Archive for the ‘Green things’ Category
Friday, April 25th, 2008

Sadly, the cockle beds in the Bury Inlet and the Three Rivers area of Carmarthen Bay have had to be closed today because an outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) has been detected. (more…)
Posted in Animals, Coastal erosion, DEFRA, Gorseinon, Green things, Sad things, Swansea, Uncategorized, pollution | 2 Comments »
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Last week I felt inundated to saturation point both by chicken welfare and by healthy eating. (more…)
Posted in Animals, Annoying things, Education, Gorseinon, Green things, Interesting things, RSPCA, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year. (more…)
Posted in Charity, Family, Green things, Interesting things, Recycling, Uncategorized, pollution | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales. (more…)
Posted in Family, Green things, Interesting things, NIMBY, Sad things, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales, pollution | No Comments »
Friday, August 17th, 2007
I have today received a reply to the letter which I sent to Jane Davidson at theWelsh Assembly on the subject of the dredging of the Helwick Bank. Here is the reply: (more…)
Posted in Annoying things, Coastal erosion, Education, Green things, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, July 13th, 2007
Well, it is Friday the thirteenth, and as if we needed telling…… it is now official that Swansea is “Britain’s Wettest City”! (more…)
Posted in Education, Green things, Happy things, Interesting things, Swansea, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
The following copy of a letter was forwarded to me today, and I laughed so much that I thought it was worth publishing it here. I congratulate the author and hope anyone who reads it here will enjoy it too! (more…)
Posted in Amusing things, Animals, DEFRA, Green things, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Tomorrow, June 1st 2007 will see England catching up with Wales, at least with regard to the ban on smoking in public places. (more…)
Posted in Animals, Annoying things, Green things, Happy things, Interesting things, Uncategorized, pollution | 3 Comments »
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Many years ago, I tried to sprout alfafa seeds on a jar with a bit of muslin secured over the neck. We had to rinse them out regularly, I remember, and the smell was less than inviting so I never actually got to eat any of the resultant sprouts! (more…)
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