In a documentary about Anglo-Saxon art, you do not expect to hear mention of Romulus and Remus-like figures depicted on a piece which appears to pertain to their creation beliefs. That's rather interesting, as is that they are shown as adults beneath the she-wolf, not babies as usual in Roman iconography ( Read more... )

I have a favourite knitting magazine, which is called Sandra. That it has more interesting patterns than anything else on the British market and is considerably cheaper than its competitors are both commendable attributes, but those are small factors in comparison to the joy provided by Irene, its ever-amusing translator ( Read more... )

Mother mine ordered a vanilla pannacotta with blueberry sauce in an Italian restaurant. She was presented with a slice of chocolate cheesecake with cream. Not so strange, as orders get mixed up sometimes.

It got weird when the waitress informed her that it was a vanilla pannacotta with blueberry sauce. In my experience of Italian desserts, ( Read more... )