Archive for May, 2011

The BBC tells us that every day, on average; at least two people in Britain under the age of 35 are diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer – malignant melanoma.   A scary fact, I think, when I  consider I’ve always had rather burn-prone skin.  My genealogy originates in the wilds of central Scotland and I’m a closet ginger so I was never one to “bronze up”.  My skin has two stages of colour; white and painfully red.

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With droughts expected over the summer and hose pipe bans almost certain to take hold in some areas, I felt it necessary to explore ways to conserve water in the home and garden.  We begin in the home.  Water saving in the home is surprisingly easy and is primarily about developing better habits, such as fixing a dripping tap or thinking before you turn on the tap or use the shower about whether it’s really necessary.

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