I had a voucher which I think I got from one of my Bounty packs for an Amazing Baby Black and White book. I must admit that at first I was not hugely impressed with the book as I found it a little basic even for a baby book. It was only when I read…
Month: December 2011
Jesus Found In Sock
As we have learnt in the past, Jesus does appear in some unusual places. The latest sighting has appeared in a sock. The miraculous image pictured left was found amongst the laundry by Sarah Crane from Orpington in Kent. Personally I remain unconvinced.
Too Much Festive Food?
If you have consumed a little too much over the festive period then this article might make for sobering reading. It claims that it takes most people three months to lose the excess weight they put on over the festive period. According to an MSN survey three quarters of people over indulge at Christmas and…
A New Baby and Lots of New Kitchen Appliances
The recent addition to our family has meant a steep learning curve and lots of new kitchen appliances. We have recently become the owners of a steriliser, a bottle warmer, a breast pump and numerous bottles and attachments that are used with the aforementioned devices. The daily rituals of expressing milk, sterilising bottles and pumps…
Emotional Abuse Could Now be a Crime
I was interested to read this article which suggests people that emotionally abuse their partners could soon be deemed to be guilty of domestic violence. Examples of emotional abuse could be banning them for seeing friends, cutting up clothes or just generally bullying someone without having physically attacked them. The call to recognise this type…
Found Cat Update
The cat we found a few weeks ago is still with us. Having first started off living in one of our outbuildings she has been spending more and more time inside the house, generally sitting on the sofa. We have had two responses to the piece in the local newspaper. Unfortunately both sets of people…
Self Cleaning Cotton
This is interesting its a self cleaning cotton that breaks down dirt and stains when it is exposed to sunlight. The cloth is covered in a special titanium dioxide coating which is able to trigger effective cleaning in ordinary sunlight. In tests an orange stain vanished from the fabric in two hours in sunlight. My…
Landlord Installs Beer Swipe Machines
I have often wondered why busy pubs don’t come up with a system of dispensing drinks that allows customers to serve themselves in order to cut down on queues. One landlord it seems, has done just that. He has redesigned swipe card machines in his pub to dispense beer and is hoping to introduce the…
Albino Lobster Caught in Dorset
This rare albino lobster was recently caught in a lobster pot off the Dorset coast. The lobster was found by two Bridport fisherman who gave it to Weymouth Sea Life Park. There have been only one or two other albino lobsters found in the UK in the last 20 years, mainly because they are more…
Found Cat Update
We have since taken the stray cat to the vet and have found firstly that it is a female cat and secondly that she is not micro-chipped. For now she is still living with us but we are keen to find her home.