food
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Cha An Teahouse — Japan in New York City
Today I walked to one of the most wonderful cities in the world. After taking the #6 train to ‘Little Tokyo’, I walked east out of the Astor Place station, up to 9th Street, and within minutes found myself in front of Cha An. This teahouse is in an area where Japanese restaurants, shops, tea…
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Apples are evidently not all directly from nature
Fact is, once an apple falls from a tree, its seeds are naturally to give way to a genetically different tree variety. Only the human hand aims to guarantee “consistency”.
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Celebration Day — eight
This celebration spree is by no means the beginning of my festive life. For decades I have been pointing to the importance of focused dwelling, and that is in itself a celebratory approach. One of the main ingredients that have been central to my palate joy, on my quest for pleasure and holistic nourishment, is…
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Multi-Dimensions of a Celebratory Day
Multitalented and multitasking frequently had a somewhat disturbing effect on my approach to life. I see it as inherently human to have a variety of abilities, talents, knowledge sources, and as equally natural to operate on a variety of levels and areas simultaneously. Hence, I find it a tad redundant pointing to these as exceptional…
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Celebration Day — six
Today started with inner peace. There was a bit of vibrancy for things on my agenda but I was experiencing a good flow in effectiveness, and pleasure alike. Then the news broke, and, within minutes, a headache manifested itself. That is something which I rarely experience yearly, in fact, it is common not to have…
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Celebration Day — two
If you open the bag with whole seeds of roasted coffee, go through those minutes cranking the grinder, again, while the water reaches boiling, and you joyfully dwell in the moment that will lead to smelling and tasting a dark brew, again, you are celebrating, again.
