“This book is for the reader who seeks a language with which to counter the development imperative in our accelerating culture. The various crises we encounter — ecological, economic or psychological — are very much the result of a blinkered philosophy of endless growth and cultural acceleration.”
— from the Introduction to Stand Firm
Definitely words to reflect on and process in my journal (over coffee and an early hot cross bun).
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The Big T’s newest restoration project; two old Francis Francis espresso machines in need of tlc. Image: Su Leslie 2018
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The Big T’s latest op shop find; the $20 coffee pot. The cups are mine. Image: Su Leslie 21018
At the end of our Waikato weekend, the Big T and I called in to the St John’s charity shop in Ngatea; leaving with a really pretty Japanese vase, a silver (plated) coffee pot and a loyalty card!!
The Big T loves coffee and has started buying interesting vessels for the making and serving thereof. I thought the little red stove-top gadget he got a few months ago was a good bargain, but this latest find was even better.
It took quite a lot of polishing to get it looking like this. Luckily T likes shiny things and is happy to put the in the required effort.
Regular Random is a photo challenge hosted by Desley Jane at Musings of a Frequently Flying Scientist. Please pop over and take a look; and if you’d like to join in:
Sue at Words Visual has provided the inspiration for this post. I think we both enjoy our morning coffee rituals, and they definitely make a good subject for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge |everyday moments.
Six Word Saturday is hosted by Debbie at Travel with Intent. You can see her post and others here.
A snack for the journey. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
These last few days I’ve been a bit absent from Word Press, so this afternoon I’m trying to catch up on the posts I’ve missed — fortified by a couple of salted caramel snaps and an experimental espresso.
Back to reality. Coffee, lists and bill-paying. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
The boy-child and I have been on a little road trip to visit my father.
I had intended to keep up with the blogging world while away. But truly, we were having too much fun exploring.
The boy and the mountain. Mt Ruapehu from the Desert Road. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
So apologies for my slowness in engaging with your posts and responding to comments. It’s gone on my “to-do” list.
The walnut and cranberry sourdough bread I baked a few days ago is still fresh enough not to need toasting, and was perfect with my morning latte.
In the spirit of mindful eating, I’m trying to make food more visually appealing, using our more interesting crockery, and setting the table with a cloth hand-embroidered by my paternal grandmother — whom I never met.
I’m sharing my breakfast contemplation as part of Desley Jane‘s RegularRandom challenge. If you’d like to know more about Five Minutes of Random #regularrandom (or just want to see some great photography), check out Musings of a Frequently Flying Scientist.
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