Orchards could disappear by the 22nd century

April 28, 2009 · Filed Under Business, Eating out, Food, Hobbies · Comment 

Around the UK countryside you do not have travel very far to find a small traditional orchard, these can vary from a few trees to hundreds of trees, but no matter what the size is or location orchards both large and small are at risk.
It has been estimated that since the 1950’s around sixty per [...]

The end of handwriting

February 27, 2009 · Filed Under At home, Books and Film, Computers, Younger people · Comment 

How often do you actually sit down and write something? According to recent research it is not very often, a decade ago, we would have been send letters, cards and writing down notes to remind us of what to buy at the shops, but with the increased use of the internet and computers, is handwriting [...]