‘A meditation on light, energy, the collapse of time and the fabric of the entire universe – and our extraordinary and ambitious methods of survival within it’ – on Sizewell beach with the Exaudi vocal ensemble in Ligeti’s Lux aeterna……. Every year I mean to go to the Aldeburgh Festival and, every year, by the …
‘My dishwasher is trying to kill me…’
Well, yes, apparently it is…. According to a report on EurekaAlert, quoting an article in Fungal Biology, ‘the extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances make these sites make perfect habitats for extremotolerant fungi’…. Researchers took samples from dishwashers (especially from the rubber bands around the doors) in private homes in 101 cities across …
Thinking of holidays?…..
Well, as I sit here and watch the rain pour down on a typical cold, grey English June day, I certainly am… But not of a sun-drenched beach – instead I am dreaming of a snowy, but sunny, mountain. Why? Well, because my nephew Alastair and and his wife, Kathryn, have just ‘gone live’ with …
‘Beat’ Eating Disorders
It is not strictly speaking our area, but I have always admired the work done by beat, the charity supporting those with eating disorders. So I am delighted to see that they have now launched a new website to support those caring for people with eating disorders – www.b-eat-carers.co.uk As anyone who had ever ‘cared’ will …
Going Travelling?
If so, I suggest you log in to What Allergy’s very useful post on travelling in Portugal. Advice on travelling with allergies is to be found all over (we have a number of articles on the Foods Matter site) but Ruth covers several angles that most people have not thought about…..
David – Four Months On
It is only – and all of – four months since David Fleming, dear friend and pioneering environmentalist, died, totally unexpectedly, while on a visit to old friends in Amsterdam – see my post on December 4th. It seems both a lifetime ago and only yesterday. There was a memorial service for him at the …