Time Capsule

To Leicester, and on a beautiful autumn Saturday afternoon we find ourselves in the incredible enclave of Belgrave. Once a small village by ...

Potatoes and Human Health, Part II

Glycoalkaloids in Commonly Eaten Potatoes Like many edible plants, potatoes contain substances designed to protect them from marauding crea...

Will you be my preparedness buddy? When two heads are better than one

For a lot of people, coming up with an emergency preparedness plan can be overwhelming. (What do I need? What should I prepare for? Where wo...

Hairline Precision

(These images are links to the full-size versions.) Source: American Hairdresser, May 1945

Flu update

Flu information for the general public US CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older be vaccinated against the flu this y...

Celebrate Get Ready Day today!

Hooray! Today is Get Ready Day , APHA’s fourth annual observance designed to remind Americans about the importance of emergency preparedness...

Where's That Then? No 41

I'm going to do a much longer blog about this place, but the fountain is the quite jaw-dropping centre (and master) piece. Until the end...

Potatoes and Human Health, Part I

Potatoes: an Introduction Over 10,000 years ago, on the shores of lake Titicaca in what is now Peru, a culture began to cultivate a species ...

Lemons: Your Bath, Your Teeth, Your Figure, Your Family

Is there anything a lemon can't do? (Click on images for larger versions.) Source: Lemons for Loveliness, 1935