21/02/2026
A simple breakfast contains so much of my life.
Bread by Cian , sourdough with the perfect consistency baked fresh onsite daily. A friend in my community.
Olive oil from Gozo, Malta. My Mum in law is Maltese, and we've formed a wonderful connection over the years with the little archipelago floating in the Mediterranean.
Sea salt also from Gozo. I've scooped salt out of the salt pans there myself, with my children.
An old plate that we found in an old ruin of a cottage, before it was re-built into a lovely modern country cottage that others now enjoy. It was a little adventure with the kids, climbing among the few rafters that were left there and discovering these forgotten treasures.
The placemat, a wedding gift for Tom .beach.house and me when we were married 32+ years ago.
The cup, a gift to my daughter when she was small. She now lives halfway around the world, an electrical engineer and lover if life. Cheers!
The coffee - a luxury of roasted beans from too many air miles away. Sustainable? The milk from an Irish dairy farm - a hard slog. Thank you.
A collaboration of so many people, skills, knowledge, places, generations, love, Earth, sun, rain, life, the universe, deep time... all here on my plate for a few moments to nourish and sustain me.
