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Sometimes a cat is for Christmas . . .
Wait! No need to send that comment of complaint just yet! I know that a cat’s for life - honestly I do. But in the Hemingray household, this year, it is for Christmas too.
What’s wrong with this picture?
What’s more “obscene” - Russell Brand or melting ice caps? I sat and watched the headlines on BBC News 24 at 8pm last night.
Today is Blog Action Day - get involved
I wrote a few weeks back about Living’s involvement in Blog Action Day. This year’s theme is poverty.
Work / life balance - a good trick if you can do it
Yesterday my seven year-old daughter called a family meeting with her father and me. The topic: why aren’t we spending enough family time together? Being a creative kind of a girl, she’d produced a flyer for the meeting.
Bloggers - a call to action!
We’ve just signed Living up as a contributing blog for the second annual Blog Action Day which is happening on 15 October. This year, bloggers are being asked to consider the issue of world poverty. (Last year it was the environment).
How to get the most out of Freecycle
This weekend I successfully Freecycled something. And it felt good. But it’s taken six months and around 5,000 emails to get there. There’s definitely an art to Freecycling - it takes time, practice and patience.
Of camping, rain and great customer service
Is it unbelievably stupid still to be going camping in Pembrokeshire tomorrow when the five day forecast on the BBC weather site looks like this:
Yes. I know the answer already. But, as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I love camping with all my heart.
Train of thought
I love travelling by train. I’m a trainangelist. If I could wave a magic wand and stop everyone driving cars forever and make them ride trains instead, I would. Of course, there’s a slight problem with that fantasy: it assumes that our train network offers a viable alternative.
Is cycling the new football?
It might sound like a stupid question, but is cycling better than football? I’ve been accidentally watching the Tour De France this year and, personally, I’m finding it so much more exciting than following the Premiership.
Carry on camping
Camping. The holiday choice of kings. The chosen leisure activity of millions. Oh, camping, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
