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Popular author Mary Norton was born on this day in 1903. Her first two books were 'The Magic Bed Knob' and 'Bonfire and Broomsticks'. However, her most famous work was 'The...Click here to see books written by Mary Norton.
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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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Jellyfish A Natural History by Lisa-Ann Gershwin
I saw this book on the shelf and was reminded of my own painful dealings with the Portuguese Man-of-War, twice! The first time all the tentacles wrapped around my arm and my elbow was stuck in the bent position. I can remember someone saying to pee on it would help but, even through all the pain, I was thinking eeww, which is just as well as it is a myth!
Having a look at the book I was amazed at the...
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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.