Category Archives: Recycling

Penyrheol School Illuminations

By Lesley | Published: October 18, 2008

At a time when just about everyone in the country is fitting energy saving bulbs in their homes, tightening their belts against the economic crunch we are facing, having cavity wall insulation installed, closing curtains at dusk, turning down the thermostat and wearing extra clothes, switching off pilot lights and lights that are not strictly [...]

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No Christmas cards this year

By Lesley | Published: December 16, 2007

We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year.

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Sputnik

By Lesley | Published: October 5, 2007

Just before this magic day fades into antiquity…. I wish to raise a glass to Sputnik

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Special dogs and cats at last available for re-homing

By Lesley | Published: August 4, 2007

Great news! A substantial number of dogs and cats who have been lovingly cared for by the staff at Llys Nini, Penllegaer near Swansea, are at long last available for re-homing. They are special animals who have had a less than perfect start in life and who have then been obliged to spend two years [...]

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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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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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Ultimate recycling?

By Lesley | Published: February 23, 2007

It was ‘Bin Day’ today. We have got our landfill bag down to one smallish black bag per week, and nearly all of that is made up of unnecessary packaging from shops. I spent 15 minutes yesterday trying to extract four printer cartridges from their impermiable and unassailable thick plastic armour. The old cartridges have [...]

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Burns Night is coming soon

By Lesley | Published: January 13, 2007

The time we spent living in Spain was regularly punctuated by parties. In a multinational community, there is more chance that any particular day will be a day for celebration

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One problem, three solutions

By Lesley | Published: August 10, 2006

We were looking after our three five-year old grandchildren, and had just returned from a long walk along the beach. I took off my shoe and saw that my big toe had pushed a huge hole in my tights

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