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The Spurtle
Our friend Helen, who was brought up in Scotland, was talking about breakfast. Inevitably the conversation included porridge… the best way to cook it and eat it… stirring it with ‘a spurtle’. Spurtle?! Apparently a spurtle is a traditional Scottish wooden stirring stick, designed to stir thick foods – like porridge – to create smooth,…
Saint Gregory the Great
Yesterday, September 3rd, was the feast day of St Gregory the Great. I read… Born around 540 AD, into a wealthy family, Gregory was a government official in Rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, gave away his wealth, became a monk and founded six monasteries. Ordained a priest, Gregory…
Exclusion
Yesterday my friend Nigel posted a piece about ninety-year-olds having to use a smartphone to access basic rights: ‘,,,everything has become an app, a code, a portal. The very people who built this country… now find themselves illiterate in their own homes. If booking a medical appointment or paying a bill requires the help of…
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