“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” – Mark Twain Here in the UK, the months of January and February were always the coldest months. But lately you cannot predict what kind of weather we will have one week to another. The change of the seasons are not as predictable as they used to be. Is…
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Being eco conscious
“The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” —Ernest Hemingway Every minute of every day we hear the words “conservation”, “climate change”, ” global warming”, “save our planet”, “eco warriors” and many such terms.. How effective are they especially for the common man on the street. How many of us actually stop and think…
Winter garden
‘Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.’ – Josephine Nuese Growing up in a city, in an apartment in a large building which had no green spaces but a compound which was…
Lockdown week 2
We are in the second week of the lockdown due to the pandemic of COVID-19 more commonly known as Corona virus. The reality is slowly setting in and the realisation that we have to stay home for the near future is shocking. We in the west were under the impression that we were protected and…
Lockdown week 1
“As your mother, I promise you that I will always be in one of three places: in front of you to cheer you on, behind you to have your back or next to you so that you aren’t alone” This is my pledge to my son Niki, who is celebrating this birthday today. When I…
Looking back at 2019
“Year’s end is neither an end or the beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us” — Hal Borland I started this blog last year just before the new year. I never made New Year’s resolutions but promised myself a few things I would want to try out…
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