Petrichor, Rain, and My Washing
The word petrichor was termed back in 1964 by two Australian scientists studying the smells of wet weather. As one does. For it’s a smell to be found in a contrast of places: a bottle of red wine, a road steaming after a summer storm.
Adventures in Tofu
Tofu is remarkably easy to make - but how was the process of heating soy milk and and adding a coagulant ever discovered?
Snake Season, Hong Kong and Reading Newspapers
It wasn’t till I read an actual newspaper as I ate my breakfast that I realised it was snake season in Hong Kong - indeed, that this land of sky scrappers actually has venomous snakes (although no one has died from a bite since last century).
Memories in My Morning Macchiato
The tidal flats of Mont St Michel, France, provide the backdrop for memories as I sip my morning macchiato.
A Bird’s Nest of Prayer Flags
A bird’s nest partly made from Buddhist prayer flags which were hanging outside my house
Musings on a Morning Drive
Diary of a Witch Doctor: Thoughts as I drive to work and why I often have to pull over to just sit an simply be, if only for a few minutes.
Caravaggio, Negative Space and Non-Existence.
How Caravaggio’s The Seven Acts of Mercy gave me a lesson on the meaning of non-existence
Musings on Chopping an Onion
The first in my series of weekly musings. This week’s ponderings cover routines, chopping onions, and making focaccia while dreaming of Florence.
Adventures With Black Limes
Learning to cook with black limes - dehydrated Persian limes which pack an incredible punch and flavour when freshly ground. Plus I experimented in dehydrating my own!
One Of Those Days
Some friendly animal visitors who cheered me up when I was in the midst of one of those days
Rain
Thoughts as my the creek in my backyard breaks its banks and I struggle through flood waters to reach the airport
I'm Sure I Heard Something
A photo taken in the foothills of the Himalayas, of an eagle flying behind some trees