Category Archives: Green things

Not Rearing Pigs

By Lesley | Published: July 7, 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!

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England catching up with Wales in banning smoking

By Lesley | Published: June 30, 2007

Tomorrow, June 1st 2007 will see England catching up with Wales, at least with regard to the ban on smoking in public places.

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Sprouting beans

By Lesley | Published: June 30, 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!

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Think whilst you drink

By Lesley | Published: June 21, 2007

Summer days encourage us to go to the countryside or the coast.

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Re-cycling out into the garden

By Lesley | Published: May 11, 2007

Having been brought up in an era when ‘make-do-and-mend‘ had not yet been re-cycled into ‘recycling‘, we are always loathe to throw away things that have apparently outlived their perceived usefulness.

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Home grown food

By Lesley | Published: May 10, 2007

Despite only having only a tiny garden, we are enjoying growing things in tubs this year.

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Saving rainwater

By Lesley | Published: May 9, 2007

Up until this week we have saved rainwater at the back of the house in four bins (with their lids upturned and a hole drilled in the centre) connected in pairs, with two of them further connected to an old recycled water tank.

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Cat-chase through the Uplands

By Lesley | Published: March 24, 2007

Although this is not the actual cat… it looks very similar! We had already done a full morning’s voluntary work for the animal centre… a dog, three rabbits and a cat had been transported to the vet’s surgery for treatment.

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Coastal erosion

By Lesley | Published: March 20, 2007

Today it was very cold, but also sunny, so we took the dog for a run along the beach at Llanelli. At least, she went for a run. We walked. It is a favourite place for all three of us, but we have been exercising her elsewhere for a few weeks, for various reasons

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Home grown rhubarb

By Lesley | Published: March 3, 2007

Yesterday, we ate some of our own rhubarb from the garden.

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