Upside down Christmas

Maybe this is the year our dancing snowmen will reappear. They stand motionless on the path but when an unsuspecting rabbit or postman goes by, spring into life, dancing and singing. We are being encouraged to have an outdoor Christmas but without snow or a heatwave – scratching our heads how to make this feel […]

Autumn

Let your voice be heard

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Abraham Lincoln – Gettysburg Address – 1863 Vote

The End of Farming

“For decades, the way we farm has been degrading land and destroying wildlife. Now there’s a revolution coming – but is it going to create more problems than it solves?” – Christopher de Bellaigue more A feisty article worth reading – especially with conditions for farm workers in the UK under the spotlight because of […]

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new – Socrates”

Little sad to see the Year of the Pig coming to an end however hard it has been. ‘The Rat is the first of Chinese Zodiac. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. The Rat tricked the Ox into […]