A one-pot meal, cachupa, is unofficially the national dish of Cape Verde, a drought-stricken archipelago off the western bulge of Africa. The dish is chock-full of cassava, seasoned sausages, corn and potatoes.

I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.

On the other hand, there are persons who have continually disapproved of the principle of compensation for a wrong given up, or the loss of an advantage unrighteously purchased.

Eleanor wore a green silk dress to bring out here eyes, with an ivory tatted collar and reticule to match.