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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.


Burning Days
Written by a bright Turkish soul reminding us of the power and responsibility of our interconnections.

Nicole Crabtree
Aug 7, 20212 min read
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Melanie, her coffee and the Sambhav foundation from CH to Nepal
Meet Melanie, buy coffee direct from Nepalese coffee growers, discover Sambhav CH & contribute in your way to healing, personally & globally

Nicole Crabtree
Apr 2, 20213 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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Naked Full Moon Dancing and Turkish Circles
Magic, exponentially. Guest writers Francesca Tiffin and Ayse Yayla share their amazing February 2021 Snow moon, full moon, stories with us.

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 19, 20217 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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A Life in Books: Chapter six the Tao Te Ching / Meditation Stories No. 1
An invitation in 2021 to reflect and meditate on what matters for you with the Tao Te Ching.

Nicole Crabtree
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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An invitation to FOODMood’s podcast meditation series
Begin 2021 with FoodMood’s podcast meditation series. An invitation to pause any time of day to refill, rejuvenate, and relax.

Nicole Crabtree
Jan 1, 20212 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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Fall birthdays, presents, poems, and angels
31 October is Angela’s birthday and this post is a present to her. A reminder that she is a gift to all who know her.

Nicole Crabtree
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Discernment: Join me at Baykush School for a special Journey
Join me for a journey at Baykush School -
Discernment: Identify & transform your habits back to conscious choices.

Nicole Crabtree
Oct 3, 20203 min read
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An Accidental Blogger
Inception to Publication – what it takes to make a blog post. Notes on process. Working on Social distancing – A visit to Moscow, it...

Nicole Crabtree
May 16, 20203 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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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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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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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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