tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83079035473540224352024-03-13T01:24:13.792+00:00KATTEGAT- RAMBLINGS FROM THE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE AND COASTKarin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-11309936195198327952012-08-13T00:21:00.001+01:002012-08-13T22:38:57.775+01:00NEW BLOG ADDRESS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey folks - I'm having to change my blog address slightly... so please continue to read about our doings and adventures at <a href="http://www.kattegat2.blogspot.co.uk/">www.kattegat2.blogspot.co.uk</a><br />
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Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-8644286996993908812012-08-07T23:56:00.000+01:002012-08-07T23:56:38.101+01:00Beauty in death<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently, at work, I came across a couple of beautiful old collections of mounted butterflies and moths. I know it's not everyone's thing, and some even find it somewhat macabre, but sometimes there really is beauty in death. Collections such as these have been a great source of information for biologists all over the world, because unlike photos and drawings, the insects remain three dimensional and, of course, are a source of DNA if needed. </div>
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As habitats in which these insects live become fragmented, or even worse disappear, or their food source i.e. the plants they feed on, become scarce, these creatures may become rare, or extinct, so it becomes even more important to have such collections of mounted specimens.</div>
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Moths have such wonderful common names: Bordered gothic, Beautiful arches, Glaucous shears, Burnished brass, Golden spangle, Light brocade, Mother Shipton, Dark spectable, The nutmeg, Dusky sallow, Rustic shoulder-knot, Bright-line brown-eye, Flounced rustic, The herald, The sprawler, Chi moth, Old lady, Powdered wainset, and the Hart and dart moth..how fabulous!<br />
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Historically collecting and pinning insects was widespread, and in the Victorian age a very popular educational hobby. Insect collecting has also left traces in European cultural history, literature and songs (e.g: Georges Brassens: "La chasse aux papillons" - The hunt for butterflies!)<br />
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If you ever come across an old collection, make sure it has some form of protection, as museum moth larvae and beetles are a great nuisance and can decimate these precious collections of insects in no time at all!<br />
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</div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-25866095604527290512012-08-02T23:41:00.000+01:002012-08-02T23:43:03.042+01:00My darling Merboys!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My boys have always loved being in water. From the age of around three months old, we have taken them swimming. I love swimming too, it's so relaxing, being able to glide through the water, bending your limbs in ways you just can't when on firm ground.<br />
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I've been encouraging BB to swim under water, to feel more comfortable in this unbreathable environment, to trust his body to know when he needs to surface.<br />
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When Sam was younger, he used to spend rather a lot of time sitting on the bottom of the pool, I'd worry he'd forget to come up to breathe, but thankfully (for me!) he seems to have grown out of that, and now enjoys moving around the pool just exploring from the surface!<br />
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<i>"How do you know that? Have you been there to see? And if you had been
there to see, and had seen none, that would not prove that there were
none ... And no one has a right to say that no water babies exist till
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Our human bodies are mostly made up of water, so it's no surprise that we feel comfortable in this environment, and let's face it, we did spend our first 9 months of life floating around in fluid. <br />
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A couple of weeks ago was our 15th wedding anniversary, and after a lunch at <a href="http://taffels.com/" target="_blank">Taffels</a> in Forest Row, we went for a stroll around the Antiques Fair at the South of England showground. We have several 2-day antique shows each year on the showground, and lorries and trucks arrive from all over Europe with their goodies to tempt you, and by gosh it's difficult not to be. However, if you ever do go to one of these events, make sure you lock your wallet safely away at home before you enter the gates of the showground!<br />
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There were lots of lovely things there, too many!!! On my wish list: great enamel ware, and the wooden apple store below.<br />
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We took Zaf with us because I thought it would be good training for him
to be out with so many distractions, people and dogs about.
