Last Wednesday evening as the rain poured down I pulled up my waterproof trousers and turned on my bike lights. It was a grim night to set off into, but I normally do the short ride down to Christ Church in about 7minutes (9 if the wind is against me), so I knew I wouldContinue reading “Fell off again”
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Six
The social media algorithms have clearly got me pegged, because last week this article from Positive.News came up in my newsfeed: “Six lifestyle changes that could help avert the climate crisis“. I’m a sucker for a list, and always on the look out for some positive news to balance the stream of reasons to beContinue reading “Six”
Disneyland Flight Free
So I didn’t post last week because we went away as a family for half term – to Disneyland Paris! This probably wouldn’t have been our first choice for a holiday, but we have a group of really good friends who we try to get away with at least once a year and some ofContinue reading “Disneyland Flight Free”
Electric bike!
This weekend I had my first go on an electric bike, and goodness me is it whizzy! Shout out to Dave and Debrah for an excellent lunch on Saturday, finished off beautifully by letting me zip up and down the street on the bike – only to be topped by offering to lend it toContinue reading “Electric bike!”
Ice and snow
When we chose to go car free I wasn’t really thinking ahead to when it would snow… It doesn’t snow often here, and back then it was early Autumn. But last week it snowed. Twice. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to ride in the snow. I hadn’t tried before last week, and probablyContinue reading “Ice and snow”
Sharing
We teach our children to share from a young age. Just this morning I was sat in a toddler play group where we sang a song about taking turns! But it seems like we normally sort of grow out of sharing… Why? I’ve been thinking about this a lot this week because over the weekendContinue reading “Sharing”
Oikos Christmas
Merry nearly Christmas everyone! There are now just under 5 weeks left until Christmas Day, and with the busyness of the coming season we have already started our celebrations with some family and friends. I had my first mince pie of the season last week, and yesterday I even dug out my Christmas jumper forContinue reading “Oikos Christmas”
Cycling and Justice
“The richest 10%… emit nine times more carbon than their share.” This was reported in a recent BBC News article, highlighting the great disparity between the richest and poorest around the world – I know, nothing new. But it played into something I’ve been mulling for a while: that the way our transport systems areContinue reading “Cycling and Justice”
Wet and Cold
Rain. It was obviously going to come sooner or later, especially in the North of England: our first time when we needed to get somewhere while it was raining. On Sunday morning the heavens opened at the same time that I was getting child1 and child2 ready to go out to church – a cycleContinue reading “Wet and Cold”
Shop Well for the Planet? Yeah, alright.
Exciting to see what an influence we are having after just a few weeks of blogging! 😉 The BBC have just started a new series called ‘Shop Well for the Planet?‘. This is a well seasoned format (I think I maybe even remember watching an episode of something similar before…), but this series has aContinue reading “Shop Well for the Planet? Yeah, alright.”
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