect
meg
"Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne" a mighty tōtara has fallen in the great forest of Tāne This week, I lost a dear Recovery friend. Our paths had crossed in that weird time that was covid lockdown, in that weird place that was Twitter… an unlikely time and place, but kindred spirits always seem … Continue reading meg
new
In this fast paced world we live in, it is very easy to get stuck in a rut. Doing things we’ve always done, how we have always done them. They say, the devil makes work for idle hands, and while we may not think we are idle, sometimes doing everything we’ve always done, the way … Continue reading new
kāinga
Home I was at a food festival over the weekend in a small, inland fishing village. I say inland, because when you drive there you feel like you are still inland, but you are really just on the edge of one of The Sounds that reach into the sea from the top of Te Waipounamu, … Continue reading kāinga
Food for the soul - welcome to my world 