Pause while you prepare your food See the colors Feel the texture Hear the sounds Smell the aroma Cooking is an intuitive practice Practice Practice Practice Pause Taste Reflect Listen to your intuition
Thanks for #Sex, #Song, #Sharing and #SitaSingsTheBlues
Day 19 of the A-Z Blogging Challenge and the letter S. Thanks for Sex, Song, Sharing and Sita Sings the Blues In February 2009 Nina Paley, creator of Sita Sings the Blues, changed the details of her creative commons license and wrote this letter to her audience re:copyright and creative commons. In it she suggests culture... Continue Reading →
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Food For Thought: Waste Not Want Not Pudding
Dear Ye Annunaki, You might have heard that there is a food shortage here on planet earth. It's all lies, lies, lies. There is in fact enough food for everyone and this shared meal is proof of that. None the less, some of us who live in the wealthier nations on the planet have a... Continue Reading →
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William Kurelek at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Went to the opening of William Kurelek: The Messenger at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, last night. Was struck by the incredible detail of Kurelek's paintings, and also the window onto his life's experiences, in particular growing up on the prairies. Paintings of twisters and hail storms, the Northern Lights and dawn, Polish weddings... Continue Reading →
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Cheezburger
Ah shucks - gotta lighten up after all that A-Z-ing! Now here's her fella doing the dishes after having her over for dinner! Turn on to icanhascheezburger.com Related articles Changes at Cheezburger (news.icanhascheezburger.com) Would You Watch The I Can Has Cheezburger Show (neatorama.com) Purrfect Places for Puss (realruth.wordpress.com) Why are cats better than dogs... Continue Reading →
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Life in the (artistic) Zone
"Can I have your ticket please?" I show the young woman with the stylish hair-cut my Royal B.C. Museum ticket, the one I paid $15.00 plus GST for. "No, your ticket with a word printed on it...look...." She deftly produces a small, brightly colored laminated card palmed in her hand. Only thing is, she shows... Continue Reading →
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Ottawa, Ontario: Home for 12 Years!
If the Maritimes planted the seeds of my character and instilled in me a values hierarchy that places people, nature and the environment above all else, then Ottawa watered those seeds with education and culture. Canada's capital, Ottawa is a government town, and home to Carleton University and the University of Ottawa where I completed... Continue Reading →
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I am a Citizen of Planet Earth
Before I went to bed, I started a post about living in Europe, then woke up in the morning and started writing this in my head, so grabbed the laptop and... I am a citizen of Planet Earth. I haven't yet visited any other planets, and if The Doctor arrived in his blue telephone box... Continue Reading →
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March Hare Cross Over at the Coach House
Sara Jane Glendinning is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who comes out to the SafeHouse Experimental sessions. She owns a Coach House where she hosts holistic, eco events. It's also a great venue for concerts: very cosy with pin-dropping acoustics. This weekend she's hosting the March Hare Cross Over. About 15 acts, making for a total... Continue Reading →
