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Cindy Read »
Nothing in particular. . .
Posted on 1:08pm Wednesday 21st March 2007
There are times when I still feel like such an outsider here in England. I still miss some of the foods I can't get here unless I order from an American website that charges silly money for products I paid much less for in the states. Sometimes my accent seems to stand out to me, other times it seems all the rest of the world has an accent. There are times as well when I feel that I am too loud and too 'out there' for the majority of the British population, that my ideas are a bit on the outrageous side when back at home I'd be thought of as cautious.
Peter Norton »
Water, water everywhere
Posted on 4:27pm Friday 16th March 2007
If we are to believe what the scientific community are saying about climate change, floods and droughts in Herefordshire will become more frequent and more extreme in the not too distant future. Recent unusually heavy rains gave us a glimpse of things to come. We saw damage to property and vehicles, long transport delays and significant difficulties for business and service providers. And, according to current predictions, we aint seen nothing yet.
Peter Norton »
Who's to blame?
Posted on 12:17pm Thursday 8th March 2007
I picked up an interesting snippet from a book I’m reading called ‘A Journey in Ladakh’. The author overheard a conversation in a bar in which a question was asked : ’If a Ladakhi woman gets ripped off, paying too much for a poor quality shawl in the market, who’s fault is it ?’ The answer was unanimously ‘the purchaser, she should have known better, and been shrewder’. If you asked the same question here, I wonder what the response would be.
Peter Norton »
Unnatural Beauty
Posted on 4:48pm Wednesday 7th March 2007
Cosmetic surgery has been in the national news again this week. Mintel’s UK based research revealed that 50% of women surveyed would consider plastic surgery. I found this news disturbing.....
Cindy Read »
It's that time again. . .
Posted on 3:59pm Tuesday 6th March 2007
I expect to those that take the time to read these blogs think 'my gosh that woman DOES go on and on about the Red Hat Society'. And I suppose I do. When I started the Hereford Chapter of the RHS, I did it because I didn't have any friends. What I discovered in the process was that there were loads of women out there just like me who enjoyed having female friends and some time out with them. We continue to grow but in doing so we have a bit of a dilemma. Many of our ladies still work, therefore most of our activities take place in the evening. We've got a skittle night planned Monday night for something different, if you want to come along and check us out, just let me know. Meanwhile, I've had one lady in particular who would like daytime activities and I am wondering if there are others like her who would prefer not going out at night. If there are, please let me know and we can start a 2nd chapter for our daytimers. I should mention too that you don't have to be over 50 to be an associate pink hat member.
Peter Norton »
Sustainable Education
Posted on 4:56pm Thursday 22nd February 2007
For a sustainable future there will need to be as many young people with an understanding of ecological principles as possible.
Cindy Read »
Common Sense
Posted on 3:47pm Monday 19th February 2007
Funny that just when I thought I would blog on something that concerns me I got the little 'obituary' shown below. In the last couple of years I've watched some of the youth in Hereford in certain places become more and more disrespectful of authority and at times even violent and distructive.
Cindy Read »
Monday, Monday. . .
Posted on 8:13am Monday 12th February 2007
Hi from soggy Belmont way. My goodness that snow was a surprise! Especially that 2nd lot that we weren't expecting at all. Seemed to have even caught the weatherman off guard. It was pretty when it first settled though.
Cindy Read »
Red Hat Ladies Make the News
Posted on 1:30pm Thursday 8th February 2007
I wrote last week about our meeting at The Green Dragon and how the BBC came along and interviewed us for their local internet program. It's not been put on yet but the moment I have a link for it, I will post it here. Wednesday (yesterday) five of us braved the cold to appear on Katie Johnson's program on BBC Hereford Worcester radio. She was very kind to us and allowed us to get the word out to other like-minded ladies about our little group. I say 'little' but we continue to grow with still 2 more members this week.
