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Part 2: The Colours of Water or No Water to Draw with

Having identified, the colourless, blue, deeper blue, red and green colours of water, let share another shade and tone. When there is no water to draw, one can see brown. The world turns upside down. It is exactly what happened when upon going to the toilet to do number two, she realises that there is no water. She thought that having a dried toilet outside would have been good to have right now. But when she talked about it in the past, he thought that this was too unconventional and people would think that they were weirdos. So it was never put in place. As for now, the conversation goes: W: ''I have a dilemma'' M: ''Which one?'' W: ''I need to go to the toilet to fulfil my needs but there is no water so the brown will not disappear'' M: ''You were right, we shall I built a toilet facility outside'' W: ''Thanks for recognising the value of my third eye for disaster'' M: ''What to do then?&

Part 1 : No Water to Draw with or the Colours of Water

While relatively small quantities of water appear to be colourless, pure water has a slight blue colour that becomes a deeper blue as the thickness of the observed sample increases. The blue hue  of water is an intrinsic property and is caused by selective absorption and scattering of white  light. When there is no water to draw, one can see blood.  The world turns upside down. It is exactly what happened when upon getting into the shower, he realises that there is no water. He goes down to the kitchen, no water. He goes up to the sink tap, no water. M: ''I love my water'' W: ''Do you?'' M:''Yes, I like the feel on my skin, I like my big shower, It is like being in Africa right now.'' W: ''We have a bottle of water downstairs, you can brush your teeth with'' M: ''Thanks. Did I take a shower last night? Yes I did!'' W: ''Moving forward, let's buy some water bottles, so we are ok wh

Push the Just Music shop door in Loughborough

Loughborough musicians, violonist and guitarist to be! This is a call out. Push the door of Just Music shop in Loughborough. Their owner needs your help. It is a thought. It is a cry out. The shop is overflowing with stuff. I just think that it is because the owner secretly wants to connect with people and unconsciously think that purchasing more things, eventually someone in need will appear. It is unfortunately not the case and the place is becoming hazardous. So, appear.  Pop by to say hello.  Promote his shop.  Promote music.  Together let's make Loughborough sing!

Bin the bin! Can you? Not yet, Join Footpaths Leicester

Movement of zero waste bloggers, forums of discussion is everywhere to be found.  They probably multiply faster than the waste in your home. Why? Because it is time to take responsibilities for the plastic, fabric and other material resources in our home. If you do not need those stuff, why have it in the first place? Bin your bin instead. You cannot yet. Start easy and follow the 5 Rs. In order: Refuse what you do not need. Reduce what you do not need Reuse by using reusable Recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce or reuse Rot (compost the rest) and if it is too hard to do it on your own, join others on a journey of self-discovery. My own journey started with Footpaths, a carbon reduction programme, which allowed me to meet people and get support to reduce my personal footprint. Waste was part of the course and well did I change indeed. Have a look.

Bellyful, New Zealand initiative providing free meals for families with newborn babies and young children who are struggling with illness

Would not it be great when you are seriously ill or after you just had a newborn baby to receive free meals for your family? Oh yes, it will be. Being ill can take the toll on sorting out day to day chores for the household. Having a new baby is a big transition involving a lot of hard work. In those moments, all you need is the support from your direct community. I came across Bellyful , an initiative in New Zealand that provides practical support for tired and stressed families faced with a major life event (a newborn or serious illness). They currently support 18 communities across New Zealand and have more than 450 volunteers. I heard that there are similar initiatives in the UK. Some church takes the initiative to support parents when in need. If you have come across similar initiative, please share the words and if you want to start your own, please do. Families need each other.

Forearm yourself with the Politics of Time and Repair the broken work-centred economy - after reading ''the Refusal of Work'' by David Frayne.

This weekend, I read the Refusal of Work by David Frayne. In the book, he defines work and exposes critical accounts of different authors on how work is valued and regarded as a morally good behaviour to engage in so that the individual can be financially independent to buy more stuff at the detriments of its own health and wellbeing and the integrity of the natural environment. He, then, shares the experiences of a number of individuals who refused to work the typical 40 hours a week in favour of working either fewer hours or not at all. The Whys, the Hows and the ongoing tension the participants of the research experience between what is currently seen as an ideal behaviour and their own provide the reader with a mirror to reflect upon their own working or non-working situation. The work of André Gorz on The Politics of Time punctuates the writing in a beautiful manner and I am thankful to have been introduced to his thoughts. Finally, He invites us to get ready to open the d

Graham & Thrift Out of Order

In the article put forward by Graham & Thrift, he strive to put  forward that repair and maintenance is the central component of the development of economies. and a basis of our survival there is different way the article canbe quite useful within the thesis. First, in indicating that repair provide an opportunity for the being to actually learn and develop oneself through a process of innovation, indicating there and then that repair is the premist of innovation, it is when soemthing break that theindividual tend to develop himself by trying to find way to repair the item Second, that repair processes that happen in citieiss and in everyday life tend to be hidden from mot people who cannot see it happenign by reading report or hearing report when they are actually happening. people can only foresee the item as well when the alter is broken, when it works they cannot actualyy xsee the item but only focus on its function. there is all the chapter about e-waste at the end that

