Monthly Archives: September 2010

Cambodia (Tearfund Harvest Campaign 2010)

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

This is something I saw at Church last Sunday. I’m passing it on because things like these ought to be known. Some things you may or may not know about Cambodia: – Cambodia has been designated the 3rd most landmined … Continue reading →

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Pope Paul VI – Somebody should tell us …

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! … Continue reading →

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Tea of the Week – Whittard Lemon, Ginger and Echinacea

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

This week I’m fighting off a cold (kindly bestowed on me by the other half … ah well, I suppose it was inevitable). So the tea I found my thoughts turning toward was this one: (I got rid of the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Play – cross stitch

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

I’m thinking ahead to Christmas. It’s almost October, and my husband works in a toy shop, which means that for them “Christmas” starts in about 2 weeks (I hasten to add that they don’t start putting decorations out, just generally … Continue reading →

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Cortisol, Laughter, and Sleep

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

This week, I’ve been learning about cortisol. Not really on purpose – I happened to see a segment of Bang goes the Theory which was about cortisol levels and jet lag, and then also saw The Science of the Young … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 23, 2010 by

(Thursday’s post will have to happen on Friday this week. Sorry.)

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Thinking Mondays – Love People Anyway

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

(I don’t know if this entry will be useful to other people. It’s pretty personal to me, and although I think it is a great truth … I don’t know. I guess I think it – the idea that you … Continue reading →

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Tea of the week – Whittard’s China Jasmine Pearls – UPDATED!

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

——————- Hey hey, Tea this week is going to be china Jasmine Pearls from Whittards. Unfortunately I am SERIOUSLY running out of time right now. I will explain why later. Here are the photos; I’ll update and edit in the … Continue reading →

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Saturday play – ice cream!

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

I’ve had ice cream on the brain this week I blame the Food Program (BBC Radio 4) – this week’s one was all about ice cream and gelato. Mmmmm. This is part of why I’ve bought 2 tubs of Ben … Continue reading →

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How to bake bread.

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Okay. First up: this is totally cheating. However! I have been watching The Great British Bake-Off. Wonderful program. Yesterday I watched the one about Bread (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tndz9 – available for the next 12 days or so). I now really want to … Continue reading →

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