Keeping monsters at bay

This is a lovely story. A little girl in North Dakota couldn't sleep because she was afraid of monsters, so a pharmacist prepared a special spray to get rid of them!

Photos that look like paintings

Jamie  Heiden, an American photographer, has a lot of talent in photo manipulation:

Cute birds

These ceramic birds are really lovely.

What time is o'clock?

The clocks went forward last night and I don't know if I'm coming or going today! This blog has a thing about clocks, so this should be interesting. It's about the oldest public clock in Paris. It's situated in the very heart of the city, the clock tower being the oldest remaining part of the Palais de la Cité.

It seems that shopping and drinking were high on the list of priorities for the old Parisians!

I hope it makes a difference...

There are marches going on today in many European capitals to mark the 60th anniversary of the European Union. 

The London march is really an anti-Brexit protest, as Theresa May is going to formally notify the EU of the UK's intention to leave the Union next Wednesday. She claims the whole country supports her decision. I, and at least 100,000 people beg to differ...

 

We owe the longest period of peace in Europe to the EU:

Lovely animals

Animals never fail to raise a smile. Please note the doggie with an ear-selfie...

Laughing is still the best medicine

We live in such strange times that we need to take regular doses of laughing medicine or we would fall into despair...

Take a seat... (right next to me)

Amy sent us loads of photos of various public seats from around the world. There were far too many for a single post, so I selected the ones I liked best and added some I had been saving as well. Thank you, Amy.