Boys and girls, today’s topic in Hello Kitty Corner, is Friendship.Or, if you like, we will call it 'The Toffee Effect’. Taken from an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, 'Patience' (1881), I leant this valuable life lesson as a kitten, thanks to Mother's incessent playing of the stuff. It goes a little something like this:
Duke. Tell me, Major, are you fond of toffee?
Major. Very!
Colonel. We are all fond of toffee.
All. We are!
Duke. Yes, and toffee in moderation is a capital thing. But to live on toffee - toffee for breakfast, toffee for dinner, toffee for tea - to have it supposed that you care for nothing but toffee, and that you would consider yourself insulted if anything but toffee were offered to you - how would you like that?
Colonel. I can quite believe that, under those circumstances, even toffee would become monotonous.
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In continuation of a conversation this morning over latte’s and cuppachino’s at the V&A Waterfront, and in honor of all my fabulously ‘different’ friends who were there to share it with me, I decided to have a Barney moment, write this little blog post and dedicate it to you all.
There are many many sayings I love and live by. Some make more sense than others. Some are just absurd enough not to ignore.
- 'When the speeding melon hits the wall, it is Christmas time for the crows,' is an all time favorite.
- '...that which we call a rose , by any other name would smell as sweet.' (or in the simplified version, 'a rose is a rose is a rose' or something like it.)
- 'When you sit you stand, but if you stand you can sit,' is right up there.
- 'Variety is the Spice of Life’.
This is perhaps never more true than when it is applied to the people you surround yourself with. I believe that the more diverse your friendship groups are, the more colourful and fulfilling your life will be.
Anyway, the point is, if we were all identical in every possible aspect, either we would have a world-wide Children of the Corn situation (freaky!) or we would be the dullest species ever to have lived.
Lets face it. A bucket full of cumin does not an amazing, delicious, nutritional well balanced meal make. But a beautiful roast, succulent lamb with, among other herbs, a sprinkle of cumin, baby asparagus drizzled with a lemon pepper vinaigrette, rosemary and spring onion grilled roast potatoes, and gentle-glazed carrots with a slightly sugared crust, all expertly made with the prestigious care of hands that are intent on creating an unforgettable culinary experience, now that could possibly be the best meal a person could ever have!
My lovely friend ‘MoonChild’ is the cumin and is out to save mother earth. Another friend ‘I&J’ is the vinaigrette and is intent on making the planet die with laughter. ‘Hell’ is the perfect cut of lamb and just accepts us all as we are, no matter what. ‘Luscious Lulu’ is the garnish, and has the voice and the presence of a Spirit-guide-Goddess. ‘Kitty’ is the roast potatoes and she has the most deliciously deviant mind ever! Little Leopard is the sugar-glaze, curled up right inside my heart, and knows all the hottest tips and coolest cats. ‘Tori’ is the carrots – and filled with elder-sisterly-pure love and guidance for anyone around her. T-man and his man are lemon pepper, and fill our social networks with daily updates of adult entertainment and hilariously-cleaver word plays. ‘Flirty’ is the spring onion, and has the best taste in handbags, the naughtiest stories and the most infectious laugh! And ‘Honey B’ is the rosemary, living life to make everyone around her feel loved and special all the time…There are so many more, all completely different, all completely unique. And together they all make up my perfectly balanced world.
I love you all, my little non-toffee's!
Love, lust and fairy-star-dust
Cherry Blossom
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