‘Lock Down’ is something before heard about on crime dramas where all the prisoners are put in ‘Lock Down’ when something bad happens and they are locked in their cells. Not ever so different.

Ramon’s Dad – Cloud Forests of Ecuador

Ramón’s father, who was defending his family’s land in Colombia’s rainforest from powerful palm oil companies, was murdered in broad daylight. Now Ramón’s mum worries for her son’s life.. Ministry of Environment, Quito, Ecuador: Please – Stop Selling Last of the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest to Oil Companies You can make soap from Lanolin in sheeps […]

Big Garden Birdwatch – this weekend

Will try again tomorrow as light rain. You can hear background hum of birds up the trees but have to be something spectacular to get them to leave their nests today – only a large cheeky robin flew down for the bread and a buzzard and a seagull as we are not far from the […]

February

A parsnip sits in the ground waiting for the first frosts which are meant to make it taste sweeter but often forgotten and only discovered as you clear your ground for planting next season, neglected, it may have become a monster now hard to pull out of the ground and have developed rust or canker. […]

Waiting for the Tide

Environment

Peaceful moated garden in Sussex – the longest water filled moat in England but the water will probably soon disappear like the ox bow bends where the river Ouse flows out to the sea at Seven Sisters Country Park – this was one of the most iconic sights in Sussex, especially at sunset. We are […]

Stars shone brightly

January 20th 2021 signing in of the 46th President – Mr Joe Biden – was very fast – hoped it signalled a sea change. We loved the music and symbolism of flags representing and honoring people who have been lost in the USA in 2020 to the virus and the reading of the ”Hill we […]

Pink Seesaws across the US – Mexico Border

A collection of bright pink seasaws allowing people to interact over the US Mexican Border has won the Design of the Year Award and allows people to build bridges across communities (Photograph by Luis Torres)

Being torn

“You may not be able to see the path right now – but it doesn’t mean its not there” Nick VujIcic

Design

UK website – Design own fabric

Andalucia – Arabia

Interesting Sussex town

Needing to think about something else, read about East Grinstead and Ashdown Forest because Forest Row is a place know well but there are more beautiful woods and normally drive past the turn off and on to Groombridge and Penshurst Place. Heard about Scientology, Tom Cruise, Queen Vic Burns Unit and Winnie the Pooh but […]

Lockdown Blues

Grass to power thousands of homes

‘Thousands of homes could soon be powered by the UK’s first “green gas mill” which will use grass to make gas.‘ Dale Vince, Founder of Ecotricity said: “It’s our new North Sea, and it’s right underneath our feet. Please visit this link and website for Ecotricity – for more information. Heard about possibilities of Anaerobic […]

Travel

Winter Festival in Quebec

Stormy Night

Trade with Europe in 2021 – Belgian Waffles and Chocolate – French and Dutch Cheeses – Spanish Oranges

Swedish and Finnish berries, Italian and German salamis, Swiss watches, Greek olives. German and Austrian cakes and streudels and Christmas Lebkuchen. French wines, German beers and Danish Lagers. We can do without all of these but our lives would be sadder Trying to take mind off what is burning all around us as hunker down […]

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Tiny Cabins

Off Grid

Lock down