After breakfast in a Sydney cafe last Friday I decided to experiment with Bircher Muesli, not a huge departure from my daily porridge. This version is vegan; featuring four grain porridge, chia, apple juice, almond milk, shredded coconut and coconut yoghurt. Mixed through that is a seed, sultana and nut mix. Topped with fruit. Not …

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I’m discovering the writings of Winn Collier. Here he examines the trope ‘I’m spiritual, but not religious’ and points out that while the idea has some attractions, ultimately its just too thin to sustain a soul. An excerpt: Abstract ideals don’t have the grit I know is required to save me. Rather, it is Jesus’ …

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