Was amazed to notice when walking around my garden the other day – a whole bunch of bananas and their flower beneath. Have had banana plants for about 15 years but have never seen them flower or fruit outdoors… Advertisements Continue reading Am I Going Bananas??!!

http://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/An_Introduction_to_Tension_Myositis_Syndrome_ Have you struggled with chronic pain or another medically unexplained symptom for a long time? Have you tried everything to alleviate your pain, but nothing worked? Have you had doctors tell you they “just can’t find anything wrong?” Then you may have Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS). TMS is a condition that causes real physical symptoms that are not due to pathological or structural abnormalities … Continue reading TMSwiki site and forum – for those dealing with pain…

I so agree – knowledge should be freely given and taken… Continue reading Gatekeeping the Ivory Towers and Paywalls: Outside and Against the Academy.

When a group of wasps started making a nest under the eaves of the tool shed, something had to be done! I refused to let him outdoors kill them or spray them (I don’t think he would – he just likes to wind me up..) so he got all togged up in waders, a thick jacket, gauntlets and a balaclava. Armed with a thin chopping … Continue reading Wily Wasps Waste No Time!