Spreading the word
Hmmm, it has been way too quiet here for several reasons- but hopefully that will not happen again. I will promptly pick up where I left off- NIKKI P’s 30 Day Blogging challenge, here is the last post Today’s challenge … Read More
What would you use wild silk fabric for?
Every now and again people find this blog because of the words or questions they have typed into their search engine. I used to ignore these questions but I have started paying more attention to them . Why? We all … Read More
It is World Mosquito Day
Remember my post here MAMA SAID THERE WILL BE DAYS LIKE THIS?, well we have another today. WORLD MOSQUITO DAY, on 20th August in 1897 Sir Ronald Ross made the link between malaria and mosquitoes. An important link it would … Read More
Cheryl Cole has malaria and so do some folk in Africa
A few days a go I was browsing my Twitter flow when I came across a tweet saying – oh if Cheryl dies it will it be like Diana all over again. I am not into the celebrity thing and … Read More
Mama said there will be days like this
Following my open letter to the British Prime Minister I found myself thinking about the issue of declared days to mark certain issues in society. I have written about some of them MALARIA DAY , WORLD POVERTY DAY , BLOG … Read More
Malaria isn’t sexy
It is World Malaria Day and I am here to share my thoughts on the issue of malaria. First let me deal with the title of this blog. Malaria affects 50 of the 53 African countries but it often doesn’t … Read More
Are Millennium Goals helping me?
This week the Department for International Development here in the UK has issued a new report ELIMINATING POVERTY : Building Common future, which spells out a new direction and desire to address issue of poverty in the developing world and … Read More