Today I am writing from Sally Lunn's Tea Room in Chatham, N.J. It is fun to write from different venues for inspiration and a simple change of scenery. The smell of tea leaves permeates the air as I wait in anticipation for those "melt in your mouth" homemade scones. I have spent many lunches and late afternoon teas in the one in Chester and now am enjoying the other location as well. Beautiful classical music plays in the background and English jams and china decorate the shelves. I am transported to England where I traveled with my mother to a famous tea room on the "other side." I can almost feel the dampness in the air as I take my first bite of quiche. I guess it is quite obvious that I am motivated by food!
Sampling the world's cuisine has always taken me on a trip in my mind. It works in a pinch...when I need an escape and have no time to travel!
Today I am writing about people who live off the land. Today...food is the farthest thing from their minds. Today they are thinking about a code of honor, by which they live....a code so harsh that it is shocking. It is my job to "transport" you back to this place, to this time....and make you as the reader understand their honor and why it is necessary for their survival.
With their code of honor comes consequences that shake your very soul....as they did mine...for I feel their pain as I write their story.
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