Bumbershoot I confess that on any given golden September afternoon, I would rather read a book in my backyard than fight crowds. So I might not be the typical Bumbershoot fan. Still, I found some interesting literary events in the schedule, interspersed with panels on veganism and the life and times of rock groupie Pamela [...]
A recently published letter about agarden bench bought on eBay inadvertently appeared under the name of Brian Marshall when in fact itwas submitted by Lesley Kew. Her letter referred to Mr Marshall’s letter published the previous day ( Brief letters: Rabbit pizza , 1 September, page35). An article about the sources AndersBehring Breivik drew upon [...]
Most people would call 2011 a tough year for Fred Benson, but he says he tries not to whine about it. The Lund’s Hardware store owner paused from work to battle a cancer best described as Burkitt’s lymphoma or one “like” it. Benson emerged victorious. “I’ve declared myself cancer free,” he said, adding that two [...]
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) – Just when you think you’ve seen it all at the Minnesota State Fair, there’s something completely different.How about a state fair wedding shower? With gifts for the lucky couple that could only be found from the grandstand to machinery hill. It’s not the kind of bridal registry most couples sign [...]
Les Automnales Date: November 11th to the 20thLes Automnales is one of the biggest fairs in the Swiss calendar, celebrating the great and the good of Geneva.As ever, visitors can look forward to a host of interactive activities and products, with more than 450 exhibitors signed up to show off their wares to the public.Everything [...]
A new style of chair designed by Fenny Ganatra will be unveiled to the world for the first time at garden accessories and outdoor furnishings show Spoga Gafa in Cologne, Germany.The new style of chair called the Bounce combines a criss-cross of material stretched over a transparent hollow, plastic tube. The material remains taut while [...]
CONSUMER confidence is at recession levels, a new survey has revealed, as bad news and poor weather leaves people feeling gloomy about the economic outlook.The survey by GfK NOP shows confidence dropping for the third month in a row to hit minus-31 in August, 13 points below a year ago and one point lower than [...]
Aspect.co.uk offers its top ten tips on things to watch out for whilst the sun is shiningLondon, United Kingdom (PRWEB) August 30, 2011 Property maintenance and refurbishment company, aspect.co.uk, provides an all-encompassing property maintenance service to customers in both the domestic and commercial sectors. This is a boon for people who have neither the time [...]
By Jennifer Brett The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThere are no celebrities in this story, but there are two stars. Jim and Jo Anne Taylor are the kinds of folks you know from church or your grandkids’ school. He’s an executive at a construction firm; she’s a retired school nurse. And they are quiet philanthropists, whose gift comes [...]
People are going ‘potty’ for a particular sort of garden ornament for sale on Barnsley Market.Denise and Alwin Mann, of Ward Green, have used plastic plant pots twined together to create their family of unusual models of people and animals.It started when they wanted to make one model for a friend of the family.Not knowing [...]
