Category Archives: Food
Good to be Home
“‘Come on, John,’ he said, ‘the longer we look at it, the less we shall like it.’” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress Every time I walk the long corridor toward the open door to the long tube I will spend … Continue reading
He Kept On
“He kept on singing his song…” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress I read an article in Time magazine once that said it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become accomplished at whatever is practiced. We visited Picasso’s museum today where … Continue reading
A Little More Tea?
“Will you not have a little more tea?” “Thank you,” said John, ” but if you can give me some directions, I think I would like to continue my journey.” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress It’s awfully tempting at times … Continue reading
Some Other Place
“Thus we know we are near to some other place on the map which is not yet visible on the countryside.” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress About noon we hopped aboard the 30 minute train to Madrid where we waited … Continue reading
Folk Tales
“And the sweetness came not with pride and with the lonely dreams of poets nor with the glamour of a secret, but with the homespun truth of folk-tales…” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress No sooner had we arrived in Toledo, … Continue reading
Celiac in Spain
“I have brought you a loaf…” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress Bread, it is said, is the staff of life and everywhere we eat, bread is brought to table first. The trouble with bread is that my body thinks it … Continue reading
The Language of the Heart
“I am coming to look more and more at the language of the heart. Logic and definition divide us: it is those things which draw us together that I now value most — our common affections, our common delight in … Continue reading
Out Here in the Country
“…the people who live there have to give an opinion once a week or once a day, or else Mr. Mammon would soon cut off their food. But out here in the country you can walk all day and all … Continue reading
A Particular Recurrent Experience
“Look,” said John, “here is a little inn. Is it not time we rested and ate something?” CS Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress Last evening we ate at a family-owned French bistro in the Rue Clare neighbourhood. Named Au Petit Tonneau … Continue reading
West Berlin and Wittenberg
Tickets were booked months ago for entrance into the Reichstag, Berlin’s Parliament and seat of democracy. The building is an architectural wonder — steel and glass with the best use of natural resources depicting openness in design and structure. That … Continue reading