The day it rained gratitude
There is nothing more precious, nothing more joyous than being pregnant and feeling a baby alive inside of you. And, loosing a child is one of the worst things ever that can happen to a woman.. This is for all the women out there who had stillbirths, to honor their...
Mooney tunes
The Moon cycle governs many a life on this beautiful blue ball. Generation upon generation of humans lived in total synchrony with its cycle. And, in a certain abstract way, looking at our calendar year and its units of months, we still do. But do we really? Speaking...
Three unusual steps to stop binging
I have tried many things to get around habitual and emotional eating for no other reason than to 'fill me up'. The path of least resistance One of the suggestions to get off an unhealthy habit is described by Krishnamurti, where he talks about the road of least...
Maria Sabina, Mexican medicine woman and poet
“Cure yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon. With the sound of the river and the waterfall. With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds. Heal yourself with mint, with neem and eucalyptus. Sweeten yourself with lavender, rosemary, and...
Hot Coconut Chocolate Royal
This version of hot chocolate is inspired on a commercial product, but since it's too expensive for my taste, I mixed up a blend of similar ingredients, as I had them laying around the kitchen anyway.. Did you ever think about combining Chai (tea) spices with...
A thought on dating apps
The principle of dating apps is that everyone can find that special someone. It's a noble initiative for sure.. especially when you do strike up a conversation with someone who turns out to be The One. What happens in between there somewhere is a process much less...
COVID and fermented foods
A new study came out which looked at the impact of fermented foods on the mortality of those with COVID: For every _gram_ a day the risk of COVID death dropped 35.4%. This sort of things makes me extremely happy!...
Something a little philosophical
With all the things that are currently going on in the world, the blackness, the fear, the media-induced extreme paranoia with regards to everything contagious, I was wondering where this is going: There always seems to be more and more and more of it, not less. Why...
Restructuring website alert
I am going to slowly start restructuring this website over the next couple of months to reflect a little bit better how my interests are evolving over time. Of course the idea is to keep a section specifically reserved about fermentation. In addition, I would like to...
The mirror appears
Trust others - discard inner Cherish others - neglect inner Fight for others - succumb inside Live for others - die insideEnough - neverAccepted - neverValued - neverOthers know bestAssure and restthe heart slowly dies in it's comfortable nestWhy is betrayal all I...