Illustration courtesy of Wix My son Eoin is home from San Francisco for a week to attend a stag-party and, separately, a wedding of two of his friends. The fact that it clashes with my birthday is a happy coincidence! (Thanks and good luck to Séamus, Rebecca and Domo!) Eoin loves his food and the quality of our Irish food is one of the aspects of life that he really misses while living abroad. Where and when they can, he and his wife try to shop and buy produce in farmers' ma

On my way from my car to the supermarket entrance, I regularly stop to look at the window display in Book Haven in Knocklyon to see what new titles they have on show. Naturally, I am often tempted to go in for a better look (and to feel and smell!), and I frequently purchase a new book before I buy my groceries. Food for the soul and spirit is every bit as important as food for the body, I would argue. Imagine my delight yesterday morning, when I stood in front of the window