Sunday, 11 March 2012

Neat ideas

A friend sent me an e-mail with loads of practical ideas. You may have seen them before, but I had to share it because of a discussion on a thread a couple of days ago. It concerns the last item...

Use a straw to hull strawberries

Rub a walnut on furniture scratches

Store folded bedding inside the corresponding pillowcase

Save floorspace by storing wrapping paper on the ceiling

Put a stocking at the end of the vacuum hose to pick up small items

Bread tags are good for labeling cables

Save money - microwave your popcorn in ordinary brown bags

A tension rod makes for a good way to store various cleaning products

Baking yummy cases on an upside down muffin pan

Grow salads and herbs in some guttering

Finally, fold those pesky fitted sheets perfectly!

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Impossible not to go awww....

It is not common for a Koala to bear twins, and regrettably in this instance the Mum was struck and killed by a passing car.

Fortunately, the driver stopped, and took the mother to the local vet, not knowing she was dead, where it was discovered she had these twins in her pouch.

First photo: Tiny koala being fed with syringe … sooo tiny!


Followed by a pictorial chronology of their growth…










Friday, 9 March 2012

Beach heroes

Dragging them desperately by their tails, this is the dramatic moment beachgoers leapt into the sea to save around 30 dolphins from certain death.


The rescuers had been sunning themselves on the Rio de Janeiro coastline in Brazil when the dolphins appeared out of nowhere and suddenly beached en masse.

Initially stunned, the sunbathers soon realise the impending danger and race into the surf as the mammals let out piercing squeals of distress.

As this video shows, they make frantic efforts to grab the animals by the tails to pull them into deeper waters.



And it appears their attempts were successful as all the dolphins were rescued to rapturous cheers from onlookers.


I watched this footage holding my breath and thinking how heavy these dolphins must be. Phew! I'm breathing again...

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Women

Today it's the International Women's Day. Hurrah for all women everywhere!


We like a bit of humour and Tumbleweed sent me a funny e-mail that fits the bill.

Thought you should know that the book "Understanding Women" is now out in paperback.

Here's a picture of the hardback edition:


In the light of recent shenanigans from right wing politicians and pundits in the US, all anti-women, anti-contraception, etc, American women need to have a laugh every now and then. Having a voice and being able to take charge of their own healthcare decisions doesn't make women Feminazis, prostitutes or sluts. On the other hand, men dictating what women can and cannot do with their bodies and making life very difficult for them regarding healthcare make these men "Chauvinistpignazis." It's hard to believe that these men live in the 21st century...

Austin posted this picture in the last thread. It says it all!


Thank you, TW and Austin.

Very brave!

Here's another gem from Mrsgunka:



Thank you for the laugh, Mrsgunka.