A Feast of Green

We’re coming up to St Patrick’s Day, which by tradition brings Sheila’s Brush; a snowstorm that follows on the heels of the saint’s day, one hopefully the last of the…

Happy International Women’s Day!

The suffragette-inspired celebration dates back to 1909, although marking it on this date came about in 1917. IWD is a national holiday in many countries, and has generally picked up…

Is a seal a fish?

We’ve often heard that none less than the Pope, or a pope, or the Bishop, or a bishop, decreed that seals were fish – not meat – opening a food…