This is interesting it’s a baby bottle that claims to only warm the milk that is drunk meaning any left over milk can still be used. It works by the milk flowing through a network of grooves on the outside of the warmer. When the milk reaches the teat it is heated to 32C so…
Month: July 2013
Does Exercise Make you Eat More?
It’s very tempting when you have exercised to think, I can have a piece of chocolate cake now. A study has found that many people are deluded about how many calories they are burning off when they exercise and have a tendency to eat more because they have exercised. The study found that whilst more…
Weeds, Weeds and More Weeds
It has been two weeks since I last went to the allotment. Looking at the state of the plot, however, it looks as though is hasn’t been touched for months. I spent a couple of hours weeding just the front of the plot and will need to go back next week to weed the other…
Onion Chutney
We made a batch of onion chutney yesterday to use up some of the many onions we have harvested so far this year. I used this recipe. I would suggest opening all the doors and windows before starting and arming yourself with some goggles as it gets very toxic cutting all those onions. We ended…
Drinking Water Can Sharpen the Mind
Say researchers, who have found that drinking a glass of water can make your brain 14% faster. The effect is particularly marked if a person as thirsty as the brain is more able to focus on other tasks once thirst is relived. An experiment was carried out on 34 men and women who completed a…
Butterfly Numbers Hit Historic Low
I haven’t seen many butterflies this year so wasn’t surprised to read this article which suggests that butterfly numbers are at a historic low. The charity Butterfly Conservation has warned that difficult weather conditions including last years wet summer and the recent cold spring have added to population declines although it is hoped a hot…
Bitter Cherries, Blueberries and Onions
In the garden my blueberry bushes are still in their first year but have produced a handful of fruit. It’s not enough to do anything useful with yet but hopefully next year will see a better harvest. The morello cherry tree has produced quite a lot of fruit this year. They are bitter but I…
More Raspberries and the First Courgette
The raspberries continue to come and as there are far too many to eat I have been busy making further batches of jam. We already have enough to last us a good few months and there are still more berries growing, it’s certainly a good year for them. The thunder storm 2 nights ago has…
First Jam of the Year
With two small children I have less time to make jam but the glut of raspberries have meant I needed to do some. These two small pots are the first jam of the year and there are loads more raspberries to pick so I think I will have to make another batch in the next…
Is There A Wasp Shortage This Year?
I hadn’t occurred to me before reading this article that we have eaten in the garden nearly every night for the past 2 weeks without encountering a wasp. In our garden this is indeed strange. We have a large number of fruit trees and usually many wasps. It seems that this year has been particularly…