highlights of an ordinary day and a study-break:

(a) olive motifs

i. lunching on smoked trout fresh spinach with peppers, olives, tomatos, chives, cheese and pita bread while the wild wind beats cold on windowpanes. a thin slice of glass defining what it means to be cosy while the rest of the city sits still in spring rain.

ii. My table sprawled with fragments of unreasonably thick readings and seasoned drafts. i struggle to hold an absent intellect as the pink flesh of smoked fish slips out of sandwich, scenting theories and case studies with a quick drizzle of olive oil.






















(b) tails and raisins - a mean and successful dish. a glorious pot of stewed oxtail with potatos, peas, carrots, raisins, port and red wine. it came about from a mishmash 7 minutes of research on the internet. handcopied and mixed to the brim. secret lies in sitting the casserole overnight, then heat it over low flame again, allowing port and wine to soak deep. a morsel of meat falling effortlessly, off a fork. thick broth and comfort food, richness of wine, morsels of deep goodness from the pan.

(c) eastern surrender- i wanted to step beyond stacks of notes and transcend all the useless prose that says little and delivers nothing. another pretensious use of alphabets, save the few lines of gem that sealed and polished a noteworthy point.