Brighter Planet's 350 Challenge

Off-Road Soup Day

I thought our Off-Road Soup event for www.350.org day of international action was going to be a complete disaster.  Last Saturday the sky turned black and was full of rain all morning.  Not a single person passed by our house.  On the grounds that I didn’t have a plan B however, I set Goldilocks and [...]

The Dog Barometer, Getting Warmer and 350

Willow, being a dog of regal character, has two residences – a Summer one and a Winter one.  Although she follows me pretty much everywhere, she is banned from the bedrooms and has to make her own sleeping arrangements.  Last week she moved from her Summer residence at the bottom of the stairs to her [...]

What about lemons and other excuses?

For my Blog Action Day post on Climate Change I’d like to share with you a family discussion we had recently.  You may find it eerily familiar !
The Man from Salford started it.  I was quite surprised.  It is not like him to instigate environmental initiatives, especially if they might affect the contents of his stomach.  What he proposed was that we [...]