Originally posted on How to Provide:
[reposted from my Capper Farmer blog: http://www.cappersfarmer.com/blogs/falcos-poultry.aspx ] The bird flu is an infection which jumps. The avian flu virus can pass from wild birds such as ducks to say chickens laying eggs on a farm to people like you. As this virus makes its jump, it strengthens, becomes…
Saturday’s i had an article featuring Monty Don, tv gardening presenter, who criticised the popular 1970s sitcom The Good Life, based on a suburban couple played by Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers who trie d to be self sufficient. Don claims: “No one seriously waned to know how to separate curds from whey or render … Continue reading
It took me a long time to comprehend John Cage’s 4 minutes 33 Here’s a brilliant version of it by a death metal band. Love the hair flicking by the singer. Or non singer? http://www.openculture.com/2016/07/john-cages-silent-avant-garde-piece-433-gets-covered-by-a-death-metal-band.html
Mao Tse Tung was once seen as the hero of the left in the West; his Red Book was recently waved by an MP in Britain’s House of Commons. But Chinese archives are now being opened, and Frank Dikoetter in the current History Today explains the great man now appears one of the great criminals. … Continue reading
Modern medicine tends to be divided between doctors in general practice, and those in hospitals who specialise in various fields. But for centuries there were two groups: Physicians who were educated, elite and well educated, and barber-surgeons who were mere tradesmen and often treated people by bleeding them. Apparently this in turn dates to when … Continue reading
My father was raised a Catholic, but when the church supported conscription in World War II and he was forced to become a soldier, he turned against it, and for the rest of his life railed against all forms of organised religion. As a result I grew up with little understanding of faith beyond singing … Continue reading
Originally posted on Flickering Lamps:
Last summer, I visited a part of my native Lancashire that I’d never been to before – the Lune Valley. It’s a beautiful part of the world which probably gets overlooked due to its proximity to the famous, dramatic landscapes of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. The valley…
Originally posted on The Immortal Jukebox:
Often, when we tell the story of our own life, to ourselves, or to others, the narrative teems with incident. An action movie filled with high drama. Now, reflecting on my own life I have come to realise that a more apt comparison would be one of the contemplative,…
This comes from the diary of William Youell of Great Yarmouth, a document in the Norwich Record Office: 9 June The poor girl Quinton taken up this day, her tongue was rolled in her mouth swelled as big as any fish and her Eyes started out of her head, that a great many people believe … Continue reading
Here’s another item from the i paper – We are now being urged to take Vitamin D tablets: Public Health England said Vitamin D was vital for bone and muscle health but that people were generally not getting enough in winter. It said everyone should ensure they were getting 10 micrograms … per day, and … Continue reading
