November 30th, St Andrew's Day.

The Apostle Andrew is the Patron Saint of fishmongers. Doubtless this is because he and his brothers Simon and Peter were fishermen by trade; hence the tradition that Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying that he would make them "fishers of men". We intend to celebrate the day with a prawn risotto.

Andrew is best known hereabouts as the patron saint of Scotland. However, he is a busy saint being the patron of several other countries and cities including Barbados, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Amalfi in Italy, Esgueira in Portugal, Luqa in Malta, Parañaque in the Philippines and Patras in Greece. He was also the patron saint of Prussia and of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He is considered the founder and the first bishop of the Church of Byzantium and is consequently the patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It is truly astonishing just how much Professor Google knows!

Anyway, we are about to celebrate