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Many would say all this stuff is money for old rope (!), but I like things with a history, a story to tell, these pieces have character, something special that you're not going to find in IKEA...<br /><br />
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-72767169290793141952012-07-30T09:52:00.002+01:002012-07-30T09:54:19.851+01:00Of beekeeping ladies, meadows and Shakespeare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Saturday three remarkable and passionate lady beekeepers from London escaped the chaos of the Olympics and ventured down to our rural village for a little relaxation.<br />
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These very capable beekeepers are trying to revolutionise the way bees are kept in London by offering training and mentoring to ensure new beekeepers have the confidence to keep bees in a safe and healthy manner. We had a lovely afternoon, a walk through the village and dinner around our fire-pit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Zaf munched a little bone treat in the afternoon </td></tr>
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On Sunday BB plus a school friend and I headed off to do some more clearing of a poly tunnel we have on loan, and I took the opportunity to visit the meadow on site, and oh, it was beautiful, full of insect life; grasshoppers, hoverflies, bees and butterflies, it was truly awesome...<br />
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BB and little M spying the meadow through the long grass...<br />
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And in the poly tunnel, this chap watched as we dug, and sowed salad seeds:<br />
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Later in afternoon, BB and I, together with quite a crowd, enjoyed a picnic whilst <a href="http://www.barefootplayers.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Barefoot Players</a> performed Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream deep in the woods!<br />
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Despite the heavens opening and a little rumbling thunder, it was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. <br />
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Today we headed off in a convoy to the coast. Three friends, six kids and 2 dogs. Crumbs it was hot, we seem to have gone from zero to sixty heat-wise in no time at all, without any chance of acclimatisation. The temperature gauge in the car read 29 degrees!<br />
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It was Zaf's first visit to the seaside, and although we managed to get him paddling, he wasn't too impressed with the sea!<br />
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He was, however, very keen on the seaweed, and I was surprised, but relieved that we managed to return home without him being sick in the car!<br />
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Ferring is a village in the Arun District of West Sussex, and it also happens to have a dog friendly beach! The village sits on an ancient site, the name Ferring is Saxon and it's mentioned in the Domesday Boo. The parish church is Norman
and is dedicated to St Andrew. Until the 1920s the village was a small
one; when the south coast began to be built-up, particularly with
holiday homes, Ferring began to increase in size.<br />
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Sam, BB and friends all enjoyed the surprisingly warm water.<br />
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Today was the village's summer horticultural show. Despite the rubbish gardening weather this year, and the fact that my vegetable patch looks rather devoid of anything decent, I decided fairly late in the day to enter some of the classes. Having been out the previous night, I hadn't prepared anything other than helping BB bake some fairy cakes, so we were up early this morning as the staging began at 8am. We rushed around the garden with Zaf getting under our feet, collecting bit and bobs, including salad and herbs, roses and pot plants. I dashed off in the car and arrived at 9.45, a quarter of an hour prior to the end of the staging session, phew!<br />
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With the help of a couple of very young ladies, we ran up and down the rows of staging tables placing our exhibits in the correct classes. It's all very serious, you know!<br />
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The Horticultural Society has been going for 107 years now, and has seen several generations of gardeners come and go. It had been flagging a little until a handful of village mums decided to take a more hands-on role, and now hopefully it will continue to flourish. Well done, ladies!<br />
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We were then ushered out, so judging by an appointed Royal Horticultural Society judge could take place. Later in the afternoon the doors were once again opened, so that we could admire the exhibits and see if any of our submitted entries had indeed taken the judges fancy and won a prize! And in fact I didn't do too badly...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third prize for my blueberries, they are grown in a large pot on the patio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely floribunda rose, Olympic Torch, took a second prize</td></tr>
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Seasoned gardeners such as Stan and Val usually sweep the floor when it comes to getting top prizes, <br />
but with a little more practice and preparation, I reckon we could give them a run for their money!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How Stan and Val grew onions so large this year beats me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lettuce got a third prize</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the spring onions took the second place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BB came to the show sporting a glittery face having decorated the cakes this morning, and anyone who has ever used edible glitter knows how it scatters everywhere. To his delight he took the first place, and won £1.50.</td></tr>
