Life Love and food for the soul – welcome to Chris's table
My life and food journey shared with you…
As you grow older, you will discover you have 2 hands One for helping yourself One for helping others -Audrey Hepburn A blog that started in one direction and took a wee detour… My request for photos to add to a blog, turned into an avalanche of photos, each of which told a personal story. … Continue reading touching
"I've seen the needle and the damage doneA little part of it in everyoneBut every junkie's like a settin' sun" -Neil Young Needle In and the Damage Done Time, and meditation has softened this version of this blog; its origins lie in a very sad and discouraged place……. If you love an addict in any … Continue reading …and the damage done
As I sit in my favourite room in the house, in relative silence, as for once I’m the only one at home; I look around and I can see the memories of all that has happened in this room…. If that table could talk! This time last year, we were fixing up the old house … Continue reading 4 Walls and a Roof
It's been a funny old 25+ years.... Woke up this morning and Poof! Just like that, I am the no longer the mother of Teenagers! How, and more importantly When, did that happen? It’s definitely been the hardest, toughest, most rewarding thing I've ever done! And..... I don't regret a minute of it... When that … Continue reading The Bairns….
This summer I embarked on a 2 week solo roadie around the East Coast of our North Island. In normal times, this would be an absolute indulgence; but this year even more so. I am very aware of how privileged I am to be able to do this. And I’m trying to fill and appreciate … Continue reading Tales from the Road #4 – Guilty as charged
This summer I embarked on a 2 week solo roadie around the East Coast of our North Island. In normal times, this would be an absolute indulgence; but this year even more so. I am very aware of how privileged I am to be able to do this. And I’m trying to fill and appreciate … Continue reading Tales from the Road – #3 Testicles
This summer I embarked on a 2 week solo roadie around the East Coast of our North Island. In normal times, this would be an absolute indulgence; but this year even more so. I am very aware of how privileged I am to be able to do this. And I’m trying to fill and appreciate … Continue reading Tales from the Road – #2 Alone
This summer I have embarked on a 2 week solo roadie around the East Coast of our North Island. In normal times, this would be an absolute indulgence; but this year even more so. I am very aware of how privileged I am to be able to do this. And I’m trying to fill and … Continue reading Tales from the Road.. #1 The Arts
A year ago, I was sitting on my couch thumbing through a book I had got for Christmas and scrolling through Twitter, when I realized someone I followed in the support group #RecoveryPosse, was doing exactly the same thing. Cue the start of a very cool, trans-Hemisphere friendship, based initially on words, but would grow … Continue reading Dear Me Part(s) 2
Back in January, I wrote a blog about the people who live on the periphery of our lives “The Regulars” (https://chrissiestable.com/2020/01/31/the-regulars/ ) And I wrote about Dave, who was moving from a regular to a friend…. As summer came to a close; we would see each other most days, and chat. He was English, always … Continue reading “Tara Chook, Keep Smiling”
Life Love and food for the soul - welcome to Chris's table 