April 22, 2010 – 10:28 am
As I’m catching up on my daily dose of BBC Breakfast, I’m hit with the news that preventable conditions like childhood obesity have reached epidemic levels. Later I log on to Google News and I’m met with the headline “Do toddlers need cake as well as carrots?” With such confusing headlines, it’s no wonder parents have [...]
February 19, 2010 – 3:56 pm
What words come to mind when you read the words ‘Fairtrade’? Bananas? Tea? Chocolate? How about roses, olive oil or Lincolnshire? No?
Well actually, yes! I live in Louth in Lincolnshire and we’re one of 460 Fairtrade Towns in the UK.
This year Louth will be supporting the annual ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ between February 22nd and 7th March [...]
The family that plays together stays together – so the saying goes. With this family it’s difficult– what with teenagers and grand parents all under the same roof our interests rarely coincide. So we like to sit down together at the end of the day and share a meal and our thoughts.
Easy, do you think?
Not [...]