/image%2F2046930%2F20170121%2Fob_e6a01b_1339787536-puffin-01b.jpg)
Pages
Newsletter
Top posts
-
Why non-recyclable plastic on Food?
non-recyclable plastic is killing our marine life un-necessarily There must be put under direct pressure by consumers on the multi-nationals that put non-recyclable plastic onto our food products. If we avoid buying things with unnecessary plastic packaging...
-
A Finnish book in Swedish
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My was the first Moomin picture book by Finnish author Tove Jansson, published in 1952 in Swedish. Moomintroll is taking milk back home to his mother, Moominmamma when he meets The Mymble who is searching for her...
-
Trees in the Sahara
Trees in the Sahara desert The Saharan cypress is one of the world’s oldest trees, with ages in excess of 2000 years. The trees are the relict species of a Saharan forest, from a time when the area had a milder, more Mediterranean climate. Today, the...
-
Biscuits to buy or not.
Should we buy biscuits Unless you can afford top dollar, almost all biscuits on the shelves are laced with glucose-fructose syrup and palm oil both of which the world seems to be awash in and which the food industry is pumping into all sorts of things...
-
A handshake
A handshake What is a handshake? The handshake has existed in some form or another for thousands of years, but its origins are somewhat murky. One popular theory is that the gesture began as a way of conveying peaceful intentions. By extending their empty...
-
Scotland against Sectatianism
In Scotland, sectarianism is most often related to the bigotry displayed between some Protestants and Roman Catholics. If you asked young people why this was the case, they would, most likely, not be able to tell you. So, without, at this stage, getting...
-
St. John Eudes
Prayer to Saint John Eudes O God, Who, to rightly promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, hast wonderfully inflamed blessed John Thy confessor, and through him hast willed to assemble new families in Thy Church;...
-
Take the biscuit
Takes the biscuit An ironic twist of 'To surpass everything else that has happened; to be worse than anything' ie: His last comment really took the biscuit Variations: Take the cake (predominantly a Nth American saying) Took the biscuit Origins: The word...
-
Prodigy
Prodigy Try Prodigy — a free, game-based math platform aligned with curricula — to engage while reinforcing lesson content and teaching essential skills. Borrowing elements from video games such as Pokémon, students use Prodigy to compete in math duels...
-
Vanilla Ice-cream - Scandal
Better to make your own ice-cream So many of the ice-creams in the shops are not what they seem to be. A Shop Vanilla ice-cream is more likely not to contain any vanilla. For Vanilla is very expensive so they will insert something else into the ice-cream...
-
Martinique
When Christopher Columbus first spotted Martinique, he said it was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen, and with its gorgeous yet rugged mountainous terrain, which is covered by lush exotic flowers and vegetation; it's not hard to see what...
-
Martinique with an Irish History
Described as “the island of flowers” Martinique is in the Lesser Antilles group of the Caribbean islands. Its political and administrative capital is Fort-de-France. Its famous daughter was Empress Joséphine, first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte. She was...
-
Can Seo
For anyone who is interested in learning Scottish Gaelic, there are two programs available on Youtube to watch that will give you a good understanding of the language. "Can Seo" and "Speaking our Language" They are old TV programs that used to air. Can...
-
Arithmetic lesson
Arithmetic exercise If we have two litre bottles of Orange Juice and we have 10 children how much juice should each child get? Each child should get 20 ml For 10 times 200 ml is two litres. If one child gets 500 ml and there are 10 children how much juice...
-
A Brazil History
The history of Brazil begins with indigenous people, and dates back over 10,000 years. The first inhabitants of Brazil were native indigenous “Indians” (“indios’’ in Portuguese) who lived mainly on the coast and alongside rivers in tribes. But very little...
-
Garlic
Garlic is a great garden plant because it goes in the ground when a lot of vegetables are done growing. This is more true for areas that get real winters, like here it in Scotland. Garlic can be plant in the spring but it is best planted in the Autumn....
-
Truth-Post
Although the term “Truth-Post” was unknown until last decade, its practical use could be seen from the ancient history. From the ancient days, leaders have used the appeal of the emotion of people to obtain their trust and loyalty and fulfilling their...
-
Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience Eight hundred years ago, a radical new religious movement began in the Umbrian town of Assisi. Its founder was a charismatic and unconventional preacher, visionary and mystic, who attracted men and women from across Italy...
-
typhus in Los Angeles
typhus Around 430-424 BC, a devastating plague, which some believe to have been typhoid fever, killed one third of the population of Athens, including their leader Pericles. Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease,...
-
cycling in Scotland
Getting people to be more physically active by increasing the amount they walk or cycle has the potential to benefit both the individual and the health system As a society we are facing a looming type 2 diabetes crisis, which is in part caused by people...
-
Orkney: The best place to live
Orkney rated Britain's best place to live in terms of quality of life Tend to walk in The Orkneys with head down and forward against the wind which ups the sensations of 'voices in the wind.' Nice enough place and who knows with climate change it may...
-
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Enjoy! 12mins10sec Silent B&W #FilmHistory #DualityofHumankind “I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either,...
-
SCOTTISH CULTURE SHOCKS
Culture shock Culture shock can be caused by differences in language, weather, clothing, food, people and expectations on time. Not everyone will experience culture shock and it can be experienced in different ways. Some effects can be physical, like...
-
Seeds in the windowsill
herbs are easy to grow; all you need is a windowsill. Basil, parsley and coriander are easy to cultivate: all you need is a windowsill – and some helpful advice Your recycling bin will have any number of suitable growing containers in it, from takeaway...
-
Compliments
We all love a good compliment now and then and hopefully you are giving out plenty of compliments too. But have you ever stopped to think about how often your compliments are based solely on appearance? We are quick to tell a friend they look cute or...