A postcard from one end of the coffee table
Briefly
Ever felt like you’ve been running an endless marathon only to realise you’re only about three minutes in the moment you stop to catch a breath?
That’s what the past week felt like anyway. With events popping up left, right and centre, along with forms for data collection under the guise of adhering to SOPs.
There was a welcomed form of spontaneity with certain events. Meeting new and almost familiar faces while learning to place eyes and voices first collected from a distant chance meeting pre-COVID.
With the “new” normal in view, this week’s postcard is perhaps a reminder to keep the people, who truly nurtured your cause and celebrated your beliefs, close. To be wary of the crows that flock at a sight of “new and shiny”. The new and shiny that was initially grey and everyday; carried for and polished by the early adopters.
Thanks for being here. See you next week.
This week, I’m
reading: ‘Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook’ by Anthony Bourdain
working on: a ‘Food Writing — With a Purpose’ workshop
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