ambrosia

it was while checking allan's email when i came across the word ambrosia courtesy of a cyber group which goes with the name wordsmith (wordsmith.org). the word is both an adjective and a noun and what caught my attention was it is a fruit dessert that is also a salad. and what makes it interesting is to complete the salad or the dessert you need to add shreds of coconut meat...which gets me thinking back of the coconut groves within the compound of banquerohan national high school. anyway cheers for the coconut...

if you care to do your own ambrosia i suggest you can add some mint leaves. it brings out the flavor of the whole mixture...

first snow of the winter season

the jura and the saleve are two of the mountains seen from our balcony in geneva. yesterday when i glanced in the direction of the jura i saw the mountain and got the impression that it was nearer than usual. a simple explanation became obvious: the peak of the mountain was covered with the first snow of the season...looking at the mountain i felt a fang of sadness...for me snow and winter is a sad affair...but i am not complaining for the simple reason that winter also gives us a breather from the daily grind of living...it is the season when earth itself needs to re new and re invent itself...trees need to shed leaves...and the turning of colors of the leaves itself is a beautiful experience...