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Bookings for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOURS are now open for June & July A market porter of forty years standing, Jimmy Huddart is proud to display the clothing of his trade. He keeps this apron pristine for ceremonial occasions now, but it is of the traditional design made of the full width of strong canvas, … Read more
Why do we hate lions? For reasons that are beyond any logic I can see, we have been convinced that dandelions are posies non grata in our landscapes. Yet they are a critical food source for native pollinators, vitamin-packed culinary delights, and multi-purpose herbal remedies. I’d say that’s not bad for a “weed.” In fact, … Read more
Row up up row of purple lavender fill the fields near Croydon, and you are able to walk through them from next month. Mayfield Lavender Farm opens to the public annually to take in the remarkable sight and get all their purple-toned photos. It’s one of those places that is exceptionally photo-friendly, whether you’re taking … Read more
The Adirondack Foundation this year awarded a record $ 900,000 in Generous Acts grants to meet pressing needs and drive positive change in local communities across the Adirondack region. This represents an eight-fold increase in Generous Acts grant dollars from five years ago. Of the 110 grant recipients, 60 percent are serving people who are … Read more
It was a Shiba eat Doge world… until CateCoin came along. At a time when meme coins, like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, are enjoying immense popularity, another cryptocurrency has been laying the groundwork to compete with them: CateCoin. Created on the Binance Smart Chain, CateCoin is a cat-themed meme coin which aspires to add real-world … Read more
View Post Belarus has reportedly banned the sale of the book “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” effective May 19. But why would a book about a chronically depressed, chain-smoking bureaucrat in a fictional country have strike such fear into totalitarian governments? And how did such a novel come about in the wake of the Spanish Civil War and … Read more
We really are creatures of habit, aren’t we? We like our home comforts, our trendy coffee shops and the option to go to a nice beer garden any time of the week… preferably all without stepping foot on a Tube, bus, or bike. It’s this attitude that means plenty of us rarely venture outside our … Read more
Ride the High Country (1962, on DVD and Blu-ray) Randolph Scott, in his cinematic swan song, and Joel McCrea play aging lawmen who ride the high country (mostly Inyo National Forest, in California’s beautiful Owens Valley) to transport bullion at a time when the Western frontier is dying. There’s a shifting line between good and … Read more
On a baby-blue sky fall afternoon, Richard Clem and I stand among the remains of cornstalks in a field on the old Otho J. Smith Farm near the Antietam battleground. The South Mountain range stretches across the horizon to the east; roughly 350 yards away stand large, modern farm buildings. A hint of cow manure … Read more
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, presents Caroline Burghard of Whippersnappers with a LEAP CoCreate Unique Innovation Award for working with young families (Photo: Blossom Carrasco) Local MPs, community groups, families and funders came together last night (May 19) to celebrate eight projects improving the lives of Lambeth families and young children. The ceremony saw the … Read more