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On this day in 1928, popular English author and poet Thomas Hardy sadly died. He regarded himself as a Poet although he is probably better known for his novels. Please see ...Click here to see books written by Thomas Hardy.
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Beeswax - Part Two - The Chemistry and Uses of Beeswax
(This is the second part of our Beeswax mini series contributed by Bernice. Part one is here.)
I joined the family bee business about 9 years ago, although I had been helping out for a long time before that. There are many aspects to the job and dealing with the surplus beeswax from the honey extracting is one of them. The filtering, cleaning and re-milling of the wax to go back into the hives I find enjoyable and very satisfying. The...
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Heteromorph by Wolfgang Grulke
When purchasing a ‘lot’ of books to sell in the shop, we do come across the occasional weird and wonderful book titles. I recently came across a bizarre looking item…
Heteromorph: The Rarest Fossil Ammonites by Wolfgang Grulke
What is a Heteromorph??? Of course, I googled it:
Heteromorphic: differing from the normal form in size, shape, and function according to the Collins English Dictionary.
Hmmmm I am still not sure… The sub-heading for this book reads thus:The rarest Fossil Ammonites: Nature at its most bizarre...
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Due to recent flooding, we have fitted a webcam to the outside of our shop to allow us to monitor the river level remotely. But it also allows our customers to get a view of the Wye Valley!
We'll try and keep the camera pointing in a sensible direction. Let us know if you spot anything interesting! The image should refresh around every 10 to 15 minutes.