These ties not only hold the cheese together but they become a gauge for applying the 'kackling' in the next stage – so make sure that they are exactly 1/8th of the circumference apart.

I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.

How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?

For example, an Italian woman named Laura Mesi recently drew supportive nods, raised eyebrows, and media attention aplenty for her sologamy ritual. With 70 guests, a wedding cake, a honeymoon (solomoon?) in Egypt, and presumably a huge bill, Mesi’s commitment to herself had every trapping of a “normal” wedding — except a partner.