A bit of everything: jokes, quotes, articles that don't fit in the other sections.
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And now, the end is near |
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
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Katherine Power looks at a different way out... Not everyone realises that funerals need not involve dark clothes, a hearse and a wooden coffin or an urn. There are other options, and it's appropriate that Brighton, with its reputation as a town of free-thinkers, should be home to ARKA Original Funerals, which offers creative funeral services, advice and information about alternative sites for burial.
"People are very relieved when they find out they can do things the way they want," tells me funeral director Cara Mair, co-funder of ARKA. "We fit with them, rather than make them fit with us." |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 December 2007 )
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Reap What You Sow |
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Thursday, 01 March 2007 |
 Woof Woof! Emily Crosby tells Katherine Power about travelling the world by working on organic farms. "The WWOOF program allows you to work on an organic farm in exchange for accommodation. You pay for the membership, but that's a small yearly amount - and the rest is free. You get food too, usually amazing, organic and fresh from the ground. It's such a good way of travelling. You gain a lot of knowledge about different lifestyles and a real experience of the country where you’re staying. WWOOFing gets you off the usual backpacker trail. You get all sorts of interesting information about the country’s history from the locals, and your hosts will often show you around themselves.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 March 2007 )
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The smile of early spring |
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
 The smile of early spring Was it the smile of early spring
That made my bosom glow?
'Twas sweet, but neither sun nor wind
Could raise my spirit so.
Was it some feeling of delight,
All vague and undefined?
No, 'twas a rapture deep and strong,
Expanding in the mind! Anne Bronte, In Memory of A Happy Day in February. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 February 2007 )
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Making a fortune out of (fictional) misfortunes |
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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 |
 The End A Series of Unfortunate Events draws to an end, Katherine Power finds out why misery and woe have sold so well. “I am sorry that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant,” reads the blurb on the back of The Bad Beginning , the first of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. “It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe.” |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 December 2006 )
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Happiness Quotes |
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006 |
 Happiness Quotes Image © Eldan. "The human brain has evolved to ensure that our firefighting negative emotions will trump the broadening, building, and abiding - but more fragile - positive emotions." Martin Seligman |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 March 2007 )
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