01/10/2007 by admin.

As Big Ben prepares to ring out across London again, after nearly 8 weeks of silence, a minature version - made from Wheat - has been put on display in Leicester Square.  

We find this curious - as a by-product of wheat is straw - it’s the stalks! Straw is the closet cousin to hay there is and it wouldn’t be possible to recreate the clock with hay, so wheat would be the next best thing!  It looks like it says 5 minutes to 12! Another clear message that time is against us?

Meanwhile, another remarkable escape - this time a 2 year child has fallen 30 metres from a bedroom window at flats in Battersea,  London and survived!  The child, suffered just cuts, bruises and a broken leg.  Her father described her survival as ‘a miracle.’  

Russell Byres from Pittsburgh, USA has managed to ’skim’ a stone across water 51 times, shattering the previous world record of 40.  Not a paper boat in sight either! Charles lamb would have been impressed.

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28/09/2007 by admin.

In Lambeth, South London,  ghostly fake double yellow line restrictions have mysteriously appeared overnight on the borough’s roads.  There were 3 cases. The Highway Code states - “No waiting at any time!”  Its bizarre and the council have asked if anyone spots the phantom painter - perhaps they could let them know. Is this another message for the human race to act quickly to save our natural world?

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28/09/2007 by admin.

George Stubbs - painter of the inspirational Haymakers - would be delighted to learn that his home town of Liverpool is to mark the return of the European Capital of Culture to British shores next year.   The year long celebrations will include the biggest public artwork deisplay ever commissioned by a British city.  Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will led the opening ceremony and also perform in June at Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC.    

A community nurse from Suffolk was amazed to find an egg within another egg!  She took the egg to work and shared it with her friends… they were astounded too. Here it is…

Another survey about workers failing to take a break or a holiday. One in five say they work too many hours, while half feel they do not get enough sleep. One in three complain of being stressed about work routine, with many fearing they do not get enough fresh air or exercise.  Senior managers are least likely to take breaks.  Just think of all those lost opportunities to enjoy art, love and nature!

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20/09/2007 by admin.

An online poll run by a Hertfordshire newspaper found that 93.5% of people think that the county’s countryside is being destroyed by over-development.  We’re encouraged that so many local people seem sympathetic to our views.

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19/09/2007 by admin.

We saw a feature on TV this morning about the Cloud Appreciation Society. Their collection of images sent in by the public includes clouds that look like things.  Interestingly they include… a dog (just like Malachi)… a heart (art, love and nature) and a map of the UK (where our tale unfolds).

This as in darkest Peru locals believe a meteorite has left a crater 20m wide and 5m deep. Hundreds of people have complained of feeling ill after breathing in fumes from the site. Whatever the cause its certainly made an impact - it’s a mystery.   Wasn’t there a famous bear from Peru - Paddington - which carried the message, “please look after this bear!” He wasn’t of the Polar variety but it made us think.

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07/08/2007 by admin.

A mobile phone mountain worth more than £1billion is pilling up in homes, a survey has shown. The now has 37m mobile phone owners. Question 29 

This as an infestation of mosquitoes is predicted to hit London within weeks. Apparently wet, warm weather has created perfect breading conditions for a range of bugs, bringing the threat of malaria. Questions 44 and 73 

More from outer space: the largest known planet has been discovered; it’s about 70% larger than Jupiter.  It’s called TrES-4!  It orbits its sun every 3.55 days. Question 70 

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22/07/2007 by admin.

Back to the British floods - the areas most affected have been in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, which draws us to question 73 of the survey because:

“Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower or rain.
He stepped in a puddle,
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again.”

We are deeply sympathetic to those affected by the floods, but feel we need to stress the point about the links to the survey.

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