Ackerman design for product care

In the paper by ackerman,  the main intention is to delineate the research project. She decided to look at product care and define the motivation to take care of a range of products. She set her research within the content of the xircular ecinomic since it is put forward that we shall actually they to repair the items first and she put forward that by understand g the user we will be able to actually develop design interventions between the user and the product. There is a few thing that i can take from it first the way she presented the liner ecinomic in my introduction. Then the way she actually put forward the definition of product care. It will Help me to define appropriately how i differentiate my research from her. I will definitely have to put her research within repair as a strategy as well as design interventions to repair. There is also an elements within my discussion that i need to put forward in relation to design for sustainable behaviour that we shall not only look a

The child, the parent and the artist

Many children do not get the concept that their home is their primary place of work. They have the opportunity to make it grandiose through their art, their craftiness, the full expression of their boredom. The three boys in my house complain. A: Why can't I play on the computer? M: Baba bobo bibi, Can I have an ice-cream? I: Why don't you have a TV?  Marle: Outside Boys! A, can you please paint this pallet? M, can you please fill those pots with stones? I, can you please fill those pot with soil and plants? Here it is, a beautiful flower pots holder.  Many parents forget that their children are a tool to be sharpened. The home is the workshop/stage for transformation. Be the artist, direct them! Get crafting!

Change the world a nap at a time

Do not give up on the possibility to share your voice when you are tired. Just shout out loud: ''I am Tired - ''Leave me Rest'' - ''We need to change for a restful world'' Overworking, overstressing, overdoing, overdose it comes, your body will let you know sooner or later that it needs to re-energise itself. Change the world, by taking the chance to rest, a nap at time.

Let's live together

Most families around the world live in communities.  In the western world, this concept has been replaced by a single-family household. Yet, the latter struggle to meet their needs through the ages. With a young family, parents are overstretched with family and work commitment. The olds struggle with illnesses and social isolation.  What can possibly be done? Well, let's live together.  Look up co-housing and specifically retrofit co-housing so we can start where we are to build the community that we dream of.

Le Grand Continental Dance - Day 2 - Part 1

the old, the new and the pragmatic

New project, new partner, new commitment.  Everything is shifting. You are trying to keep it together as best as you can. Because you believe that the Old and New can merge and make the Best of both World. Well, this is not true. Some Old will be discarded, some New too. It will not be the Best of both World since the combinations of Old and nNew are endless. So don't try to keep it together, let it go, enjoy the present, focus on what you truly desire and do not be attached to anything. Best of luck!

Leicester Fixers focuses on feeling successful and invite others to do the same - A wink to Eric Barker Book - Barking up The Wrong Tree.

Recently, I was on BBC Radio Leicester on behalf of Leicester Fixers to make a call out to communities across Leicestershire. We have plans to support them with setting up their own repair events and be as successful as we. Thanks to Ben Jackson and its team for inviting us on the show to share our voice. Y ou can catch me on iPlayer at this link from 1hr42mins to 1hr50mins into the programme.   With 26 events under our belt and our successes in changing people perspectives, a supporter asks me after listening to the show, w hy we are not getting paid for what we do? Yes, the return on investment in monetary term is currently elusive. Hopefully, there are other ways to measure success. I came across Eric Barker book - Barking up The Wrong Tree - where he goes through tonnes of social sciences articles and books to identify measures of success. He suggests focussing on the feelings of being successful because it could take a while, a long time before one reaches the f

C'est triste et c beau en meme temps

Philippe, Popo et Marie Toto sont dans la cuisine. Assise sur une chaise, son carnet sur les genoux, elle le regarde et attends. Elle veux toute son attention.  Il marque le pas dans la cuisine, attrape une pomme et une petite Assiette.  Coupes la pomme,la met dans l'assietre  mange la pomme.  Croise les bras. Se touche le menton. Reflechit. Il s'assoit enfin. Elle repete sa question: Marie Toto: Que voudrais tu?... Philippe: Pour quoi? Pour la fin?  Elle hoche la tete Philippe: mais je ne sais pas. Quel drole daffaire Le silence pese Philippe J'aimerais qu'il fasse beau ce serait bien quand meme Marie Toto A oui ce serait bien mais ca je ne peut pas tassurer qu'il fasse grand soleil Philippe: oui bien sur... Ce serait bien que pierre lise un texte et que to marie, que tu sois ma voix.que tu parle pour moi marie, que tu sois ma voix Marie toto : moi ta voix? Quel voix? Ma voix avec la tienne alors que tu ne sera plus la.. Je ne suis ni actrice ni directrice