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It was a fun afternoon and great to take part in this community event. There was just enough time for a cup of tea and a piece of victoria sponge, before we headed off to weed a poly tunnel we have been kindly lent in a local garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Best in Show was awarded to these lovely clematis flower heads, alas not mine, but nevertheless very pretty.</td></tr>
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We came home with nine prizes, certainly more than expected and overall came third in the summer competition! We won the princely sum of £10.50 in total, but the thrill of the win was worth so much more.<br />
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Hope you are having a fun weekend!<br />
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-83751119721998406792012-07-20T00:16:00.002+01:002012-07-20T00:16:37.911+01:00Our prickly night time visitor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having shared a rather cute photo on Facebook the previous night showing some shots of the most adorable hoglets, it was rather fortuitous to see a grown up making it's way into our garden last night. Steve found him (?) on the path, as he was taking Zaf out for his walk.<br />
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We were so excited to see an actual <i>live</i> hedgehog as they are quite uncommon. We even woke BB up to pop downstairs to see him. Sadly these days you are more likely to see a dead hedgehog by the side of the road.<br />
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They are rather special creatures!<br />
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Hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal and sleep for a large portion of the daytime either under cover of a bush, a rockery, in the grass, or in a hole in the ground. They are fairly vocal and communicate by grunting, snuffling and/or squeals. The spines of the hedgehogs are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are not poisonous or barbed, and will normally come out when a hedgehog sheds
baby spines and replaces them with adult spines. This is called
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Hedgehogs feed on insects, snails, frogs and toads, snakes, bird eggs, carrion, mushrooms, grass roots and berries, so with all this wet weather encouraging all the slugs and snails out, there must be plenty of food for the hedgehogs these days.<br />
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Some people keep pygmy hedgehogs as pets, but in the UK wild hedgehogs are considered endangered and it is illegal to keep one as a pet.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><span><br /></span></sup><br />
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But anyway, these are rather lovely mammals and are part of our wildlife heritage and should remain and be encouraged to flourish in our British countryside.<br />
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</div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-69269049039679543222012-07-17T22:55:00.001+01:002012-07-17T22:56:53.587+01:00Of bees and butterflies galore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today the sun finally came out from behind the rain clouds and we dashed out to the bees to check on their progress and to continue with our research project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's team...PhD students Gianluigi, Hasan, our beekeeper Luciano and myself, of course</td></tr>
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With the sun out the bees were incredibly busy flying out for forage, and the sky was thick with bees. In fact a few too many...those pesky girls of ours obviously thought, 'wey hey...let's go whilst the sun is out to play', and off they went!!!<br />
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And some serious soldier beetle hanky-panky going on on the ragwort<br />
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whilst the brightly coloured cinnabar moth caterpillars munched away on the flower heads<br />
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It was great to feel the long lost sunshine again, and despite the nuisance of the bees swarming, we had a good day at the office!<br />
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-77724169258338910992012-07-15T22:10:00.000+01:002012-07-16T11:07:29.592+01:00The Open Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today was our village's 15th Annual Open Gardens day. The weather really wasn't very kind, and yet people arrived throughout the day. These were the die-hard gardeners. Those with a drive to see and learn more. Some back for their second or third year viewing gardens to see them develop over years. This is the third year we have opened our garden to the public, and without doubt the wettest yet. We meet people in the garden in wellies and sporting brollies, all very cheerful despite the down pour.<br />
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This year our veggies are pretty dismal, with so much rain and cool temperatures they are not developing and growing as they should. And although there are lots of fruit on the raspberries and logan berries, without the sunshine they are not very sweet. <br />
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Anyway, it all went as well as could be expected, and I think we have sort of volunteered to help organise it next year, gulp!<br />
<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-33507538738456502862012-07-11T23:27:00.000+01:002012-07-11T23:27:48.793+01:00The summer tune<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh, all this rain makes me feel miserable. The veg aren't growing, the flowers are constantly flopping over under the weight of heavy raindrops. And today I got soaked through during a walk around campus; the heavens opened, the thunder rumbled and the sky turned black...it was just like the setting of a block buster disaster movie!<br />
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I came across this track today, and I'm LOVING it...it's so mellow, and the video sums up all that I need from a summer's break away, watch out for the aerial view at the end of the clip...gorgeous!<br />
