A quote I came across while trying to curb my ignorance to the experiences of the humble little weed. While researching its affects (without actually researching its affects, if you know what I mean)....

“Icon for the faithful, a windfall for the glib, a bonus for under-employed experts, a thrill for the naive, a whipping boy for the ambitious, a tool for mystic explorers, a tantalising mystery for scientists, a cash crop for peasants; hassles, joy, shouting, tranquillity, apoplexy, fear, rebellion all wash over western man in the presence of the little green weed.”                            

Junior William Daniel Drake

I believe that imagination holds greater worth than knowledge

That myth is more potent than history

I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts

That anticipation and hope are as exciting as the experience

That laughter is the only cure for grief

And I believe that love is stronger than death

How can a simple new piece of furniture bring such happiness?

Am I just a little mad?

Expecting new furniture to be the answer to all my problems?

But I tell you, it seems to be true!

My beautiful 1950’s French Buffet has without a doubt transformed my life!

After its delivery last Monday my life has definitely become brighter, happier, more productive and of course more organised!

Could an original 1950’s French kitchen buffet (weirdly taking place in my bedroom) really have created all this clarity?

Maybe it’s the fact that everything in my life now has a place.

Chronicled in neat files

Knowing everything has a ‘place’

My mind can rest easy.

At the risk of indeed sounds a little mad,

I am going to give thanks to my beautiful new buffet

For bringing me such love, happiness and clarity to my life

Merci beaucoup!!

Relationship Disclaimer

Please read before venturing into any relationship, with any species
Read slowly and carefully, making sure to read between the lines...




Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.
Every animal is ferocious and dangerous in nature when put under threat
It may not kill you but it will certainly injure you.
It will scratch you and bite you and you can look forward to a swollen, pus filled infection, a high fever and a ten-day stint in hospital.

All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.
This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt.
Without it no species would survive.

Whatever the reasons for wanting to escape, sane or insane, certainly or with doubt, we should realise that animals don’t escape to some WHERE but from some THING.
Something within their territory has frightened them – the intrusion of an enemy, a startling noise, the assault of a dominant animal – and set off a flight reaction.

Animals that escape go from the known into the unknown and if there is one thing that animals hate above all else, it is the unknown. They seek refuge in the first place that gives them a sense of security and they will become dangerous again to anyone who seeks to stand in between them and their reckoned ‘safe spot’!

(Why do I find myself thinking I could apply all these basic instinctual actions, characteristics and responses to a scorned woman?!)

Moral of the Story....

We are all alone in the end.
Only ourselves to look out for.
Selfish in nature, walking to our own agendas.
To ensure our own survival, life and gain in this world.
We all desire to be happy, fed and secure.

Borough Market

If there is one place I run to for food inspiration in London, it has to be Borough Market.

As soon as I am in reach of its distinctive satisfying smells, I feel its deliciousness take me back to the essence of myself. My true love for food and how we are all connected by it, fills me with renewed passion and inspiration once again.

From the to-die-for brownies, warming curries, mulled wine and roast pork rolls. Sweet Turkish delights and artesian chocolates make me feel all is well in the world.

So it seems, my world is directly hinged on the fact that if delicious food like these can still be found right here in my favourite London destination, I am in the land of happiness :-)

Pre-Occupied

Time, in its illusive nature, quietly slips through our lives in its own mysterious way. I, myself have slipped in and out of its consciousness over the last year, and found that a large chunk of time has secretly slipped out the back door without me even noticing. Fortunately I can account this lost time to a project I have been working on for the last year, which has consistently, solidly, obsessively, consumed my time, energy and state of mind.

Only in the moments when I have found myself peeping up from my latest infatuation to survey the surface of my life, have I consciously been able to tap into times presence around me.

So, it is now, as I peer up from my desk once again, to take stock of things, do I notice how time seems to have mysteriously slipped away from me, and taken with it, old passions; sacrificed due to my latest project.

The hardest hit of these talked about passions has been my blog, because it seems fair to say, I have literally been distracted writing something else!

My latest obsession isn’t a new job, a new baby or renovation project (which could all sufficiently become good excuses for dedicating large amounts of time to).

Nope, my latest project is the compilation of a new and exciting manuscript. A recipe book -come- travellers memoir, showcasing recipes I have either cooked, or experienced along my travels, intertwined with my very own photography from four different countries around the world. Called ‘Suitcases of Recipes’ it is a five part travel memoir with delicious recipes from Australia, Tuscany, Sicily, France and London.

It has become my labour of love, in which I have invested my focus and thought into, letting it consume my life.

My aim and purpose for the book is to inspire people to become passionate about food and travel, to seek new destinations, experience new cultures, and marvel in the face of adventure. To teach people that discovery is a lifelong passion that we should all embrace.

And all this hard work and lost time may finally be about to pay off as some recent interest from a Norwegian publisher means that I have my first publisher on board and the flicker of hope that this is all about to become real....

So stay tuned.