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Hello. My name is Briar and I am currently living in Wales. I make beautiful rugs on a peg loom from fleeces I buy from my neighbours.

Before that, for nearly 20 years, I lived in a beautiful cottage on a country estate, with no electricity. Our water came

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope Child custody battles and how parents can cope: 4 of 31
There are no two ways about it: child custody battles are rough on parents, children and the extended family. Already there will have been the relationship breakdown and the decision to split up. The stress, the anxiety, the maelstrom of emotions, are hard to deal with. The most important thing for parents to remember is tha... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Keeping your car safe: 3 of 23
There are hundreds of thousands of cars out there, hurtling around at crazy speeds. When early steam trains first hit 14 miles per hour, it was thought the passengers would be at risk of suffocation! We are all wilfully taking chances every time we get on the road. Around 115 people die every day in the US as a result of car... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods How far should you push your children to succeed?: 22 of 168
The toddler has been walking around the furniture, or holding someone's hand, for weeks. The time comes when she runs those first few independent steps from the sofa to her mother's waiting arms amid exclamations of delight all round. What would happen if she was shouted at for walking? Would it stop her from doing it anyway... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Disadvantages of solar energy: 2 of 14
Given what we know about carbon emissions and global warming it seems clear that we should be trying to find alternatives to fossil fuels. Solar energy will almost certainly prove to be one of the most viable of these. Unfortunately there has been very little funding for research into solar energy until fairly recently. This... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather The myth of storms and red skies: 1 of 7
It is interesting that many of the well-known weather adages rhyme and scan in the same way that nursery rhymes do. There are other parallels. Both are rooted in myth. We don't know who made them up and we don't always know quite what they would have meant originally. Many of them can be traced to a particular time, such as ... More..
Sciences > Zoology Lamarck's theory of evolution and its legacy: 1 of 7
Lamarck is an almost forgotten, pre-Darwinian evolutionist. Born Jean-Baptise Antoine de Monet in 1744, he used 'Chevalier de Lamarck' as a pen name. He wrote extensively on botany as well as his findings on the classification of animals. His was a brilliant mind and he paved the way for those who came after him. One of the ... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Must-have items for your child's playroom: 5 of 28
If there is a spare room in your house, don't save it for visitors or let it pile up with junk. Make it into a little mini home for your child. A playroom is great on so many levels, not just for role playing. The child has her own space to keep her things, somewhere quiet to sulk, and with the right furniture she can jump a... More..
Sciences > Astronomy How the moon was created: 2 of 11
There is probably not a single person on the planet who has not looked up at the Moon and wondered how did it get there? Whose is that face that looks down at us? Is it made of green cheese? For most of us it is just idle curiosity, but for William Hartmann it became his life's work. His crowning achievement arrived when he ... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather The effects of sunlight on our lives: 3 of 15
In 2007 the BBC reported the finding of what is considered to be the world's oldest solar observatory, the Thirteen Towers near Chankillo, Peru, built 2,300 years ago. It is part of a ceremonial complex which offers concrete proof that ancient Peruvian society was based around sun worship. Many of our earliest civilizations ... More..
Sciences > Zoology The evolution of lemurs: 1 of 5
Lemurs are fascinating species which come in a variety of forms. Their large eyes and mysterious natures have earned them a name which, in Latin, means 'ghost' There are currently as many as 49 different species cataloged. The number of species listed goes up periodically as Malagasy scientists study the DNA profiles of the ... More..