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I hope your summer holiday will be equally fabilicious...<br />
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And so the annual ritual of the Vintage Vehicle Fair has
been and gone once more. It is classed as a ‘boy thing’ in our household, and
as such I am required to take Number 2 Son (and this year No. 1 Son too) and
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It has its plus points though; as the owner of a Y
chromosome I must admit I like to look at classic cars and traction engines as
much as the next man. But the main advantage lies in the full title of the
event - the Vintage Vehicle Fair and Ardingly Beer Festival. So the drill is:
stop by the CAMRA beer tent, purchase a pint of something interesting, then
proceed to be led around the field while No. 2 Son takes photos of the guns on
various military vehicles; watch old boys on even older motorbikes wobble round
a ring while a man on a tannoy gives details of cylinder capacities etc; purchase
ice cream and candy floss to keep up offspring’s energy levels; purchase second
pint of something interesting and consume whilst watching a man driving round in
a converted half-track Reliant Robin; finish off the day with a visit to the
hall full of model-makers, to see Tractor Ted and his model farm.</div>
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All in all it was a pleasant afternoon, though part of me
will be relieved when BB is no longer interested enough to insist on going. It
seems to attract the rather more eccentric elements of the British population;
Morris dancers (not that there’s anything wrong with that); builders of Meccano
fun-fairs and lonely looking chaps with collections of insanely detailed model
battleships; the bloke who, every year, displays his rather tired old <a href="http://s422.photobucket.com/albums/pp303/BACAIRFIX/Airfix%201980s/?action=view&current=1981fLITTLE_OWLatfbactsr2.jpg&sort=ascending" target="_blank">Airfixlittle owl</a>; and my personal favourites, the couples who sit in rows outside
their caravans, watching their little two-stroke engine putter away for two
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We should, of course, celebrate this diversity. But maybe
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</div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-22448410046707417582012-07-05T23:54:00.000+01:002012-07-05T23:55:07.229+01:00The beautiful flowers...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today we went to visit one of our clients, Mieke Vierling, in Forest Row, East Sussex. Mieke runs a healing centre from her home, and wanted us to help create a lovely garden representing the different astrological elements of water, air, earth and fire.<br />
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The photo above is the Monet Seed Mix, based on the lovely poppies and bold and pastel colours used by Monet in his paintings.<br />
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Mieke and I sit among the gorgeous flowers of the Pollinator mix, watching the bees and hoverflies flit between the flowers. Mieke is a very inspirational lady and enjoys opening up her garden, home and heart to others.<br />
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Here's more about Mieke and her vision of creating a harmonious space in which to live and love.<br />
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We used different seed mixes to create distinct areas in her garden, allowing Mieke flowers throughout the season. Mieke has also planted many herbs, fruit bushes and bee friendly perennials. <br />
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</div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-16467438033142054462012-07-03T21:43:00.000+01:002012-07-03T21:44:49.982+01:00My rosette<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I quite often make the fatal mistake of sort of volunteering for things, but quite often by default. In fact that's how I became a Governor of a secondary college, but that's a story for another day.<br />
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Right, well, this volunteering came about because I actually enjoy making stuff and being creative, and so I didn't really think it would be a chore. However, there's one thing creating a piece of craft of your own choosing, another when a project is dictated to you and has to be completed within a deadline.<br />
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I am a member of the local Women's Institute (WI), and a few times a year we get the 'call' to submit items to be judged at handicraft competition shows. This time it was for exhibits to the prestigious South of England Summer Show. A whole tent is devoted to items crafted, painted, baked, preserved or otherwise created by members of the local groups of the Sussex Women's Institute. I volunteered for three craft projects and as there was plenty of time, thought yeah, no problem! However, it all took longer than anticipated, so I ended up doing just two out of three projects. The brief for this particular project was to fashion a papier-mache jewellery box decorated however the maker chose.<br />
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But trust me, the ladies of the WI, both young and old, are fiercely competitive, and as I had entered a flower competition previously, I knew full well that the exhibits are harshly judged. However, we are all encouraged to enter these competitions, and in keeping with, 'oh, what the heck....' <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding layers of decoupage paper </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After copious amounts of layering with torn newspaper and glue, I then painted the whole box inside and out with a deep purple acrylic paint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added a soft, felted (already made) piece of padding, which I free machine embroidered with gold thread words such as 'gold, necklace, watch'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I finished off the lid with another piece of felt, cut in a flower shape and added details with gold thread, and stuck some little 'gems' in each corner, picking out the purple and giving the box a little subtle bling!</td></tr>
