paradise

From the myriad I have seen, about a million encountered, thousands spoken to, hundreds spoken with, and from the dozens I love, the desire seems to be freedom, toiling towards security, hoping for peace, aspiring redemption, and believing in paradise. I simply am, repeatedly finding myself in the middle of beauty

April 27, 2022

Sila Blume

Animal Noble, Human Condition, ing form, to be, Life

beauty, freedom, mindset, paradise, peace, perspective, redemption, security

The Himmas Kassa Process

lemons in salt chickpeas cinnamon, coriander, black pepper, cumin, caraway garlic and ginger added some lemon juice parsley, mint, olive oil and the chickpeas added, and pounded to a paste…

January 22, 2021

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Culture, Food History, Foods, Gastronomy, Mortar and Pestle, Recipes, Spices

celebration, Culture, hummus, kitchen, Mortar and Pestle, olive oil, paradise, Photography, Recipes, Spices, the poetic life

Love Ingrained — a non blended Risotto

Love and paradise! Those are desired states for body and soul wishing to live a fulfilled and satisfied life, free of challenges, free of doubt. At least it seems to be a common sentiment amongst humans. To me, such states imply other connotations: a refined focus, lively observation, widened attention, and heightened physical and cognitive…

December 14, 2020

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Food History, Foods, Gastronomy, Joy, Lifestyle, Love, Recipes

Brussels sprouts, cheese, comfort food, cooking, Culture, food, garlic, Italian, kitchen, Lifestyle, Love, Palate, paradise, parmesan, patience, Recipes, risotto

Joy:

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November 10, 2020

Sila Blume

Existentialism, Human Condition, ing form, to be

animal, Homo sapiens, humans, Life, Lifestyle, noble, paradise, Still Life, the poetic life

The Imprisoned in Paradise School for an all encompassing Life with Circumstances

A fear began to simmer as twenty/twenty began. Twenty twenty is a symbol of good vision — actually, a common measurement for average good sight. By March, the entire globe was hiding, like true globalism in unexpected fashion. Very soon I embraced the idea of being imprisoned in paradise. Limitations became the opportunity to unfold,…

October 9, 2020

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Music, Opera

COVID-19, Die Walküre, Imprisoned in Paradise, James Levine, Jessye Norman, joie de vivre, love in times of Corona, Opera, paradise, Richard Wagner

Love in the Times of Corona

(and I do hope that Gabriel García Márquez will excuse the misquotation) Wash your hands / keep social distance / wear a mask / don’t make me wear a mask / protest rulings / inject bleach / take hydroxychloroquine / wait for vaccines / don’t ever make me take a vaccine … It saddens me…

September 11, 2020

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COVID-19, Foods, Lifestyle, Nutrition

avocado, childhood memories, covid_19, epicurean, espresso salt, garlic, Health, Hedonism, immune system, Imprisoned in Paradise, Joy, lavender, lockdown, Love in the time of Corona, olive oil, paradise, pleasure, pumpkinseed oil, sourdough bread

All is simple. All is complex. Simply put, the convoluted circumstances of 2020 threw me into an unexpected paradise. Fortune and chance gave me an ample home in which to joyfully escape the uncertain beginnings of the covid-19 era. Every single day I was free to grind my own coffee seeds, smell them in my…

August 31, 2020

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Bread, Photography

corn, corn on the cob, cornbread, COVID-19, food, Lenox, Life, paradise, porcelain, work