Put on the kettle…

Pour out your cornflakes, shreddies, bran flakes, coco pops, special K, muesli or whatever cereal you prefer to eat, then stop!

Don’t add milk or yoghurt yet. Wait. Just a second. Let the kettle finish boiling as you put a teabag into a mug. Mix in the water and add a little milk or cream if you prefer it that way. Take out the teabag and bring the mug over to your bowl.

The cereal is waiting, it wants to be eaten so don’t leave it. Pour that warm liquid gold over every grain, making sure that you enjoy the smell as these seemingly opposing delights merge.

There’s not much left to do. Add some sugar if you like it sweet, put your spoon into the bowl and scoop out your first mouthful. Make sure you blow on it… remember, this is a hot meal now. 

Here’s where it happens… that transformation, that realisation, that sadness because you’ve missed out for so long, that desire to eat more, not just now but every day for the rest of your life, that succulence, that warmth… that mmmmmmmmm. 

 Just close your eyes and imagine a world where you could get a big warm hug from whomever you choose, whenever you want. That's tea in cereal...