How to explain the pleasure, even before it reaches the taste buds! I must say in my case, my smell sense must be quite developed, not sure if this happens to all people, but i almost prefer the smell then the eating... (mainly because i have a terrible stomach, so i can smell as much as i want and i don't have a sore stomach!!!!) But really the pleasure to smell something that makes your mouth water with anticipation, how wonderful: preparing bake veggies, herbs, garlic or onion slowly frying in a pan, baking a bread or a cake, hot chocolate, Ummmh! To realise we have that pleasure often, more so, then most people that inhabit our beautiful earth, should makes us feel so good, special but i think most people don't appreciated it, and mostly just expect it. The smells of food, also take you to another place, time and era: it is a "time machine" to memory lane, a hope for happiness & fulfilment of desire, a place of comfort, were often we have hidden our pain & suffering, or our happiness and love! Take the time to transform the food, enjoy the company & be grateful, as one day this may be a thing of the past. Violeta

How quick one forgets about the phisical and emotional damage, the fire made in our lives. Grateful to still to have a home, and a way to make a living. Still the scars surface every day, to remind us of the frail existence we carry on this earth. Mother earth always seams to recover. To create beauty and life. Think positively Sometimes is quite hard to do it... but we must, thought create reality.