Community and cause in Oegstgeest
On 18/9/2019, I cooked an Indian (mostly) vegetarian dinner for the 40 Oestgeestenaars who signed up + 10 volunteers who helped me cook and serve. I’m extremely grateful that I got the chance to tell people of India’s deep engagement with living healthy, happy and complete lives without eating animals and the relevance of this…
A castle in my neighbourhood
Long ago, a few very wealthy people luxuriated in this castle and a disproportionate number of others made sure that they did. And still others toiled to ensure continuity. In this castle, after the materially wealthy ones and the intellectually wealthy one (Descartes) had moved out, folks not unlike you and me moved in. People…
August Times
It’s summertime, and if you’re not a tourist yourself, you could be bumping into one. Unlikely in Oegstgeest though. Countryside walks in and around this village are one way to take in the tourist experience without feeling hemmed in by thousands more. This is what I offer friends and family who visit. While I am…
Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Dreams could come at least 50% true, and songs too, apparently. That’s what I found when I read the recipe on the label of the packet of black spaghetti. Black, because it gets it’s colour from ink fish. I needed sage and rosemary to bring this black spaghetti to life. And the song that started…
Mission Possible
I’m hardly ever in front of my house, but on this day, I was. And before I knew it, a voice greeted me and asked if I’d like to volunteer to go around the neighbourhood collecting money for ‘foundation for the child’. And before I knew it, I had signed up with name, telephone number…