Water, that most precious of Nature’s gifts. Water, the life giver. Water, that bright clear liquid that we take for granted. Turn on the tap and there it is. Watch it fall from the sky as the black clouds burst. See it tumble over pebbles and boulders as it dances and dashes through upland and [...]
“Easter is late this year,” you will hear people say. Ask them why, however, and most will not be able to tell you. Even the majority of pious churchgoers, to say nothing of certain members of the clergy, can be pretty hazy about the reasons for Easter being a moveable feast. Yet we don’t have [...]
Continue reading about Easter – late, and older than you think
Though it is still unseasonably dry (we have had no more than a couple of millimetres of rain here in the last two months), spring and the rebirth of life continues apace. It is difficult to look beyond this gloriously sunny day and imagine what might be the consequence of a dry spell that continues [...]
I was enjoying some social time with a girlfriend the other day, at one of our favourite tea shops in Ross-on-Wye. She works in an office and so had a bit of gossip to share. As ever, the subject of food (and, on this occasion ‘modern’ diseases) came into the conversation, prompting her to tell [...]
Continue reading about Diabetes – the truth is not out there
Quietly and without prior warning, Professor Brian Cox, pop-star presenter with a Physics PhD and a smile more enigmatic than Mona Lisa’s, has become a bit of a heart throb lately. I say this with some conviction, having witnessed Sally’s reaction to his aptly named latest TV series, The Wonders of the Universe, recently shown [...]