Category Archives: Amazing!

I want to build a boat…..

This boat actually…. “But you don’t know anything about building boats” I hear you say. Well, no and maybe you are right, but I am going to do it anyway! There is just way too much pretty water here, not … Continue reading

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Life in Norway….

Stark contrast That’s what it is.  Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with “when I lived in Africa” again (yet!) but something happened today that really brought home the inequalities in this world. And, yet again it is … Continue reading

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Enough Blondes Already…..

Only kidding! However, Norway is living up to its reputation of the land of the “tall, blond haired, blue eyed beautiful people”, as my neighbour Mirjam (over there) proves. Sadly, only kidding again! I have never felt so short in … Continue reading

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Awesome camper!

Design in the days before computers…… I just had to post this as I think it’s incredible. Absolutely no idea if the thing worked or not, but you have to admit that the idea is indeed, awesome! Still reeling from … Continue reading

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Think: don’t just react………

I have been a big fan of the New Scientist magazine for many years and often lament that many are deterred from reading it, thinking that it is too scientific or technical. In reality I find that the editorial covers a wide range … Continue reading

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The wonder of birds…..

Just a quickie to pass on a great link from the BBC Nature Dept with the finalists from a Photography competition. I have always loved birds (thanks Dad!) and admired them for their beauty, complex courtships, ingenuity and above all, their … Continue reading

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