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Crayons and strudel.

They just came to mind.

The last time I ate strudel I was sitting at a table with a very kind person. The last time I used crayons I was also sitting at a table and we laughed, a lot.

So these are pleasant things to think about.

Far healthier in a sort of feedback-loop way, than the “news”.

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A matter of opinion. No.

Beauty is what it is, and most welcome at that.

Is this more beautiful than that? Now that answer, is a matter of opinion.

But by and large I’m right!

We all are!

There is logic and wisdom and compassion – mix these and you have mixed the perfect tone.

No doubt.

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The greens are on.

We’re talking about cooking.

The recipe, as always, is made up as we go along.

What’s in the fridge, what did we bring home from the market, what comes to mind – that’s how we cook.

It’s like the Salvador Dali meets Pisaro, of cooking.

But better.

Delicious!

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Shifting towards fresh clotted cream and raspberry jam.

This is a traditional festive afternoon serving in England and especially the southwest region of Cornwall.

It is a Cornish Cream Tea. That’s the proper title.

Holidaymakers call in at “Teahouses”, which are usually decorated in the style you expect from a scene in a Dickens novel. Old tudor beams painted black, against rough or flowing looking walls painted white.

This is never going to be a fitness craze – that cream isn’t specially good for the health – but it’ll never disappear.

Oh tradition, oh me, oh my – when available you got to give it a try!

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Enjoying solitary calm in the midst of crowds and the connectedness of solitude.

Well, it’s great to mix things.

Isn’t that just the reason people like cocktails?

Don’t answer that! Don’t even think about it!

Saunter down a tree-lined street, or better…if you can, a tree-lined path and imagine how many trees there are as far as you can see. Don’t count, that’s cheating!

It’s relaxing I think.

And then it’s time for a reward.

Yes, that!

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