January is a time when there is naturally less fresh food. It’s a time when we naturally turn in and rest in warmth; Sleep and meditation are on the cards as the weather keeps seeds back from germinating. Housework and family are at the centre of our world at this time. But we live in […]
It’s easy to overlook and undervalue our relationship with food. Modern methods of mass production has brought slick branding to factory made foods. What’s often sold now is the look of a product, rather than it’s qualities. And when it comes to health a food’s quality counts a great deal. We consume it (see my […]
Why is it important to chew our food well? A customer – a lady in her 70s – talked with me about how difficult it was to digest food, and she went to food as a comfort whilst watching the “boring” television, more so after the death of her husband. We talked some more about […]
…keep that which piques your senses close to your consciousness
u·bun·tu/ˌo͝oˈbo͝on(t)o͞o/ noun a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Customers come and go. Some things people say stay in the mind more clearly than others: Last week a new customer came along first thing in the day – the best time for me to stand and chat. She and her husband […]
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