I'd like to say that it's a pleasure to be here. However I'm very much a novice to the world of making a public statement about any thing to do with my life. This excursion has been prompted by a complete mental block in the completion of the assignment I'm trying to do. It's a case of anything but and in this case it's either cleaning the house or starting a blog. Guess which won. It's probably too late to start cleaning now anyway.
If anyone's wondering about the title of this blog it refers to my twin obsessions and, I suppose, my philosophy of life. That's what most blogs are about, aren't they? Obsession and philosophy. In the case of this scribe food is always an evocation of places, people, times past and future. It's always exciting eating something for the first time. It's always slightly worrying cooking or being served something that tantalised the taste buds first time around. The second experience often doesn't live up to the memory. It's the same with music festivals. The first time at any music festival blows the mind, the second time is never quite as good. That's been my experience anyway. Perhaps I just don't like repeating things.
Plants, however, just get better and better. Especially plants that have adapted to certain climates and conditions and are an integral part of their world. Of course, there's always the possibility that you can eat them.
Here are some pictures of plants. They may look familiar but they're growing in their natural habitats and look all the more beautiful for that.
