Episode 31 – Echoes of Juneteeth and letters to the Ancients

The business of Juneteenth?

For me? It is an ongoing action, a time for somber reflection, meditation and gratitude for the resilience of the human spirit. Bearing witness to the calls of “get over it” or “the past is the past” echo with the concussive force of cruelty and a reminder of one the most consistent traits of humanity:

“Man’s ongoing inhumanity towards man.” On Episode 31, I read from a letter that I wrote to my Ancestors and I reflect on another that I penned for my Uncle after his homegoing, as the realization of history repeating is an uncomfortable, but necessary truth.

Episode 62 – The cooking of the cookbook – As the Incense Burns 🔥

On this episode… I'm thinking out loud. In the run up to this forthcoming cookbook, something to consider. A cookbook, recipes? Are truly love letters and historical documents, especially when you think of the love and stories shared by way of a meal. This truth has been something that has echoed for me in my role as a genealogist and a chef.