Having forgotten my conclusion after the last basil batch withered away I invested in a new basil plant while picking up some meat in Superquinn yesterday. Upon heading to Lidl, I then found a basil plant 43% cheaper so I couldn’t resist:
Lidl: €1.69
Superquinn: €2.99
Over the next while I’ll keep an eye on them and post [...]

I’ve been reading the latest set of reader question published by the New Scientist, “Do Polar Bears Get Lonely“. It’s quite good. In fact, it’s seriously hindering my reading of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma“, another Christmas present, which has much smaller writing and is thus less inviting.

The reason I bring that up here is that a [...]