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    Those fabulous people at West Sussex based Green People have a wonderful range of natural and organic products with something for all the family - men, women, teenagers, babies and children!

    There are all sorts of products - this could be a great time to stock up on sun care goodies for yourself, for instance - and they have products for skin care, body care, hair care, make up, wellbeing and even travel sets.  There are also products for babies and children.

    This is a Replenishing Hand Cream Trio This is a Replenishing Hand Cream Trio 

    They've got goodies for all the family, perfect for anyone who loves organic beauty products or wants to give them a go.  

    How about this Alexandra Kay Time to Ease Muscle Relax Body Oil?
    How about this Alexandra Kay Time to Ease Muscle Relax Body Oil? 

    There's even something for dog owners, with pet shampoo!  

    Why not treat yourself to some of the skin care products - I love their moisturiser and their cleanser is one of the best products I've ever used to clean my face, it's just wonderful!  

    They've also got an offers page where you can find their special offers :-) 

    Visit Green People's website here and go shopping!

     

     
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    Whoopee!  Those lovely folk at Emma Bridgewater has some great ideas for Christmas, whether you're looking for gifts in the form of mugs, plates, glasses, jugs or something to cheer the kitchen up!

    This could be a great chance to either pick up some Christmas gifts for loved ones or treat yourself to a new mug.   You could use some to decorate the Christmas table or to put on a desk to give it some winter and Christmas cheer!

    Visit Emma Bridgewater here to see her Christmas collections!

    Head to Emma Bridgewater to browse and shop!

     

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    Wow, those folk at Emma Bridgewater just producing some incredible collections!   I was on their website today, having a browse as you do, and came across their new Purple Poppies collection.  It's beautiful and full of colour!

    This is the Purple Poppy 10 1/2 inch plate
    This is the Purple Poppy 10 1/2 inch plate
    for £19.95

    As well as making lovely gifts for people, they would also give lots of colour to a table or the corner of a room, or on a sofa.  

    There's also this very pretty Purple Poppies Cushion
    There's also this very pretty Purple Poppies Cushion
    for £45.00

    There are also mugs in the collection, of course, plus napkins, and different size plates.  They would all make for a lovely colouring on Christmas tables.

    Head off to Emma Bridgewater to browse and shop!

     

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    Here's a poem I've written for the ghostly times of Halloween.  It's about Miss Bun, who is staying at the Castle Mystique.  I hope you enjoy it! 

    A Night at the Castle Mystique

    Miss Bun goes away

    For a couple of days.

    She stays at the Castle Mystique.

    She rests her head

    On a comfortable bed

    And falls into a very deep sleep.

     

    But then in the night,

    Oh she has just a fright,

    As she stays in the Castle Mystique!

    For she wakes with a jump –

    An enormous lump

    Has appeared with a SPRING and a LEAP!

     

    The lump is all white -

    What a terrible sight

    To Miss Bun as she wakes from her sleep.

    She weeps and she shivers

    Her hands are all quiver

    And she goes quite blue in the feet!

     

    The lump looks at her –

    Her white hair all a blur 

    As she wakes from a very deep sleep.

    Then he jumps in fright:

    Her hair’s a TERRIBLE sight!

    So he vanishes with a great LEAP!

     

    Here's another spooky poem of mine about a ghost in a school.   We actually had a ghost in the school I went to - the school could get very creepy after dark and some of the science teachers thought that items had been moved behind them if they were there after everyone else had gone home.  Our ghost was called the Old Grey Lady.  

     

    The Chaotic Ghost


    Our school’s got a ghost!

    We all know he’s there –

    But we’ve never actually seen him

    To give him a GLARE!

     

    He comes into class

    when we’ve all gone home

    And gets down to work

    To make the room just his own.

     

    He turns out the cupboards,

    Puts the maps upside down,

    And puts music on blaring,

    playing creepy sounds.

     

    He throws books on the floor,

    Uplugs Miss Larkins’ pc,

    And takes down all our work

    to cause chaos, you see.

     

    When we come in next day

    There is so much to do –

    Not painting and stories,

    But tidying up!  BOO, HOO, HOO!

     

    Oh, who is this ghost

    Who gives us so much to do?

    You’ve had your fun,

    And we want some too!

     

  5. If you are looking for a gift for a rhino lover, why not adopt a rhino or an anti-poaching dog from Helping Rhinos?


    Adopt a rhino!

    Helping Rhinos is a charity.  They LOVE rhinos, and their aim is to help the species survive at sustainable levels in their natural habitat.  It works with a few partners, mostly in Africa, who:

    • Preserve or develop new habitat for rhinos and other species
    • Protect rhinos from poaching
    • Provide information and education on the importance of the sustaining the rhino population to local communities and broader populations
    • Sustain the species via other sustainable and scalable projects


    Adopt a Northern White Rhino from Helping Rhinos

    Adopt a Northern White Rhino from Helping Rhinos
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    mage © Helping Rhinos


    Adoptions are a great way to help the charity’s partner programmes continue their work caring for rhino, including baby orphans, training anti-poaching dogs and sponsoring the work of South Africa’s only all-female anti-poaching unit.   Visit Helping Rhinos’ Adoption Centre here.

    Adopt a rhino orphan
    Adopt a rhino orphan
    image © Helping Rhinos

    Help rhinos with a donation

    On Channel 4 on 26 January 2021 at 8pm, don’t miss Secret Safari – Into the Wild.

    It’s telling the stories of the animals in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the eyes of their rangers, the very people who are working so hard to protect these animals.

    One of the organisations partnering with the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is Helping Rhinos.  You could make a donation on behalf of the rhino lover in your life either directly to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy through their website, or through their Global Giving fundraising campaign.