Bits and Pieces: Friends Category

“What’s your idea of a perfect weekend?” Toygirl recently asked me. “What do you mean by perfect?” I asked her.   “Do you mean something achievable, or do you mean my dream weekend?”   As this juncture, the idea of sitting by the beach with a book and a cocktail and a tanned masseur kneading […]

I feel a pimple erupting like Krakatoa (Eyjafjallajokull is so last week already) on my face, and it bothers me.   Why I’m so affected, I have no idea, because ten pimples could embed themselves on my face and they would still blend in with my leathery middle-aged skin.  It’s like going to the gym, […]

Aliyaa holds many memories for me –  memories of sharing a birthday celebration a couple of years ago with two special people in my life (with an FBB-created pavlova, no less), memories of being surprised with a gorgeous set of sushi cakes, and memories of meeting certain people for the first time there and enjoying […]

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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.