A couple of years ago a 69-years-old Dutchman lost his case in court. He had wanted to change his birth date by 20 years to become legally younger. His bid had been based on his belief that he had the body of someone in their 40s – according to his doctors. The court said that the man in question ‘was…

There was a huge garden in my previous parish. Most of it was well kept but there was a strip of ground totally overgrown by all sorts of weeds and entangled thorny shrubs, making it impassable and impenetrable. Which was rather unfortunate as the Catholic school on the other side of the adjoining low wall would have loved to use…

Some time ago I read a newspaper article on food storage at home. I was interested in that because a) my Mum had trained me very well not to waste food and b) I like fresh food made from fresh ingredients. I was bamboozled by the article’s take on potatoes. It was suggested that potatoes should be kept unwashed, with…

Another week, another twist in our collective life in the pandemic. I’ve already lost track of what we can and what we cannot do; what we should and what we shouldn’t do… My confusion gets greater each week with newly tweaked rules, regulations and guidelines – and I am in a relatively comfortable situation as semi-self-isolation has been my regular…