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The colours of the felted fabric really suited the decoupage paper. There was great debate in our house as to whether the lid should have further embellishments, but the majority vote settled for less is more.<br />
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The box headed off to the show to be judged, and as I didn't go to the show to see what the results were, I had to wait until the next monthly WI meeting, where I was presented with a ROSETTE!<br />
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Ok, so I didn't come first, but I did come third, and I am pleased with my rosette. The comment from the judge was:<br />
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18 out of a possible 20 marks.<br />
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"What a surprise when I opened the lid! Vibrant colours used for the felting. Ensure that all thread ends are neatened in future."<br />
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Hmmmm, slightly pedantic, I think, since these tiny threads are under the felt, and therefore a) don't show, and b) you don't usually pull your padding out of your jewellery box, do you? I did say these judges are harsh!<br />
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Anyway, despite the many evenings work, I'm proud of my jewellery box. I hope you feel like that about something you've recently made.<br />
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Saturday saw BB celebrate his birthday with seven of his pals from school, and together with his brother and another weeny friend of ours, headed off to do some superb rock pooling, build a beach fire made from drift wood, and enjoy a barbecue and getting thoroughly wet!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The driftwood high jump!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad does burgers and sausages</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lugging back a pallet for seating</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The surf turned wild and came crashing in on the pebbly beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discovering sea creatures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big kiss for my other big boy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sea in a bucket</td></tr>
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We all had a fab time at <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/birling-gap-and-the-seven-sisters/" target="_blank">Birling Gap</a>, a SSSI nature reserve managed by The National Trust. It has one of the regions best rock pooling beaches and is also good for fossil hunting. It was just brilliant to see the boys run wild on the beach, searching the cracks and crevices of the pools, screaming into the crashing waves when the tide came in and roaring with laughter...<br />
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And doing what boys should be doing...OUTSIDE...EXPLORING...and LOVING IT!!!<br />
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<span id="goog_1624545471"></span><span id="goog_1624545472"></span></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-48323740891330403262012-06-24T23:56:00.000+01:002012-06-24T23:56:41.328+01:00So what's happening in the garden right now?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Despite the wet and windy weather the plants are forging ahead through their seasonal cycle. The bees can forage when there is a lull in the weather, bumble bees in particular managing to fly in lower temperatures than honey bees.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of my garden favourites are definitely aquilegias, Aquilegia vulgaris, with its hybrids and cultivars<span style="color: black;">, </span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i></i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">commonly known as gr</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">anny’s bonnets, they are an easy to grow, self-seeding perennial and are hugely promiscuous.</span></span></div>
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They come in all sorts of colours, with bicolours, double flowers, and winged forms. If you don't have any in your garden, do introduce some as they are really rewarding, especially if you are fond of the cottage style planting.<br />
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The body is an amazing piece of equipment. I was recently reading a book entitled 'The Complete Guide to Food Allergy and Intolerance' by Prof Jonathan Brostoff and Linda Gamlin. I have discovered that like many unsuspecting people (possibly millions!) across this planet, I have developed a wheat intolerance. I suppose that's not surprising, after all there is sooo much wheat in our diets, not only in our morning, lunch and evening meals, but also hidden in snacks, sauces and sweeties too, e.g. crisps, wine gums, soya sauce, licorice etc.<br />
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So if wheat is considered one of the most wholesome, nutritious
foods, then why is wheat one of the
most common foods that people become allergic to? Wheat is now
listed in the top 8 food allergens along with peanuts, tree nuts,
milk, fish, shellfish, eggs and soy.<br />
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Most people eat wheat so often their bodies adapt and cope and so
they experience mild forms of the
symptoms (known as wheat intolerance) without ever really being
aware of where the problem lies. Withdrawing wheat from the diet
and therefore ridding the body of wheat can lead to immense
improvements in health and wellbeing. There is a whole suite of symptoms associated with wheat sensitivity from digestive discomfort such as diarrhea,
constipation, gas, and cramps, to skin rashes, itching,
eczema, and hay fever-like symptoms including sneezing, cough, runny
nose, and itchy, watery eyes!<br />
