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Home is Where the Hearth is

But we don’t do fireplaces here in the tropics, so the nearest thing we’ve got to a hearth is the stove. And why not? Heartwarming memories often include images of mum baking pineapple tarts in the oven, or grandma squatting by the charcoal stove, patiently fanning it. A home isn’t truly complete without a kitchen.

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5 pebbles in the pond

Something’s Cooking

To my friends who complain I don’t have them over for dinner anymore, well don’t feel bad – I’m impartial when it comes to not having anyone over these days, so everyone’s been equally left out! Okay, so it’s mainly because I’m just too lazy to make my apartment presentable but there’s also the fact that I’m getting rather uninspired to cook full-on meals in that rather ad hoc kitchen of mine.

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8 pebbles in the pond