Drifting through life

My tastebuds do not like to be assaulted, (I'm guessing no-one's do), so once they have been, that particular food item is usually off the menu. For many years, if not for life. Rarely do I give in and give things a second chance. Sometimes though, thoughts of these foods which were repulsive to me come into my mind and I think that maybe I should give them another try. Like celery, which I hated as a child and now happily eat filled with peanut butter, or cooked in soups. Working at the checkout, seeing dozens of people buying dozens of avocados daily, made me think that I might just be missing out on something. So I bought one, I tasted it, it wasn't so bad.... Then I had many wonderful comments on how to eat it, what to do to make it more palatable. Since then I've had small cubes tossed in a salad, and today I mashed a little with salt and fresh gound black pepper and spread it on toast. The first bit was very, very small. More of a nibble. But it was o...

Colour? I hear you saying it. Who doesn't remember those oh-so-stylish avocado kitchens? But this is about the fruit. Many years ago, before avocados were the popular everyday item they are today, they were seen as "health food".  Back in the days when health food was something only the fanatics or hippies ate. I read and was told they're good for you. Low calorie or some such. You should eat them. They're good for you. Try one, they're good for you. I remember once a friend gave me a small chunk from the one she was eating. I tried to eat it, which meant I put it in my mouth and immediately wished I hadn't. It felt wrong, tasted awful. I spat it out and apologised to my friend. Vowed to never try that again. Now, we all know I've got a very sweet tooth. I recall a steady childhood diet of heavily sugared cornflakes for breakfast,  plum jam sandwiches for lunch, baked beans on toast for dinner. I'm sure there were other foods, but t...