Peter Norton »
Green Wars
Posted on 4:06pm Friday 2nd February 2007
On the 18th of January Tesco announced a number of measures that will address it’s energy use and carbon emissions. These include reducing the number of air freighted foods it sells, cutting energy use in its stores, converting its distribution fleet to 50% bio-diesel, and attempting to ‘carbon label’ all of its products....
Cindy Read »
Red Hat Society Report
Posted on 8:52am Wednesday 31st January 2007
Good morning everyone. . . we had our Red Hat Society meeting and dinner at The Green Dragon Hotel in Broad Street last night with one very welcomed surprise visitor. I had a phone call in the afternoon from Nicola from the BBC who had read about our group of ladies on this very blog. . .hurray, someone is reading these things!!! She wanted to know more about our group and wanted to come along and meet some of us for a possible story for the news. I certainly wouldn’t say no to more publicity especially since I’d love to help get some other chapters started in outlying villages. I’ve had some interest from a few ladies in Leominster but have not found someone willing to take on the leadership.
Peter Norton »
The Way it is
Posted on 11:37am Monday 29th January 2007
As a member of the Bulmer Foundation Team, I often get involved in conversations about how to change systems which have become unsustainable. People seem to understand that our current systems are struggling. Ask a teacher or a nurse or a farmer and they will give you a list of what is not working. Ask them what they would like to change - their response is often one of resignation. ‘I don’t like what’s happening ……. but what can I do?
Peter Norton »
Consuming less
Posted on 10:22am Monday 29th January 2007
Following on with the 'consuming less' idea, I learned that a group of friends in San Francisco decided to give up shopping for a year - apart from essentials such as food, soap, medicine etc. No gadgets, mobile phones or even books. Everything would be borrowed, traded or bought second-hand... A year later over 4000 people are involved in an on-line discussion about it -(sfcompact.blogspot.com). People are concerned about over-consumption, but there are those in the States who have called the group 'un-American' and 'Economic Terrorists'. So perhaps 'reduce'is the forgotten of the three 'r's.
Cindy Read »
Keeping busy. . .
Posted on 5:57pm Thursday 25th January 2007
With hubby working all sorts of hours at his temporary job sorting the accounts out of a solicitor's office in Cardiff, I find myself with time on my hands. My scrap books are caught up through the end of last year, I can't start on 2007 because I am out of supplies so will have to wait for a trip to the states to get affordable replacements.
Peter Norton »
Natural Capital
Posted on 4:24pm Wednesday 24th January 2007
The EU published a report last week detailing the possible consequences that climate change will have on the continent of Europe. One thing of note in the report is the description of the environment as ‘ecosystem services’. This idea has been around for a long time in the environmental movement, by the name of ‘natural capital’...
Cindy Read »
Red Hat Society
Posted on 2:07pm Sunday 21st January 2007
It's time again to mention the up coming monthly Red Hat Society meeting. This month we are meeting at 7:00 P.M. at Bunch of Carrots. Our 2nd meeting out in public in our Red Hat garb should display a few new faces thanks to the kind mention and photo printed in this newspaper. In addition our members are starting to tell their friends about us and at least one will be coming along to the next meeting.
Cindy Read »
January
Posted on 12:05pm Monday 15th January 2007
Why is it January and February seem to go on forever? I am tired of grey skies, rain, mud, rain, cold. . .did I mention rain? It doesn't help that I had 3 phone calls from the states yesterday telling me that it was 82 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Adding insult to injury is what that is!!!
Cindy Read »
London v Hereford
Posted on 7:25am Monday 8th January 2007
I am a small town girl. Yes, I’ve lived in Orlando, Florida where the metropolitan area population is about 2 million and growing daily; but in my heart of hearts, I love small town living. However, every once in a while I like to sample the big city life and nothing can compare to London.
Cindy Read »
Red Hat Society
Posted on 11:47am Thursday 4th January 2007
I am hoping that you ladies are looking up the Hereford Times blog to see what information you might gather on the Red Hat Society. I've blogged before on the topic but with our group photo in today's (Jan.4th) Times lets me speak again about our little chapter.
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