Yoghurt will be the sign

We are a family of yoghurt lovers. So much so, that we even make it ourselves. Our favourite is natural yogurt with a few fresh berries or if we are feeling a little bit fancy maybe a squeeze of lemon, a drop of honey and a scraping of ginger. Sheer delight.

Making the yoghurt takes a bit of effort and planning, as it needs many hours to work its magic, (there is a technical term for this magic, but I am blown if I know it. )

In short you have to enjoy the yoghurt making process, otherwise it is really not worth the effort.

During our move period, we have been living without most of our worldly goods. They are apparently somewhere on some long stretch of water someplace. Location exact unknown!

Most of our things we really don't miss, it's quite amazing to realise how much of it we don't really need. That said, certain things, are really missed.

Now I can't honestly say that I miss the yoghurt maker, well not in the way that I miss my ice hockey kit, but it does hold a certain place in our lives.

You see making yoghurt is like a ritual. It represents home and a routine. A certain kind of peace and calm is needed to do this.  None of these things, we have right now. And that is something we all really do miss.

I also do know that when the container does arrive. It will still be weeks before normality resumes.

So the first day we make yoghurt, will be the first day I believe we will feel really settled in our new place.   In my mind it still feels like months away, before this routine can begin again. However maybe that's just the feeling I have right now.  Reality is hopefully different.

So the first time we get round to doing this process and I taste the first home-made yoghurt I will let you know, because of that moment going forth, our family will have found it's new rhythm and will be dancing to its new beat.

Yoghurt will be the sign.

Are you waiting for something? What is your sign?