Perhaps the world ends here

I just took a quick break from tonight's preparations to look online. This poem, shared, with love, here, stopped me in my tracks.

It's by Joy Harjo.

The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.

The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.

We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.

It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women.

At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers.

Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table.

This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun.

Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory.

We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here.

At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks.

Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.

"Perhaps the World Ends Here" from The Woman Who Fell From the Sky by Joy Harjo. Copyright © 1994 by Joy Harjo. Used by permission of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., www.wwnorton.com.

Source: The Woman Who Fell From the Sky (W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1994)

A bowl that is too beautiful for nuts

The latest in our treasured collection from this painfully talented and generous lady. If you are looking for unusual furniture, fabulous gifts or something unique to celebrate a wedding, you know where to go.

From Little Acorns

Just wanted to spread the love and say a big thank you to Becca at "From Little Acorns Furniture" for mentioning us on her own lovely blog recently. You can find out more here.

Her creations, large and small, really are divine. The fabulous, multi use board she made us from sustainably sourced, Scottish wood at her Gifford workshop, is finished with olive oil making it foodie friendly and more than worthy of its place as part of this venture.

Watch out for its various guises: a canape tray, bread board, cheese board and i'm-afraid-it's-too-good-to chop-on-board and get one for your home (from just £35).