Mulled wine is popular at this time of year – but not with me. I like the smell from the bubbling cinnamon, cloves and fruit, and I like the idea of a warming winter drink. But, in truth, I usually find it a disappointing waste of good wine. A lot of shops sell a ready-mixed […]
AS a boy growing up in Belfast I would sometimes witness the amazing sight of a shift change at the shipyard. The factory horns would blow and thousands of men would stream from the many gates of the Harland and Wolff complex. Half of them would turn left and head to their homes in the […]