A little good news about — learning

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tips-to-learning-a-second-language-as-a-family/ Validates my belief that we are never to old to learn something new... we are life-long learners.

A little good news — for eczema sufferers

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-treatment-for-eczema-could-emerge-after-possible-cause-was-identified-by-surprised-scientists/ I'm planning to do more research into this and ask my doctor friends to help, but if this could cure the eczema I've suffered from for 50years... well, let's just say there are a ton of things I could do that the oversensitive, cracked & open skin on my hands only allowed me to … Continue reading A little good news — for eczema sufferers

A Creative Block Project – Day 6

Just before going to bed last night I had an inspiration and had to try and get it down on paper... a thumbnail sketch if you like. It was a black brush marker drawing and I thought I would cover it in colour in a similar fashion to the Day 5 work. When I woke … Continue reading A Creative Block Project – Day 6

A little good news— about Éducation

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jean-piaget-quote-about-schools/ This is why I teach!

A little good news — about protecting old trees

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-25000-monumental-trees-of-italy-are-old-habitats-shrouded-in-legend/ I recently had to have a hundred year old sugar maple tree cut down in front of my house. It was diseased and rotten from the core out, so it was dangerous. However, while I was waiting for an available tree doctor to determine it's fate, I got an eyeful of how old treen … Continue reading A little good news — about protecting old trees

A little good news — about repurposing

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/phase-shift-landscape-park-in-taichung-offers-sensory-experience-and-respite/

A little good news — about self-esteem

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/self-compassion-researcher-suggests-4-steps-to-overcome-negativity-bias/ Very much worth the read!

A little good news — about recycling carbon?

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iceland-builds-a-factory-to-bury-co2-in-rock/ This is really cool!

A little good news — about successful reforestation

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-uk-national-forest-has-planted-its-9-millionth-tree-across-200-square-miles/

A little good news — about helping the homeless

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-home-village-in-albuquerque-new-mexico-for-homeless-people/