by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
The shell of the cockle which is the common name for a group of small edible saltwater shellfish – clams. Cockles bury themselves into the sand, opening up to feed from the plankton in the water ; they can be collected for food at low tide. Cockle shells in...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Chateau translates directly as castle, but in France the word describes any house or estate in the country of any substance, other than fortified castles – these are chateau fort. In English language and understanding Chateaux are the manor houses, stately...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
The Charka is a portable, hand cranked spinning wheel in varying sizes so that it can be worked on the floor or from a table top and which packs down efficiently so is easily transportable. Famously used by Mahatma Gandhi in his mission to free the country from...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
The cassock ( or soutane) is the general term for the long, ankle length clerical gown worn by the priests of primarily the Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox churches, a more elaborate version of the habit worn by the monastics The word derives fropm the French...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Cassis is both a place and a drink: the place a French commune just east of Marseilles. And the drink, a liqueur more correctly Crème de Cassis is a sweet deeply red licquer made from blackcurrants. It would be neat if Crème de Cassis was made in Cassis, and...
