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Welcome to FoodMood blog space. Reflections on my travels, musings, favorite recipes, and the Bunny Chronicles. Storytelling with joy, sass, self-reflection, and hope.
Living in Love - Turkey 2021
Kenan and Agnes, my first impression of them. Shining pure love. For 6 weeks my heart sang for their happiness.
Nicole Crabtree
Jul 27, 20214 min read
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TURKISH DELIGHTS – Pre-order your copy today
Turkish Delights is the 3rd book in The Bunny Chronicles series. All 3 are available for individual/bulk classroom purchase.
Nicole Crabtree
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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28 March - Join us live for the virtual launch of Bunny's new book - Turkish Delights
Sunday, 28 March 6 pm CET. Join me, Ayse Ozden of Dixi books & special guest, Begum Erenler, for special insights into the Bunny Chronicles.
Nicole Crabtree
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Virtual Travel Experiences - Valuable Learning and the Vatican Revealed
Meet Fabiana, Leonardo, & Linda - passionate people who came together to combine the excitement of travel and the concept of the documentary
Nicole Crabtree
Feb 14, 20213 min read
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Magical Sicilian Adventures
“Italian bread” according to the narrative of my youth. A few years ago my mother came to visit me in Switzerland. Lugano, conveniently...
Nicole Crabtree
Nov 14, 202012 min read
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Social distancing – A visit to Moscow
This is a one of two portraits done by my friend Konstantin Zubrilan in whose studio I spent many wonderful salon like afternoons and...
Nicole Crabtree
May 9, 202010 min read
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Social Distancing - Join me on memory lane in Vladivostok & the Russian Far East (RFE)
If you are wondering where Vladivostok is, go to Japan and take a left. For an image of the entire Russia Far East see the bottom of this...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by various friends and
Apr 6, 20205 min read
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Community - the Indian Difference
Our happy family at Mysore Palace. Two months in India? What did you do? This is the reaction most people have when we speak about our...
Nicole Crabtree with video by Kenan Soylu
Mar 20, 202015 min read
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Magical Portugal – a special video reading by the author
Magical Portugal, the second book in the Bunny Chronicles, comes with a special new feature – a video for you to read along with!...
Nicole Crabtree with photos and video by
Mar 7, 20201 min read
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MAGICAL PORTUGAL - Get your copy now!
Bunny is back with new adventures! This time she is in Portugal with Mommy, Poppy, and Bearli. There, they discover new places, try new...
Nicole Crabtree with illustrations by Alice Mae
Mar 1, 20201 min read
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Celebrations, reflections, and returns – Back in 2020
In January Claudio and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. An impossible feat to have imagined in either of our lives. We both swore...
Nicole Crabtree with drawing by Alice Mae
Dec 10, 20193 min read
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Magical Turkey – Bunny returns to her roots & Picci has her first vacation
Compliments of Miss Blu, our family at KOK Kamp on the first day. On our last night at the KOK camp the young woman I had nicknamed Miss...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Begum Erenler Soylu
Jul 26, 20199 min read
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On the road again.....back in July
The completely packed case Packing a suitcase. One of my greatest pleasures. Just like going to the grocery store represents cooking and...
Nicole Crabtree
May 28, 20192 min read
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An adventure, Rome and beyond in photos
Even at a commercial center near the airport in Rome 🐰 found her carrots & artichokes! If only we could take some 😂. Roma!! Beautiful...
Nicole Crabtree
May 19, 20191 min read
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Magic in bologna – Bunny’s star is born at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bunny holding her own as we enter the book fair. In 2006 bunny was born in Istanbul. In January 2019 bunny debuted in her own book...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Esra Jauch
Apr 24, 20194 min read
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Primavera, Milanese style
Bunny rests against a tree while I do Qi gong in the Indro Montanelli Public Gardens near Porta Venezia. Finding myself in Milan on a...
Nicole Crabtree
Mar 29, 20191 min read
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Get your copy of the first Bunny Chronicles - how Bunny was born
Back cover of the first edition of the Bunny Chronicles, how Bunny was born. For Nicole Crabtree, this is a dream come true. As an auntie...
Nicole Crabtree with illustrations by Alice Mae
Feb 14, 20192 min read
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Istanbul: the magical city where Bunny was born
Istanbul is my favorite city in the world and given my travel history this is saying something. The magic of the Bosphorus alone is like...
Nicole Crabtree with guest blogger Megan Levine
Jan 25, 201914 min read
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Como, my Italian happy place
Left Cernobbio in winter on the lake; middle Brunate in spring; right window art that called our souls in Como center. Como is,...
Nicole Crabtree
Dec 1, 20184 min read
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ROME: la vità è bella
Rome by night from the terrace of Barbara’s lovely home, the Palazzo Pozzi center, top left and bottom middle; bottom left Piazza Navona;...
Nicole Crabtree
Nov 4, 20187 min read
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