Hi Catherine, interesting. I often wonder whether instructions from the past are transmitted intact. It is very likely that they are full of small errors which make them ridiculous, because they refer to everyday things but those things have changed.

I heard recently (after seeing the new movie Australia) about the Australian Dreamtime where wise people are able to sing themselves around a landscape by referring to the objects as they walk about; the song contains instructions about where to go next relative to those objects. The trouble is that if any of the objects are moved, perhaps by a railroad company clearing a route or some other invasion, then the cycle is lost.

On a personal note do I like my red wine slightly below usual room temperature.