07/06/2026
Yesterday, one of my besties & I, went to the movies to see Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic! And we were both catapulted right back to 1981! Oh my goodness, what a trip down memory lane it was!
It is quite amazing how music & lyrics can envoke the memories of their time. Food & aromas can do that too!
And I think that is why I do so many family recipes & old school yum-yums! It reminds me of the love that we had as a family.
A time when you & your cousins got to hang out all together & eat & play, play & eat, or when Nan would cover your entire birthday cake in whipped cream - I can not whip cream & not remember Nan! Aunty Thele's Buttermilk Scones! Or the beautiful softness of Gran's hands as she read you a bed time story...all of it! Mum's Sticky Date Pudding or Chocolate Mousse! The hand made jams, the crochet'd blankets, the knitted (& itchy) jumpers.
A time when time was taken to make things from sctach. Everyone brought a plate & in my minds eye I can still see that the dinner table looked lime a veritable buffet!
So for today, at least I am hanging out with 13 year old Kiki as MJ's songs play on repeat in my head! 🕺💕 (hee hee)