Airs

“In his entire life he had never been alone in the water; it was an infinite space shared b everyone.”
― Victoria Hislop, The Sunrise

“The fluff of cherry blossoms is more sparse now, the flowers single rather than double and somehow more beautiful, with less pressure to perform.”
― Nigel Slater, A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

“It is heartening when readers come up to me and tell me which of my recipes tey have been making, but especially so when they include this which they make each year to celebrate some event or another. The salmon pie on Christmas eve perhaps, or the sausage pasta with mustard and cream on their anniversary.

I have often wondered why I feel such delight when this happens. It dawns on me today that it is not just that it gives me a brief sense of purpose; it is also a relief to hear that the recipes actually work.”
― Nigel Slater, A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

“A dust from the indoor spice market has permeated my clothes, my hair, my lungs. The ghost of ground ginger and pepper, fine and soft like talcum powder. Dust, on this trip, has been the dust of fatigue. But not today. This is dust that energises and lifts the spirits, that makes my eyes tingle and my nose run.”
― Nigel Slater, A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts