It's a Classical Life

I found this quote by  Ana ïs Nin in a book I've been reading lately, called An Authentic Life: Finding Meaning and Spirituality in Everyday Life by Caroline Jones. Jones was an Australian journalist who died in 2022, aged 84. This book has been quite a powerful read for me and I hope to share more of it with you in the coming weeks.   Nin's quote can be taken quite harshly, but when broken down it makes a lot of sense. We often feel that we are in a position where we can't change, where we are a victim to our circumstances, or that things are simply outside of our control. Whether or not this state is one that we would willing choose for ourselves or not is relevant. The fact that we  choose  to remain in it, is very relevant. For the longest time I felt like I could not leave teaching. It was a position I had chosen for myself, but when it was no longer working for me, I slowly felt like a part of me was dying inside. I wasn't happy. I wasn't enjoying the work tha

Welcome back to It's a Classical Life.  I hope you have been enjoying this season (autumn or spring); finding moments to connect with nature, appreciate the simple things, read the classics and enjoy a slower pace as we approach the holiday season. I wanted to share with you a recipe today of one of my favourite spring dishes - quiche. I use fresh eggs from the chickens and fresh spinach from the garden and this dish is delicious! Here are some photos of the different steps in the recipe, so you can see how it looked as I made it. Sautéing the spinach, onions and garlic Assembling the quiche - the tomatoes are placed gently on top Served with some no-mayo coleslaw I chose to finish off some coleslaw with my piece of quiche; my son and daughter had roast vegetables with theirs. I prefer to eat my coleslaw without mayonnaise and a drizzling of French dressing. This meal was light yet filling and tasted delish! I love that we got to use home-grown produce as well; it certainly makes t