I went for breakfast at the Church today. Now, before you jump to the conclusion that the beautiful Victorian church in the village has been turned into a French Bistro, I must inform you that this is a monthly breakfast service where the village comes together and chats over a bacon sandwich and a coffee. This got me to thinking about the power of breaking bread together. Eating is such a basic thing, a simple necessity of life yet when people come together to eat the nourishment is so much more than the simple filling of bellies.
The slightly strange Mr Cameron talks about his Big Society where everyone takes control of their own community without assistance from any form of government. He has missed the point - its all about the Small society with people taking care of each other without it needing to be noticed as "voluntary work" or "doing something for the community".
The village in which I live has a host of children at present and we are planning a garden party for the royal wedding later this year. Now what sort of food will that need, I wonder?