Monthly Archives: November 2022
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Posted: November 23, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Black FriYAY
It’s almost upon us. The turkey has been bought and brave souls are trying to figure out how to cook the enormous bird without it drying up. My best suggestion is to take off the legs and cook them separately in the same oven for a much shorter time. Though a friend from Texas tell me that she cooks the turkey in a brown paper bag and covers the skin in loads of butter then cooks it in...
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Posted: November 21, 2022Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Happy Thanksgiving, Great Black Friday
Well this Thursday is Thanksgiving in the USA and Canada and it’s a Federal Holiday. The holiday has its origins in the story of the Mayflower, the ship of the Pilgrim Fathers, not so much about mothers in those days! We might have called it a Harvest Festival, but the original pilgrims had a pretty rough go of it and had plenty to celebrate. The Mayflower passengers...
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Posted: November 16, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Bronzes are Forever!
The art of bronze making has been known now for over two thousand years and the great artists have worked in this medium and a small town in Tuscany has hit the jackpot with a discovery of a hoard of more than 20 bronze statues and 6,000 gold, silver and bronze dating from the second century BC. They were found buried deep in an ancient thermal pool in San Casciano dei Bagni near...
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Posted: November 16, 2022Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Otterly Lovely from Herend
One of the most charming moments I can remember is when our family went to a wildlife park and we witnessed the captive otters and their babies singing for their supper. They gathered on a little bridge over their pool and sang so beautifully we almost cried with laughter and with our heart strings tugged we felt like better people afterwards. It is true that otters make...
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Posted: November 08, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Man’s Best Friend
For all you dog lovers there is nothing finer than being greeted by Fido when you walk in the door. The family might have had a bad day, the work or school might have gone sadly wrong, but the affection you get from your pooch never fails to warm the cockles of the heart and often puts mud and dog hairs on your clothes too. Dogs are the most loyal of creatures and that’s why we give...
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Posted: November 04, 2022Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Black Friday Queues: Are You Hungry for a Bargain?
Are you good at queuing? Do you think Black Friday is more important than ever as we go into a tough winter in a cost of living crisis? Then expect bargains to be the target of competitive shoppers and perhaps even some unruly behaviour. We all remember times when Black Friday events got out of hand. In one incident a few years ago Greater Manchester...
