For those that do a lot of travelling these sunglasses could be a worthwhile investment. Designed by Australian sleep researchers the product called the Re-Timer emits a soft green glow that helps the wearer to adapt to changing sleep patterns and time zones. They target the part of the brain that regulates the human body…
Month: November 2012
Penny at a Year Old
The last year has certainly flown by and I now find myself the mother of a small child rather than a tiny baby. Penny at a year old seems to be doing something new everyday. She is so very close to walking, taking a few steps but still being afraid to let go of the…
Chocolate Train
This is interesting, it’s a chocolate train which has been created by Andrew Farrugia from Malta. The train which measures 34 metres long has entered the Guinness World Records as the world’s longest chocolate structure.
Bigfoot Spotted in Tunbridge Wells
Living just down the road from Tunbridge Wells I was interested to read the following article about a possible bigfoot sighting. Residents of the town claim to have seen a giant ape like beast running around the countryside. The creature is supposedly 8ft tall with demonic red eyes and long arms. The sighting is one…
Woman Marries Cardboard Image
In a rather unusual story a woman is to marry a cardboard image of Edward Cullen. Twilight fan Lauren Adkins feels that Edward Cullen is superior to other boyfriends so has decided to wed a cardboard image of him. She has booked a minister, flowers and a cake and has invited 50 guests to the…
£4,500 Gold Egg
If you have some spare cash then you might be interested in this Faberge inspired vodka set. Costing £4,500 the gold plated egg includes a bottle of premium vodka which has been filtered twelve times and was once enjoyed by 19th Century St Petersburg aristocracy. It’s a little out of my price range but it…
An Extension to the Allotment
We have had our allotment for a while now and have gradually been claiming it back from the initial bramble patch that it was when we first took it on. A constant annoyance has been the neighbouring plot which having fallen into neglect seeds all over our plot. In a moment of madness we recently…
Mummified Bat Cereal
A man in Germany was surprised to find the bonus of a mummified bat in his morning cereal. It is not clear how the bat got into the cereal but it is thought it probably flew into the plastic packaging and suffocated to death.
Women Mugged By Fox
In a sign that our urban foxes might be getting braver I came across a second story about someone being mugged by a fox. Once again it appears the fox was after a bag of groceries. In this instance it allegedly appeared in front of a woman and refused to move before snarling at her….
£13 Million Diamond
This large diamond recently fetched £13m at auction. The stone which was mined in India’s Golconda mine is the size of a strawberry and weighs 76 carats.