Cautionary Tail

Scary tail of a paper carrier bag.. Came home with a lot of things in a carrier bag and our little Fluf being curious went straight into the empty bag. I was distracted with the things that had bought and because we know he loves to go into bags and boxes we wernt worried.. until […]

Wilfy and Sparky – m.joy

These are Wilfy a very destinguished greyhound and Sparky an elegant Jack Russell handmade by us

Richmond Park

Today we drove up to Richmond Park again to see the deers. We went in the middle of the day to avoid the traffic in suburbs of London and turned off M25 at junction 12 which took us right into Richmond High Street on the A316 – past landmarks like Twickenham Rugby ground and the […]

Friends

Five year old Flash Mob

Yesterday had strangest experience being in the middle of a flash mob of five year olds at Brighton Open Market. They appeared from nowhere and gathered round a Christmas tree. They were waiting to see Sleeping Beauty and her Prince turn on the Christmas tree lights. They all sung Silent Night, it was very sweet […]

Gato tenta acordar irmão dorminhoco!

By ParallelStills

Swallows and Amazon

Lift my hat to Norway

Trying to find out about the mountain peak collapse of huge mount Mannen in Norway – heavy rain seems to be the cause (helecopter video of the slope) came across something else. This is old news, perhaps everyone but me already knew about it but with a nod to my dad – take my imaginary […]

Echoes

Poverty Alliance

Thank you for passing by – Poverty Alliance It is very impressive to see how Cuba is reaching out – it doesn’t have to be about money, althou this helps, more about helping pull someone up when they are down

Whiskers – m.joy

Kids who are Different

From http://members.tripod.com/~patricia_f

Vitamin D – Could it stop modern diseases?

“An award-winning writer and scientist believes a deficiency of Vitamin D in pregnant women is behind the increase in conditions such as MS, diabetes, schizophrenia and asthma” Oliver Gillie – 2014/The Telegraph (to continue to read the article – you need to pay for a subscripton to the newspaper)

Rainbow Organic Chocolates – Brighton Open Market

Lhasa Apso and Born Free Piglet

This is ‘Fluffums’ – a Lhasa Apso Tibetan Terrier and ‘Born Free’ Pig. Met Fluffums at a market. Unfortunately as i’m learning, probably didn’t get the angle of his head right – he held it a little higher, especially around other dogs and perhaps his body should be just a little shorter. But reasonably pleased […]

Sushi Stall at Brighton Open Market

London Road Regeneration

The Open Market area in Brighton is part of London Road Regeneration…more and the original market was established by returning WW1 serviceman The market is run as a social enterprise and the 12 studio workshops include ‘Open Arts’ that provides therapeutic support and social enterprise opportunities to people with Asperger’s, Autism and Learning Disabilities through […]

Open Market – Like Tea?

We dont sell at the Open Market any more but first time we had a stall there, impressed that this new market housed many permanent small businesses, open studios upstairs (there is a lift in the corner – looks a little like getting into a white tardis) and traders like us on the big floor […]

Nelson Mandela – July 18th 1918 – December 5th 2013

Nelson Mandela – “For to be free is not merely to cast of one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others”

Ura-Bon Festival

In Japan held in the middle of the seventh month – a time to pray for the peaceful rest of ancestors and is a time when deceased family members are believed to revisit the home to be reunited with their family. Little similar to Loi Krathong in Thailand and All Souls in November To guide […]