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- Haymakers: Watch Wonders (256)
- Q.1 Does your life have a purpose? (36)
- Q.2 Are you an art lover? (68)
- Q.3 Do you have a good imagination? (41)
- Q.4 Have you ever wanted to stop the clock? (34)
- Q.5 Do you believe in fate? (16)
- Q.6 Do you believe in fairy tales? (18)
- Q.7 Have you dreamed of being a champion? (81)
- Q.8 Do you crave a better life? (24)
- Q.9 Do you feel in control of your life? (22)
- Q10 Have you ever seen a ghost? (20)
- Q11 Do you believe in justice? (31)
- Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? (107)
- Q13 Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? (9)
- Q14 Do you believe your stars? (10)
- Q15 Do you sometimes fear the worst? (60)
- Q16 Have you ever had a psychic experience? (19)
- Q17 Can you speak another language? (29)
- Q18 Do you let your heart rule your head? (20)
- Q19 Do you love hedgehogs? (9)
- Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you? (116)
- Q21 Have you ever hugged a tree? (14)
- Q22 Do you love our Earth? (69)
- Q23 Do you believe all the laws of physics? (28)
- Q24 Do you get enough time to yourself? (11)
- Q25 Do you believe in fairies? (8)
- Q26 Do you take poetry seriously? (18)
- Q27 Do you like gardening? (7)
- Q28 Have you ever lived in poverty? (14)
- Q29 Could you live without machines? (19)
- Q30 Did you ever watch the rain on your window? (5)
- Q31 Are you a charitable neighbour? (11)
- Q32 Are you afraid of the dark? (10)
- Q33 Do you believe in life after death? (15)
- Q34 Have you ever restored something? (39)
- Q35 Do you trust your instincts? (45)
- Q36 Should a good life cost the Earth? (46)
- Q37 Do you know how to have fun? (37)
- Q38 Have you built a house of cards? (6)
- Q39 Do you believe in magic? (44)
- Q40 Can you play a musical instrument? (40)
- Q41 Do you like surprises? (65)
- Q42 Do you enjoy drawing? (9)
- Q43 Do you believe in happy endings? (33)
- Q44 Is there anything worse than a fly at night? (10)
- Q45 Are you good at marbles? (3)
- Q46 Do you value a good education? (44)
- Q47 Do you know your history? (37)
- Q48 Have you ever played solitaire? (11)
- Q49 Do you ever think about the old days? (24)
- Q50 Do you miss someone you love? (9)
- Q51 Have you ever taken part in a protest? (32)
- Q51a How many people does it take to fill up the Earth? (12)
- Q52 Do you believe in miracles? (39)
- Q53 Do you prefer to keep warm? (18)
- Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery? (67)
- Q55 Do you believe in truth? (11)
- Q56 Do you believe rules are there to be broken? (23)
- Q57 Have you ever spied on anyone? (14)
- Q58 Do things happen for a reason? (98)
- Q59 Do you like surprises? (11)
- Q60 Have you ever experienced deja vu? (14)
- Q61 Have you ever worn fancy dress? (15)
- Q62 Have you ever helped the poor? (5)
- Q62a Is life logical? (7)
- Q63 Do you like the way you look? (2)
- Q65 Have you ever wished you could fly? (14)
- Q66 Do you have a favourite flower? (8)
- Q67 Have you ever decorated a tree? (5)
- Q68 Does the Earth have a spirit? (21)
- Q69 Do you put off to tomorrow what you could do today? (10)
- Q70 Do you like to look at the stars? (37)
- Q71 Is there something missing in your life? (6)
- Q72 Are you a good time keeper? (20)
- Q73 Do you like nursery ryhmes? (6)
- Q74 Do you like puzzles? (14)
- Q75 Have you ever put on a show? (117)
- Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world? (64)
- Q77 Do you get bored easily? (2)
- Q78 Do you want to be part of the picture? (30)
- Q79 Have you ever looked into the shadows? (26)
- Q80 Have you ever searched for buried treasure? (15)
- Q80a Do you keep a diary? (7)
- Star Question - what happened to the blue ribbon? (16)
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- 20/04/2012: Chicken and the Egg
- 13/04/2012: Friday the 13th: Scream!!!!!!!
- 11/04/2012: Return of 'The Great Bed of Ware'
- 02/04/2012: Sir Peter Blake's new Sgt Pepper's album cover
- 10/02/2012: Paul McCartney's Star
- 30/01/2012: Exodus
- 18/01/2012: Hedgehog climate study
- 12/01/2012: Waterstone's drops its apostrophe
- 10/01/2012: War Horse and the Iron Lady
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Archive for August 2009
Pig Eats Bling!
11/08/2009 by admin.
