42

The meaning of life has always been pondered upon by mankind....

                            

If you don't know about 42  "~))

dramatic diet OR religous ritual

Nearly ALL religions seem to have
fasting in their program as a ritual
or to show love of a particular deity....

But it is also a trend in Weight loss  

 How to fast

beachcombing

I am not a lover of lounging around on the beach...
but I LOVE beachhcombing !

My favorite spot is Birling Gap:

28th March 1938: Combing the beach for hidden treasure washed up by the tides at Brighton. A favourite occupation of the unemployed as well as holiday visitors.

Best beaches for beachcombing in the UK

You can find all sorts of interesting stuff:

 

things on top of other things

driftwood ....

Sea glass

Some of my own finds:

and of course, you can never start young enough :~))

physical fitness

Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise, correct nutrition and enough rest.

Do you need more exercise ? Take the Body Mass Index test

After all you don't want to end up like David.....

                       

The US seems to lead the field in obesity: 

• Trends by State 1985–2009
• Obesity by Race/Ethnicity 2006-2008
• County-Specific Diabetes and Obesity Prevalence, 2007
• Obesity data and trends
• Obesity rates 2010

They have a special Presidents Council to promote fitness.

If you visit the US you'll see that it's not working very well....

But getting fit has been around a long time : 

Exercises for women in 1856

Here are 12 hints on how to get fit cheaply

And if nothing else helps, you can get a job....................

revenge

The 11 Commandments of Revenge

But be careful it can reverse itself on you !

enthusiasm

"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world.
It beats money and power and influence.
It is no more or less than faith in action."
- Henry Chester

GH

Greenhouses have been around for a long time. The very first thing to resemble a GH was something the Romans used to grow cucumbers for Emperor Tiberius (what a coincidence that is !)  They were grown in wheelbarrows stored under frames or in cucumber houses glazed with either oiled cloth known as "specularia" or with sheets of selenite, then wheeled out into the sunshine every day.

The first modern greenhouses were built in Italy in the 13th century to house the exotic plants that explorers brought back from the tropics.

We've come a long way since then :~))  The largest greenhouses were built in the nineteenth Century The glasshouses at Kew Gardens in England are a prime example of the Victorian greenhouse styles.

Holland is of course famous for it's acres and acres of them, in which they grow lots of tasteless tomatoes. They have now even developed a new systeem to grow them is desert climates...

My eye was caught by the following picture of the future of greenhouses:

The one below has a spiral to increase the area of production.

                                                                      And the one to the right is actually a green House

Leo and I played a very small part in the design for the latest greenhouse to be erected at the RHS garden Wisley.

My 2nd cousin Ken is a horticulturist and was on the committee that choose the design. He and his wife came over to Holland and we showed them various greenhouses... the one at the Keukenhof was inspirational and they chose the  Dutch company  that built it to also construct the one at Wisley :~))

For a total history of greenhouses etc - click HERE

DIY Stonehenge

Get your flat pack HERE

white trash

Wikipedia has the following definition:

White trash or poor white trash is an American English pejorative term referring to poor white people in the United States, suggesting lower social class and degraded living standards.


OR people who have fallen on hard times in the economic crisis..........

The term suggests outcasts from respectable society living on the fringes of the social order who are seen as dangerous because they may be criminal, unpredictable, and without respect for authority whether it be political, legal, or moral.

The term is usually a slur, but may also be used self-referentially by whites to jokingly describe their origins, as in the humorous book by Michelle Lamar and Molly Wendland :

The White Trash Mom Handbook: Embrace Your Inner Trailerpark, Forget Perfection, Resist Assimilation into the PTA, Stay Sane, and Keep Your Sense of Humor (2008).

Check you 'Trashiness' below :

How to gather the nessesary information

SCORING BREAKDOWN:
0-300: Not white trash. We’re sure you have tons of other undesirables in your city, but they’re most likely not white trash.
301-600:  A little white trash.  There’s probably pockets of your city that have tons of white trash, but most of the city probably doesn’t have much.
601-800: Your city is pretty white trashy.  Not only are there pockets of white trash, but there’s a fair amount of white trash in every sector.  Most likely you can’t go very far without hearing the cry of an illegitimate child or seeing a car parked on a lawn.
801-999: Your city is in the white trash elites. You look down on other cities that have "parks" and "libraries."
1000+: Jerry Springer White Trash. Your city is crawling with white trash. The majority of shirts are sleeveless or mesh.  You most likely know someone who’s had the fact that they fathered a child revealed to them on a talk show.  Most times when you sit down to eat, the dish can be described by saying the name of the meat, and adding the word "casserole" to the end of it.