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So here's the thing, there is no reason why the immune system should not attack food molecules; after all, food is chemically different from our own bodies, and this is exactly how the immune system recognises unwelcome aliens. In fact the body 'learns' not to mount a major immune attack on food. This is done by small areas of the gut wall, known as Peyer's patches. These patches, which are part of the immune system, take up small droplets of fluid from the gut, in a process known as antigen sampling.<br />
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What the Peyer's patch does is to 'examine' the foreign substances it finds in the gut, 'make a decision' about how the body should respond to each of them, and 'communicate' that decision to the rest of the body. What happens afterwards involves the production of T-suppressor cells which tones down or inhibits the response to the antigens, or in this case, food molecules. This is called 'oral tolerance'. It is hypothesised that food sensitivity happens when something in this process begins to break down. However, I don't think it has been proven yet.<br />
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I continue to avoid wheat, and have come off all my tablets, very occasionally taking a dose of Gaviscon if I am feeling too queasy. It would be nice to know what exactly is going wrong with our digestive systems, but with so much wheat and dairy in our diets, I don't suppose it's that strange. Wheat and other grains were not part of our ancestors' diet from around
2 1/2 million years ago until the Agricultural Revolution
around ten thousand years ago. Many of us probably have a problem with wheat and grain because our bodies are still extremely similar to the bodies of our ancestors.<br />
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Now, less than 1/10th of 1% of our genes have changed in the last 10,000 years. And in terms of the evolution of our genes, it's not that long ago!!!<br />
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-773019545420971122012-06-17T13:07:00.000+01:002012-06-17T13:07:49.574+01:00My birthday!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So this week I celebrated my birthday....and I'm not revealing how many rainy summers I have become, because that's classified!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lovely husband even baked me a gluten-free fig, banana and cashew nut birthday cake!</td></tr>
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After getting the boys off to school, Steve, Zaf and I went off on a mystery trip, heading east towards Heathfield, stopping for a cuppa and a nose around some very nice shops, and collecting a rather large and juicy bone for Zaf.<br />
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We ended up having lunch at the Six Bells in Chiddingly, because they are hound-friendly and it certainly has atmosphere. I just love the old enamel signs in the garden!<br />
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For a change I had a slightly unhealthy lunch of eggs, ham and chips...but after all it was my birthday!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">REALLY- who are they kidding??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp Coffee is a Scottish food product, which began production in 1876, and is a glutinous brown substance which consists of water, sugar, 4% coffee essence, and 26% chicory essence. </td></tr>
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In the evening we went to see Prometheus at the local IMAX cinema. Wow, much eye candy! Not sure about the scene with the Cesarean section. Ouch! Certainly worth seeing for the special effects, story line, well, could be better, but it was very gripping.</div>
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-2401872464963909902012-06-10T15:18:00.001+01:002012-06-10T15:18:32.502+01:00A beautiful world<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Came across this delightful film clip to lift your spirits on an otherwise dull day:<br />
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Driving through the countryside, you'll see big froths of white flowers on lush green shrubs, and if you are anything like me, that's sooo very exciting! Coz this is the time of the elderflower!!!<br />
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Which means SUMMER, yeah! Yes, I know, if you are reading this from Brit-land, you may think I am totally bonkers, coz let's face it - it's cold, windy and rainy! However, our plants have thrived with all this moisture, and now we have big elderflower blossoms to play with. There really is nothing like diving into hedgerows to find seasonal forage...!<br />
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I have already bottled up (and drunk some of) my first batch of elderflower cordial, easily made and boy, does it just scream 'summer' - it's fresh and delicate and a real thirst quencher.<br />
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Basically, you can pop the flower heads in water (I suggest shaking off any insects beforehand), adding some zest of lemons and orange and leave to infuse overnight. Many recipes suggest pouring boiling water over, or heating the water up with the flowers in, but I find the flowers go brown and the liquid becomes bitter. Cold water works just fine. Strain the next day and add 350g sugar and a big slosh of lemon juice (50ml) to every 500ml fluid. Warm gently until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally then let it cool, strain again and then it's just a case of bottling it. I like to put some in plastic bottles and freeze (wish I had a bigger freezer!) so that in winter, when it's bleak outside, I can have a little reminder that summer will return!<br />
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This year I also made an elderflower cordial with a dash of good quality vanilla essence, and it turned out just yummy. Steve made a batch of elderflower champagne, so that's something else to look forward to tasting.<br />
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Sometimes, you just have to love the Brits, out in their hundreds and thousands in the pouring rain to watch over one thousand boats sailing down the
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It is one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river.