At Maize Maze in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, a pig named Ginger has swallowed a diamond from a solitaire ring on the hand of Ann Moon. Farmer Paul Caygill runs the attraction believes Nature will take its course and the ring will turn up in the pig’s sty. Mrs Moon, from Sowerby near Thirsk, had put her hand into the enclosure to pet the animal but it put its mouth to her hand and nibbled at the ring.
Ok an amusing story but so what, you might reasonably ask? Well, our readers will know of Ben Whittenbury’s wish to restore the pig stys at ‘NoBling’ Green, whilst Malachi complains that, ‘It’s gone to pigs and whistles’ implying that we need to rediscover the right working relationship with Mother Nature. Perhaps the pig is unwittingly reminding humanity to loose our obsession with wealth and other false riches! Go Ginger!
Posted in Q80 Have you ever searched for buried treasure?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q71 Is there something missing in your life?, Q58 Do things happen for a reason?, Q34 Have you ever restored something?, Q48 Have you ever played solitaire?, Q22 Do you love our Earth? | No Comments »
Woe Decry That Icy Tear?
09/08/2009 by admin.
Sarah was surfing YouTube when she came across an intriging video of a girl in Lebanon who cried frozen tears…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5_Rj2zKMy4&feature=related
The video describes the tears as crystals. Its from 1996 but has resurfaced in popularity recently partly through chain emails. Some sites suggest the video is a hoax or a simple magic trick.
Truth or fiction the timing of the videos resurface is curious as one of the most important parts of our story is a poem called Shadows, which includes the verse:
“Ah, be ours the task to stop it, ours the task this Earth to keep. With imagination blot it, woe decry industrial creep. Woe decry that icy tear, “Forget me Not,” the time is Near.”
In our tale, the poem was passed to Julia by her Grandmother who advised her to, “Look out for the signs. You have the gift…” Charles Lamb’s journal reveals how the poem came about and who wrote it - that it captures concerns about the impact of machines upon Mother Nature.
Posted in Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q79 Have you ever looked into the shadows?, Q55 Do you believe in truth?, Q39 Do you believe in magic?, Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you? | No Comments »
Abbey Road - 40th Anniversary
08/08/2009 by admin.
Another symbolic anniversary relevant to THS; hundreds of Beatles fans have gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the camera shot of the famous pedestrian (zebra) crossing cover of the Abbey Road album.
A reconstruction took place with Beatles lookalikes - a tribute band known as St Pepper’s only Dartboard Band’ - wearing outfits the same as those worn on the day. Billie Shears would be pleased! The original picture has been copied many times over by Beatles fans. We’re especially taken by the iconic crossing - Malachi warns in our novel ‘We’re at the crossroads’. Perhaps that’s why Sir Paul chose to cross the road bare-footed as an unwitting reminder of the human ‘carbon’ footprint!
When visiting Abbey Road Beatles fans also like to leave personal messages on a wall by the roadside. Messages like these…
Abbey Road is also in St John’s Wood and St John’s Church is where Julia saw a ghostly figure wearing a replica ‘St Pepper’ jacket. Mmm. we do have fun don’t we?
Ben’s favourite song from the album is ‘Come Together’ which is what we need to do to address the ongoing environmental challenges. Here’s a video with rare footage of Abbey Road and the recording studios. Enjoy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vAqekT-GuA
Posted in Q49 Do you ever think about the old days?, Q78 Do you want to be part of the picture?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q47 Do you know your history?, Q40 Can you play a musical instrument?, Q18 Do you let your heart rule your head?, Q22 Do you love our Earth?, Q37 Do you know how to have fun?, Q.2 Are you an art lover? | No Comments »
Look North!
06/08/2009 by admin.
From time to time we speculate on possible explanations for the curious coincidences between our project and events on our Watch. In one of his crazy outbursts the ever sceptical Bill Darvill joked that, “Maybe its aliens trying to warn us. Hell look at the strange things happening in space - on Venus, Mars and Jupiter - could they have done it? Do they know how much we’re at risk?” He spoke in jest of course but look at this from ‘Look North’ (to the Polar region perhaps?).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8186289.stm
Posted in Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world?, Q70 Do you like to look at the stars?, Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery?, Q15 Do you sometimes fear the worst? | No Comments »
Albino Blackbird!
06/08/2009 by admin.
Yet another example of an albino animal caught on camera in Hertfordshire! This time folk in Woolmer Green (which sounds like Warmer Green) in Welwyn photographed an albino blackbird.
Local residents have delighted at the bird’s antics. For the benefit of new visitors our novel - and Charles Lamb’s journal - reveals that the appearance of so many albino creatures is a reminder to us of the need to do all we can to preserve the diversity of life on planet Earth.
In another twist, ‘Blackbird’ is of course a much loved Beatles song. Here’s a quirky and most entertaining performance from Sir Paul McCartney…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uqGCqMYaHQ&feature=related
Posted in Q41 Do you like surprises?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q35 Do you trust your instincts?, Q22 Do you love our Earth?, Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you?, Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? | No Comments »