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Hoya carnosa is a great houseplant.
Hoya carnosa is a great houseplant. Great to grow from a stem in a bunch of flowers That had started to root in a vase. Winding the twining stems around homemade wire shapes. Beautiful glosssy pointed dark green leaves and scented waxy pink flowers too....
A new alien sound,
The reason why music seemed to change so rapidly in the latter half of the 20th Century, with whole new sounds, was because of technology. Music hasn't stopped evolving, but there's no longer anything that will sound new - for centuries that was the norm,...
A brewing from the people
They are going to give the second half-doses too late. The efficacy is unproven. They made the decision because they want, one day, to stand on telly and say the highest number they can of people who 'have been given the vaccine'; no thought or plan for...
wealth before health
One thing that many may be learning of this pandemic is that the government may not have their best interests at heart, for it appears to be wealth before health with at least this crowd. If the truth is to be a priority, then blame will have to be assigned...
Freedom of Speech
It is a lovely morning All is good on a wintry day
The Sun - warming our Earth
The sun. Then it warmed the surface. Which warmed the atmosphere. The heat (infrared radiation) bounced around between CO2 and other air molecules through most of the atmosphere where it is optically thick (opaque to IR). Eventually it got to a height...
The incompetence of the English government
The incompetence of the English government is a function of the disregard Conservatives have for governance. This stems in part from an admiration for "winging it" and in part from the libertarian influences in the Conservative party. While we are alert...
Polish celebrities jumping the queue for vaccines.
Poland’s health ministry has launched an investigation after it was revealed that several celebrities jumped the queue to receive vaccines. Poland started its programme on 27 December, with healthcare professionals meant to be given the vaccine first....
January - Lovely day
. Always a delight to enjoy the day Pleasure in cooking a meal Pleasure in taking a moment Pleasure in pausing A silence Joy in Life
grate the ginger
just grate the ginger, skin and all. Easiest method to be found, and in this case scraping the ginger skin off is a waste of time, you'll never know it's there - just clean it well before. Only time not to grate it is if you want whole bits of ginger,...