Piero della Francesca [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022
OldTrout \(2024\)
Arts
The Coventry Carol
Several oil-on-oak-panel versions of The Massacre of the Innocents were painted by 16th-century Netherlandish painters Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Pieter Brueghel the Younger. The work translates the Biblical account of the Massacre [more…]
Cooking
Saucisses en croûte
Dead easy recipe for a midweek treat. Prep time – 15 mins Cook time – 30 – 40 mins You will need: 2 packs of good quality sausages 1 pack of bacon 1 medium sized [more…]
Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols: Merry Christmas! OldTrout 2018