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All in honor of this lady, Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates her 60th anniversary of the accession to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.</div>
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Now I know she is costly to the country, royal financial reports suggest £32.1 million in 2011. But is the Royal Family worth it? I am not convinced. What I do know is that the Brits love their monarchy. Almost to the point of an unhealthy obsession. The Queen, however, has little real power these days, but acts rather as a head of state undertaking constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history. The Queen also represents Britain to the rest of the world, receiving foreign ambassadors and high commissioners, entertaining
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Well, that's it, my youngest chap has reached his first decade. It doesn't seem very long since he joined our clan, but I am, needless to say, very grateful that he did!<br />
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Shaping and guiding a child through today's world is not an easy task, many aspects of life have changed dramatically since I grew up, and on balance I don't think for the better. Yes, medicine has improved and so has information retrieval. But today's world is very much based on stuff, acquiring stuff, using stuff and disposing of stuff, only to get more stuff!<br />
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I have tried as much as I can to guide BB towards loving and appreciating the outdoors, and indeed his first word was 'Boots'.<br />
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Although BB has access to the Wii, Xbox, and a computer, I am keen he gets a good appreciation of growing plants, playing outdoors and discovering wildlife. Thankfully he is particularly keen on animals and travel, his favourite programme being 'Deadly 60' hosted by his hero, Steve Backshall. He also loves '<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/horrible-histories" target="_blank">Horrible Histories</a>' on BBC TV, which actually is really hilarious, if you haven't seen it, you must!<br />
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BB constantly amazes me with his observations on life, and is growing up to be a well balanced, gentle and happy kid, who is never short of friends to play with. <br />
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BB is currently very much into sports such as tennis, footie and cricket. Although not much bothered about art (hopefully this might emerge later), without doubt, his enduring passion for LEGO has helped his creative and problem solving skills, and he dreams of becoming a LEGO designer!<br />
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What career path BB eventually decides to go down remains to be seen. Over the years we have had all sorts of discussions from becoming a mechanic, racing driver, architect, footballer, professional dancer, comedian, and now to a marine biologist...<br />
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Yes, I know it was a tad early, but we had a lovely afternoon at our village Jubilee celebration last Sunday afternoon.<br />
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Steve and I set up a stall to promote planting for bees and other pollinators, and brought our mini mobile meadow in a wheel barrow, which proved very popular!<br />
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There was also a Jubilee cake competition which had some really clever entries.<br />
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I was quite surprised to see how many different varieties of dog breeds that entered the dog show. I suppose our village is a doggie sort of place, what with all the wonderful countryside around, it makes for perfect walkies.<br />
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If you have a dog, and we do (it was Zaf's first day out today) I hope you can get out to enjoy the sudden lovely change in weather!<br />
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<br /></div>Karin Altonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018385377300837810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307903547354022435.post-34488125640545630882012-05-22T22:40:00.001+01:002012-05-22T22:40:56.330+01:00The Floral Fringe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="st">The Floral Fringe<em></em> Fair was held at the private country home of the Viscount and Viscountess Mersey, Bignor Park, Nr. Petworth in West Sussex at the weekend. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The F</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">loral Fringe Fair - a plant, contemporary craft and local food fair
with an emphasis on wildlife and encouraging wildlife into the garden was held in the 11 acre grounds. </span><br />
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There were bug hunts, a moth trap
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nurseries, contemporary crafts, woodland products and local food
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Lunches and teas were served in the newly restored
historic stables, and they even had gluten-free cakes! It was a nice afternoon out, once we found the place, which was tucked away in the back of beyond!</div>
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We came back with a couple of plants and a 'butterfly garden' sign. The fair had a nice genteel atmosphere and I would definitely go again next year!</div>
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