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Do You Use Re-Usable Shopping Bags?

Do You Use Re-Usable Shopping Bags?

I came across an article the other day which worried me a bit: It was titled ‘Are Reusable Shopping Bags Making Us Sick’

The article went on to say that “studies seem to link reusable grocery bags to foodborne illness” along with the increase in stolen food.

Well, it was the illness part that concerned me and I would hope that people would read the entire article before passing judgement as it went on to add that although different microbes were found and “more than half the bags contained some sort of coliform bacteria” what the study didn’t say were the specific strains of E. coli found in the bags. According to Dr Susan Fernyak, director of San Francisco’s Communicable Disease and Control Prevention division, “Your average healthy person is not going to get sick from the bacteria that were listed,”

I can remember as a child, my mother always used string bags or a cane basket to do her shopping. It was in the days before supermarkets and we would go to the butcher, (who wrapped the meat in brown paper), then onto the vegetable market, the baker and the grocer for flour/sugar etc. None of the items were put in plastic, in fact, other than the meat, I don’t remember anything else being wrapped…..oh, wait a minute, I think the bread was put into a paper bag.

I’m sure the string bags went through the wash periodically, but the cane basket I don’t know, she may have wiped it out.

Now I realise that the bacteria and other microbes bugs have mutated and become more vicious over the years, but maybe if those who use reusable bags are educated into making sure the bags are washed regularly we just might be able to win the war on plastic.

I did come across a string bag made from hemp. Having a “see-through” bag would also stop the food being stolen as well.

Another thought – why doesn’t someone invent a thin disposable bag, (like the plastic bag), made from hemp….good for the environment. The growing of hemp is easy, sustainable and good for the land and it’s strong enough that bags won’t split. Supermarkets could use these instead of the plastic bags and we could use them as bin liners. Oh, that’s right, growing hemp is illegal unless under license.

 

 

 

 

 

 




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What to Blog About?

What to Blog About?

I’ve been a bit slack lately not keeping up with this blog. I hope it’s not just me, but do others have problems thinking of things to write about?

So I started to go down the rabbit hole trying to find something that inspired me. I mean, let’s face it, the blog has to be interesting or with one wave of the index finger on the mouse…you’re gone…………

you are still there, aren’t you???

Then, there it was!!! A video about a little doggie who was rescued.  It’s a simple little story, but so wonderful.  It was the first time in ages that I had tears and smiles all at the same time.

I’m keeping the words I write to a minimum because I just want you to treat yourself and have a watch…..

 

 

 

 

 




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What to do About Global Hunger

What to do About Global Hunger

Reading a short blog this morning about global hunger and the fact that the less meat we eat the more people we can feed got me thinking.

I’ve always been a big believer in going to the top. Let’s face it when you need to get results it’s always sometimes quicker and easier just to go to the top man rather than working your way through the chain of command.

It’s like that for food so:

  • Why not cut out the middle man?
  • Why go through the food chain for nutrition?
  • Why not go directly to the source?

Are you with me here? Let me explain. The grain that grows has all the nutrients needed – the meat industry feeds that grain to the animals then, in turn, feeds it to the humans….so, cut out the meat and get to the primary source (the grain) and get the pure nutrients.

Extrapolate this out. Not only do you need land to grow the grain, but you need it also to farm the animals. Cut out the “middle man” i.e. the farmed animals and you have more land to grow crops = more food to feed the hungry.

It’s really quite simple math……but here’s the rub – money.

The meat industry, unfortunately, just doesn’t see it that way – it would appear that personal gain comes way above the gains of the planet. So it’s up to us. By choosing to have one (or preferable more) meat-free day a week you will make a difference. Try to make it a completely animal-free day (vegan) like no dairy products or eggs and you will make that one small step towards doing something about world hunger.

 

 

 

 

 




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Are Babies Safe?

Are Babies Safe?

Here’s a random thought:

I often wonder when I see mums with youngsters in strollers walking along the sidewalk – do they realize that the baby’s face is usually in a direct line to the cars’ exhaust?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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The Beautiful Bumble Bee.

The Beautiful Bumble Bee.

A very long time ago when I was 11 years of age I got my first pair of glasses.  I was reminded about it recently so thought I’d tell you a wee story. (Don’t panic – it’s short).

I can remember vividly that day. The glasses arrived in the afternoon and immediately my mother told me to put them on. “Oh, mum, you’ve got wrinkles!” I exclaimed.
Her response… “Take them off!!!”

I saw a lot of “firsts” that day – my sister’s freckles, my brother’s burgeoning lip fuzz, the veins on a leaf and the individual petals on the daisy flowers on the lawn – in fact, I even saw the blades of grass.  But the thing that fascinated me the most – was the bumblebee.  I had never seen the wings before.  Oh, I knew instinctively that it must have had wings because it flew, but I’d never seen the wings – never seen how small they were.
From then on the bumblebee became my hero – we shared the same attitude – not supposed to be able to fly….but just watch me! To the point that I stylized the bumblebee as my personal logo and take him with me to remind me that anything is possible (yes, that means I have a discreetly placed tattoo).
Although I must add here, that science has busted the myth about not being able to fly. They are perfectly engineered to fly as, of course, they would be. But at the time, I thought it was a wonderful concept to follow.

What prompted me to write this? An article I read the other day that pesticides are killing honeybee populations worldwide.  I have no doubt that it will be affecting my darling bumblebee as well.

If bees on organic farms are not affected…..doesn’t that say something about what the world is doing with the chemicals that are routinely used on farms and in garden centres? The bees in these areas are in a much more vulnerable state.

The world cannot lose the bee – honey or bumble!

 

 

 

 

 




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Thanks for dropping by. My name is Fee O’Shea. I’m a mother and grandma, an author, and a Comedy Improver.
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