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- Haymakers: Watch Wonders (247)
- Q.1 Does your life have a purpose? (36)
- Q.2 Are you an art lover? (66)
- Q.3 Do you have a good imagination? (39)
- 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? (78)
- Q.8 Do you crave a better life? (23)
- Q.9 Do you feel in control of your life? (21)
- Q10 Have you ever seen a ghost? (18)
- Q11 Do you believe in justice? (31)
- Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? (103)
- Q13 Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? (8)
- Q14 Do you believe your stars? (9)
- Q15 Do you sometimes fear the worst? (58)
- Q16 Have you ever had a psychic experience? (17)
- Q17 Can you speak another language? (28)
- Q18 Do you let your heart rule your head? (20)
- Q19 Do you love hedgehogs? (9)
- Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you? (113)
- Q21 Have you ever hugged a tree? (13)
- 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? (37)
- 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? (43)
- Q40 Can you play a musical instrument? (40)
- Q41 Do you like surprises? (64)
- 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? (43)
- Q47 Do you know your history? (34)
- Q48 Have you ever played solitaire? (11)
- Q49 Do you ever think about the old days? (22)
- 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? (64)
- Q55 Do you believe in truth? (11)
- Q56 Do you believe rules are there to be broken? (22)
- Q57 Have you ever spied on anyone? (14)
- Q58 Do things happen for a reason? (95)
- 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? (6)
- Q63 Do you like the way you look? (2)
- Q65 Have you ever wished you could fly? (13)
- Q66 Do you have a favourite flower? (8)
- Q67 Have you ever decorated a tree? (4)
- Q68 Does the Earth have a spirit? (20)
- 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? (115)
- Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world? (63)
- Q77 Do you get bored easily? (2)
- Q78 Do you want to be part of the picture? (29)
- Q79 Have you ever looked into the shadows? (26)
- Q80 Have you ever searched for buried treasure? (15)
- Q80a Do you keep a diary? (6)
- Star Question - what happened to the blue ribbon? (15)
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- 09/01/2012: Sometimes he sits and thinks, sometimes he just sits.
- 07/01/2012: Sofia the lion tamer
- 21/12/2011: Ultimate Dog Tease
- 19/12/2011: Derailing the Runaway Train
- 12/12/2011: Teddy Bear's Picnic
- 31/10/2011: Seven Billion People
- 30/10/2011: Snow Pumpkins and the Temple of Floods
- 29/10/2011: Hex Factor
- 26/10/2011: Beware the Ides of March
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Archive for August 2010
The Great Bed of Ware
22/08/2010 by admin.
Following up belatedly to a story in The Hertfordshire Mercury back in June we did a search on wikipedia about the Great Bed of Ware. We we astounded to discover that the Great Bed was carved in 1590 by none other than a Hertfordshire carpenter named Jonas Fosbrooke! This is nothing short of remarkable. Jonas is one of the characters in our story. His profession used to be a carpenter.
Well leaving this to one side for a second the story about the Great Bed of Ware is that it’ll be returning to Ware in 2012 after a 140 year absence. The Great Bed’s currently kept in the Victoria & Albert musuem in Lodnon but will be loaned to Ware museum Our novel mentions the Great Bed of Ware [page number to follow]. Mmmm still bemused. Here’s the wiki link…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bed_of_Ware
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The 33 of us are fine in the shelter
22/08/2010 by admin.
On 5 August the roof of the San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapo in Chile collapsed trapping 33 miners some 700 metres underground. We’re delighted to report that after days of searching the miners have been located alive and seemingly well. Through a bore hole used to locate them they’ve sent a message to emotional loved ones above which translates to ‘The 33 of us are fine in the shelter’.
Hours later cameras were lowered into the bore hole, taking the first images of the trapped workers. How amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryUuw385jKk&feature=related
Plans are now underway to find a way to evacuate the miners, but in the meantime Los 33 have to live in a cave. Uncanny given the Whittenburys’ discussion in a novel about life in a cave… and the conclusion of the first part of our trilogy has similarities. The shape of Chile is a distinctive ribbon of land. Chile’s territorities include Easter Island in the Pacific, featured in another Watch story because humans exploited the environment. Chiliens also call their country the ‘pais de poetas; the country of poets. We’re sure Charles Lamb, Samuel Coleridge and Percy Shelley would be most interested in these coincidences. It’s a strange old world.
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Migaloo
16/08/2010 by admin.
In our novel Lucy Ebbs, Mother Nature personified, alerts us to the wonder of the albino in demonstrating the wonder of diversity on planet Earth. Since the Watch began we’ve seen many examples of albinos in nature, but none as dramatic as Migaloo the hunchback whale.
The unique and majestic creature has been filmed professionally for the very first time. The only albino whale of its kind in the world, Migaloo was filmed close to Green Island off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Reef Magic Cruise’s owner Tim North said “It was a breathtaking sight that made your hair stand up on the back of your neck.” The idea to film Migaloo was to help show how precious he is and to help protect him. We whole heartedly agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QisofzOVwK8
Posted in Q75 Have you ever put on a show?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q48 Have you ever played solitaire?, Q39 Do you believe in magic?, Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you?, Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? | No Comments »
The long lingering fog..
06/08/2010 by admin.
We have to get serious I’m afraid.
Amid a record heatwave Moscow is experiencing a blanket of thick smog caused by the worst wildfires in modern history. As the fires burn in peat bogs and forests dense plumes of smoke some 3,000km long can be seen from space. As temperatures remain above 100F the haze and smoke are causing serious health problems. People have resorted to wearing masks to protect themselves. The fires continue to burn across central Russia. The level of C02 in Moscow is more than three times higher than normal. Red Square is at the heart of Moscow.
Red is associated with alarm - is this Nature’s way of telling us to STOP! Well, in our novel (pages 135-137) Julia describes at length her experience under the day of the long and lingering fog. It introduced her to a young Malachi - the messenger - for the very first time. Is this the prelude to climate chaos on an ever increasing scale? Remember too that the Samoyed is native to Russia.
It’s also worth linking this to the curious halo cloud seen over Moscow a few months ago. http://watch.thehaymakerssurvey.com/?s=moscow
What’s also remarkable is that on page 137 Malachi warns us twice… “I spy with my little eye something beginning with M” Check out the book or the online version if you doubt us.
Posted in Q53 Do you prefer to keep warm?, Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world?, Q36 Should a good life cost the Earth?, Q16 Have you ever had a psychic experience?, Q12 Is our Earth enchanted?, Q15 Do you sometimes fear the worst?, Q.4 Have you ever wanted to stop the clock? | No Comments »
Solar Tsumani
04/08/2010 by admin.
On 1 August we launched online the second novel in The Haymakers Survey trilogy. It’s called ‘Uncle John’s Notebook - Earth Story’. http://watchthehaymakerssurvey.co.uk/
We’re tickled by a curious coincidence. On the same day a rare solar storm occured.
The event was witnessed by astronomers worldwide. A huge flare burst out above a sunspot the size of the Earth. The explosion caused a coronal mass ejection aimed directly at this planet. Experts said the CME would hit the Earth around 3 and 4 August sparking spectacular displays of the aurora.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4HVKrzsbs
Dr Lucie Green of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory has been following the flare-ups. She said, “What wonderful fireworks the Sun has been producing”. Maybe Mother Nature is celebrating the launch of the online serialisation of our second novel?
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