...A bit of food for thought

Beetroot chutney:

 

Cooking time approx 40 min

 

1lb of onions, chopped

1 lb of granny smith apples or other crisp eating veriety, peeled and chopped

3 lb of cooked beetroot

1 pint spiced vinegar(  I use Sarson's Malt spiced pickling vinegar  or a mixture of this and cider vinegar. I always make sure I add a teaspoon of dried pickling spices if the vinegar isn't already spiced)

2 teaspoons of salt

1 lb of white sugar

 

- Chop the onions

- Cook the chopped onions for a short time in a little of the vinegar

- Add the rest of the ingredients ( the beetroot should be diced in very small pieces)

- Boil steadily stirring from time to time until the chutney thickens ( the vinegar will evaporate a little)

- Pour into jars

 

The flavours will blend and improve with age! I certainly wait at least three weeks before opening a jar...

 

Coniferous Canopy

I'm sure we've all heard of the expression 'Can't see the wood for the trees'.

This particular shot reminds me of times when our life's path can appear unclear because of silly distractions and minor obstacles in our way. See these minor nuisances as the flimsy branches between you and the clear blue skies ahead of you-Just brush them aside as you focus on your desires!

Stone Love Seat

Just thought I'd have a wee change with something very 'down to earth'. I built this a while back to face the setting sun. My clients desired an intimate spot to share a glass of wine and watch the sun go down of an evening. I hope you like it. 

Home Sighted at last

Ever had deja-vu? Ever had really vivid dreams that seemed SO real that you could taste and feel and see everything you experienced? You remembered the people, places, things etc.? Have you ever felt a deep connection with someone you have never met ? { in this lifetime? }. Have you ever pondered that you don't feel like you come from here? When you gaze at this image do you have a sense of 'home?' Comments..please   

'Solar' Plexus and 'Sacral' Chakras?

Don't know what to say about this one tonight as I've had a long day and am too pooped to focus. No wait, there's  yellow,orange, green in there, blue, white, red and purple- all the seven chakra colours! I simply didn't look for them. What do you see that makes you feel better/relaxed looking at this image?

Blue tealight in ceramic vase?!

Again, this is another  image taken from the Hubble Telescope. I simply struggle to comment on these photos- they are so 'out there' and gorgeous. However, me being a very simple soul, I dare to imagine this 'thing' as an amazing translucent candle holder in my clinic, shining the colours you see in all it's cosmic glory. Visualise this as your very own 'crystal cluster bedside lamp'. Visualise it bathing you nightly with heavenly healing energy as you sleep and know with sureness, that despite all your trials and tribulations, you are grandly loved.

Look at me!

This image has so much 'stuff ' that I wouldn't insult your powers of gazing to even begin to imagine the signals/message/nothing that you get from this. If you remember kalaidescopes as a child, those funny tubes you looked through whilst twisting the tube and all these patterns fell into place[Ok I'm old, nearly 50]. If not then that's fine too- I just love the scene, and remember when you can see it, you are a part of it, and even when you can't, you still are 'cos you are part of God. We is all the same 'stuff'.

Heavenly Body

You could be forgiven for thinking the above image is a computer-generated psychedelic record sleeve cover or clever piece of pop art. However, it is an actual photo taken from the Hubble Telescope, the most powerful that we currently have on the planet! Isn't it stunning? Of course, it is a huge distance from us being many light years away which makes you think of the sheer vastness, indeed endlessness of this amazing universe  which 'we find ourselves in'. Contemplate that YOU are a part of all that you are observing here and don't ever doubt that, whilst you may sometimes feel small, that you are an integral part of the whole picture. Being/feeling 'Holy" merely means being/feeling part of the 'Whole'. More celestial images to follow...