Poll results; Global warming.

What in your opinion is the most important domestic tool against global warming?


Vegetarianism/veganism 2 (33%)

Re-cycling 1 (16%)

Giving up a car 5 (83%)

Only buying local goods/food 3 (50%)

Re-using plastic bags 1 (16%)

Using domestic green power 1 (16%)

Living off grid 1 (16%)

Not having children 0 (0%)


Another multiple answers poll.
Some interesting answers...certainly NOT what the councils push for you to DO YOUR BIT!

A massive 83% cited giving up a car as the most important tool you have against global warming. I'm way up there with that. Bikes are a win win situation for the car less.
Lower carbon impact in production and shipping, zero emissions when used, easy and cheap to repair yourself and barring a write off, it should last you forever. Compare that with the cars cardon footprint.....up to 50% of a cars impact is from factory to showroom alone. And lets be honest..if you get 5 years out of a car you a a very lucky person.

Hmm...and WHY do the government not send you fliers and pay for advertising for that little gem ?? ;)

50% of you are in favour of buying local goods/food.
This works along the same lines as the carless lifestyle, and obviously complements it. Its a no brainer. Do you buy your veg from a farm shop, where the produce may have travelled less than a mile? Or do you drive into town and buy veg from another country?

No one suggest you can't enjoy the odd banana in winter, but by and large buy local, buy in season. If a food product is in season and local you are getting maximum health benefits for yourself and the planet.

33% are in favour of a vegetarian diet to fight global warming.
Factory farmed animals churn out more emissions than cars globally.
Between the forests that are cleared to grow crops to feed them (crops that could be feeding people), the effluent pumped out of the factories into our waterways, even the fact that factory farmed beef are fed grain instead of grass (un-natural for a cows stomach) causing the cow to ..(ehem)fart, a huge factory corral of beef cows with bad tummies is kicking out the same amount of bad gasses as a dirty factory, and you have a valid reason to stop or at least cut down on your meat. (See also buying local again).

Re-cycling,Re-using plastic bags,Using domestic green power and Living off grid came in joint with 16%.
I find it gratifying that you people realise the tiny impact these heavily subsidised actions have on global warming. When all have e the 3 R's drummed into us and yes the re-using of things is something I do alot, but where does all our recycling go?? Not long ago in the UK there was a public outcry as ships of recycling were sent to China to be processed....dumping OUR rubbish on someone elses doorstep. There are also tales of whole recycling lorries simply emptying their contense into the rubbish dumps.
I for one would like some more information about how, where and what our recycling is doing.
Using domestic green power is an admirable thought but for many people unpractical. Far better to have a central power plant and deliver our electric that way.
And off grid living??

The holy grail??

Again, a dream, and one lived by many people, but not something that can be taken up on such a scale as to make an impact.

The genie is out of the bottle.
We like electricity and white goods, we like to turn on lights and wash our clothes without a stream and a rock.

Far better and very feasible, to find ways to keep it going without leaving a footprint on the earth.

Poll results (vegetarian)

I do/would do it for the animals 5 (62%)

I do/would do it for my health 5 (62%)

I do/would do it for the environment 5 (62%)

I am not veg and never will be 0 (0%)

I am not veg but try to eat veg sometimes 1 (12%)

I am not veg but want to be 0 (0%)


Results are in. Multiple answers allowed this time so a pretty across the board answer.

62% of voters said they do/would do (going veggie) for their health, the environment and the animals.

This is a pretty clear answer. Most people understand that there are many ways and reasons when it comes to choosing meat and /or dairy free, but which ever you choose the result is the same.
I maybe should have only allowed ONE answer and got a clearer picture of peoples priorities when it came to their reasons, but who am I to judge. I'm just glad you do it..or are at least thinking of it ;)

12% voted for not being veg but incorporating veggie meals into their life. This is fantastic. Just think, if every meat eating family had a meat free day once a week it would make a HUGE difference to all the right reasons.


Lloyd at 14 weeks. Had we not found and rescued her she would have been on someones plate by then.


Lloyd now at 9 months, very happy to be scratching at the daisies rather than pushing them up ;)


What do I think?

I think in this modern world there is no excuse for not at least having a meat break once in a while. I think there are so many fantastic meatless meals and snacks out there that once you try some you will eat them not only willingly but in preference to your boring meat.
You soon come to realise that most of the meat "taste" is only in the sauce/topping/accompaniment.

We went past a burger van today and my belly rumbled....was it the smell of meat?? Nope..it was the smell of fried onions ;)

Mini poll.....please answer!!!


Who is interested in some meatless recipes?? Some tried and tested family favourites to try yourself?
If you are please comment yes or no and say whether you would like a regular meat free day a week recipe posted here on the blog or maybe just once in a while.

I'm willing to help you over the hump ;)

Poll Results; Homeschooling.

Results are in.....

In what instance would you home school your children?

To ensure a correct education 3 (60%)

To ensure a better mix of friends beyond age. 0 (0%)

If my child was being bullied. 1 (20%)

If my child was behind peers academically. 0 (0%)

If my child was ahead of peers academically. 0 (0%)

Because it's my choice. 1 (20%)

I wouldn't home school 0 (0%)

An important issue to address here is surely why 60% of parents would home school to ensure a correct education for their children!

Schools were made to offer children a good level of education but time and again it seems we as parents have little faith in their ability to.
I know I'm not alone in looking at the three piles of reading, homework and projects sat on the table after school every afternoon and wondering what it is they DO in their that means so much work has to come home with them!
And this is before you take into account any special educational needs your child may have.

20% sited bullying as their main reason.
If I was in a position of having to take my child out of school due to bullying I would not hesitate. You would not be expected to put up with daily peril and stress in a workplace, why should it be any different at school? How can a child receive a good education when they spend their whole time watching their back?

And the last 20% said they would home school because it was their choice. SO many parents are pushed into sending their children into the factory farm equivalent of education because they don;t realise they DO have a choice. Use it or lose it so the saying goes.

What are YOUR thoughts???

Poll results.

Public voted..(well a couple of you anyway :P)and we shall bow to democracy ..hehe.



More photos please! 2 (66%)

More cycling posts 0 (0%)

More homeschool posts 0 (0%)

More health posts 1 (33%)

More Environmental posts 1 (33%)

Nothing its perfect ;) 1 (33%)

More photos will be a priority now, I know when I look at a blog I like to see an example or at least relevant picture so I'll be sure to be more diligent in that area.

..And who said it's perfect?? Do I have to be soopah nice to them from now on? ;)

Have a nice day x