Today is World Toilet Day ( Read more... )

I'm not sure I believe this, it's only just turned 10am and the (evening?) paper is lying there on the door mat!  Lying next to it somewhat later was our certificate telling us we have twinned our toilet with one in Kapondo, Mapanza, Zambia, Africa.  I can feel a visit to the Atlas, or Google Earth, coming on ( Read more... )

For the evening astronomer Reader - the conjunction of Mars and Saturn in the constellation of Libra has been joined by the moon.  Go have a look in the southwestern sky after sunset.  Thinx - is it high enough to be seen in a built up area?  Forecast for today here is drizzle, hence low cloud.  Hmmm.  Another evening maybe.
* * *  There now, it's ( Read more... )

Dying to Go

More than 1.7 million children die of diarrhoea every year because of lack of clean water and sanitation.

Lack of a latrine means people are exposed to disease, poor health and even being attacked when finding somewhere to go
to the toilet.  Without proper sanitation at home, women and girls have to wait until dark before they ( Read more... )