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Paris in Spring It should be sunny and blossoming So the clouds come over and there comes a downpour of rain. You do not expect to carry an umbrella when ever you may visit Paris. But here it comes and rain comes and catches us walking in the Park. Still...
True pleasure breathes not city air, Nor in Art's temples dwells, In palaces and towers where The voice of Grandeur dwells. No! Seek it where high Nature holds Her court 'mid stately groves, Where she her majesty unfolds, And in fresh beauty moves; Where...
A beautiful day. It started slowly very slowly. but with my eyes opened it was my a distinct effort to be nice. So after breakfast it was an opened door that brought the outside world now to my eyes. It later brought me until the teeming city. greeting...
Good news The news is that the weather is lovely today. Some rain, some cloud and then a little bit of Sunshine a gentle breeze and surprsingly warm for this time of the year. The news is that bought some sweets from the post office today and gave some...
Kindness is not new. It’s old, pretty old. Aristotle “It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favour but to be ready to do kindness to others.” as Aristotle once said. Kindness is mankind’s “greatest delight,” was declared by the Roman...
Kindness The pathway to cultural commodity for these concepts in their re-packaged form is increasingly coming from psychological mental health treatments. Both compassion and mindfulness have been systematised as a medical treatment and are now widely...
Noise - What to do Noisy neighbours Local councils can deal with noise from loud music, DIY activities, barking dogs or other excessive animal noise, car and burglar alarms, deliberate banging or raised voices (where unreasonable). Factories or industrial...
why is it that people who eat together are happier. But it is clear that this is a regular social ritual, a moment of union and communion in our often chaotic lives. It can be a place of conversation, storytelling and closeness. Loneliness linked to major...
Betfair forced to leave Europe Foreign Operators such as Betfair are to leave the European gambling market. This is as a result of the amendments to certain Gambling Act to drive out foreign firms. This Gambling Act means that Betfair and Mr Green that...
Facebook has become the target of the first official complaint of GDPR noncompliance, this privacy law which has taken effect across the EU. Facebook has forced users into agreeing to new terms of service, which was in breach of the requirement in that...
A headache-soothing compress with essential oils can be just what you need to relieve the pangs in your head. Basil is one of the most commonly used home remedies for headache and is especially useful for easing symptoms when combined with Lavender. Add...
Too much traffic There are millions of cars and trucks on our roads, and they all need petrol to move. Petrol is a fuel. When it is burned inside an engine, it makes dirty, smelly fumes. These puff out of the exhaust pipe and pollute the clean, fresh...
The Pomegranate: "And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;" - I Samuel 14:2 The name pomegranate comes from the Latin word meaning “the...
The Wild Cherry. Three kind of Cherry Tree now grow in Britain; the Gean, the Bird Cherry and the Dwarf Cherry. All are usually referred to as "Wild Cherry. All have oval leaves with toothed edges and pointed at the tip but those of the Gean are slightly...
The Horse Chestnut This tree was introduced into Britain from the Balkans in the sixteenth century. The name 'horse' has nothing to do with horses (as horses will not eat the fruit of the Horse Chestnut), but means 'coarse' or 'inferior', the hard red-brown...
"I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;” - Song of Solomon 7:8 Just as the apple removes impurities from the body, God’s...
The world of creativity seems to me like a lottery. There are so many unrecognised artists in every field who are extremely talented but never achieve recognition. The few who do often fit the fashion of the time and also are lucky. Take for example Damien...
On the shore of the peninsula Normally we can see for miles But with the Sea-Mist visibilty it is cut down. Barely able to see the marvellous scenery This fog and mist is like Smoke on the Water But in reality they are just clouds Clouds on the ground...
Tuesday is a day for a lovely doughnut. A pleasure derived from illicit eating. Away from everyone else, hidden from sight. A fresh tasty doughnut from the local bakery. Kept in the paper bag until later in the garden. Then whilst in the garden, watering...
We learn so much from play. Playing is fun. Playing is an experience. Playing is fun. Formally learn after playing. Play whilst formally learning. Experience the joy of learning. Joy of learning through play. Goodbye unhealthy stress. Just play. Play....
In Northern Ireland The Politicians that speak freely are fined from 100 pounds up to a thousand pounds. This will undermine democracy This news as just been reported on the Nolan BBC radio show The freedom of speech in Northern Ireland as to go through...
A bird’s motives are sometimes hard to fathom. Is it breeding or is it feeding; is it feeling aggressive or playful? The male Red-winged Blackbird wears his feelings on his shoulder. The positions of his brilliant red epaulets reveal to us and other redwings...
Thursday. A grand day to awake early. Early whilst it was dusk. Early before the sunrise. Wander a wee bit more up the hill. Silence before the dawn chorus Then arises the rising Sun. Today a long day of Sunshine. Clouds are nowhere to be seen today....
Time present and time pastAre both perhaps present in time futureAnd time future contained in time past.What might have been and what has beenPoint to one end, which is always present.Footfalls echo in the memoryDown the passage which we did not takeTowards...
Conflict means in Northern Ireland include 'civil protest'-nonviolent, extra-parliamentary action of which civil disobedience is a key form. The chief actors using civil protest have been the Protestant Ultras and civil rights partisans who in 1967-69...
