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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.

Musings on Lockdown

View of lake Lugano, at our first Qi gong group. Just before Lugano went on lockdown four soul sisters came together to do a session of...

Nicole Crabtree with Guest blogger Angela Lanza

May 2, 20203 min read

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Back to "Normal"

My beautiful, magical carnations which give me joy a hundred times a day. It is the end of April as I write this and in Lugano we have...

Nicole Crabtree

May 1, 20203 min read

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Ceci, my favorite bean

Chickpea. Garbanzo beans. Ceci. Chana. Gram. Top top mama. Nohut. Whatever country you’re from whatever you call it, this beautiful bean...

Nicole Crabtree with recipe from continuing guest

Apr 26, 20202 min read

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Love Language in Lockdown

On one of their royal pillows, Bunny & Bearli pose on the terrace with their homemade masks, compliments of Poppy. Creativity in lockdown...

Nicole Crabtree with masks and video filming by

Apr 19, 20201 min read

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Social distancing - send your FREE HUG today!

Click the image of me in Rome giving out hugs or this caption to see the video - and send it to someone who you want to hug/needs a hug...

Nicole Crabtree

Apr 13, 20202 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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Coconut – Southern India and Sri Lanka in a nut and a cookie, literally

Bunny & the Bearli's admire coconut palms at sunset on the beach outside our guest house Whispering Shells in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. King...

Nicole Crabtree with recipe by Barbara Marchiando

Mar 30, 20203 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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