The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother,” and the most beautiful call is the call of “My mother.” It is a word full of hope and love, a sweet and kind word coming from the depths of the heart. The mother is everything – she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness….

Everything in nature bespeaks the mother. The sun is the mother of earth and gives it its nourishment of heart; it never leaves the universe at night until it has put the earth to sleep to the song of the sea and the hymn of birds and brooks. And this earth is the mother of trees and flowers. It produces them, nurses them, and weans them. The trees and flowers become kind mothers of their great fruits and seeds. And the mother, the prototype of all existence, is the eternal spirit, full of beauty and love.

Red Cabbage : I prefer red cabbage in salads. The raw cruchyness gives a way for me to eat well with something that I don’t like when cooked. It is overlooked in many ways but has the same pigment molecules that make blueberries blue which creates a powerful antioxidant with an anticancer punch.

I greatly admire Joanna Lumley, I find her very inspiring in every way.  Joanna comes across as a beautiful woman with a big heart and tons of common sense. She views the world with honest eyes and is able to relate that vision back to us in a way that makes us more connected to the truth. Some of my favourite quotes from Joanna are

‘You have to feel more involved than just writing out a cheque. Charity is almost the wrong word - I think people are beginning to feel more responsible for the world.’

‘I can't see any difference in having your hair dyed, your teeth fixed, your nose done, or your face smoothed out or lifted.’

Joanna, if you ever need a facial, I’m your woman!!!