Category Archives: Gifts

Being kind can reduce chronic inflammation. Who knew?

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Angela

On 10 January, in Dr Michael Mosley’s series, Just one Thing, there’s an episode called Be Kind. In it, Mosley talks to Dr Tristen Inagaki, PhD of San Diego University whose studies show that being kind improves our immune systems and … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: & how we can help #StandWithUkraine

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Angela

Ukraine flag. Credit: Ayhan Altun/Getty Images click on the images below for links about where and how to donate money or supplies and how to support people directly. from the Guardian: from the BBC: from the UK government page: and … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Traditions

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Angela

There are at least three different saints who answer to the name Valentine or Valentinus. One legend of St Valentine tells how, when in prison, he sent a letter to a young girl—possibly his jailor’s daughter. He signed it: ‘From … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Ways of Welcoming New Year

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Angela

Different peoples in different countries do different things to welcome a new year. In SIBERIA, in Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world, and in the River Lena nearby, a Christmas Tree is taken to the bottom on … Continue reading →

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Buy Black for Christmas (and beyond)

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Angela

If you’re white, like me, perhaps you haven’t consciously thought about seeking out Black-owned businesses and shops to buy from. My own seeking-out was prompted by the marvellous Nova Reid (whose antiracism course has taught me so much about my … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s presents; and Pen Heaven

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Angela

If you haven’t yet bought a present for your Valentine who might, of course, be yourself,  you could indulge in this for your toast. You’ll find it here. Or this, for your wine: from here. But if neither of these appeal, … Continue reading →

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