Today is the 50th anniversary of the first ever Moon landing. Last weekend, we celebrated this epic achievement at our annual Summer party. But before we look back at the festivities, here is a short history of the missions’ genesis and its legacy… We choose to go to the Moon In 1962, President J. […]
On this year’s International Women’s Day, I am thankful for the sacrifices made by those strong women of our past, as I would not be a successful lawyer today without their tireless efforts. In September this year, I will have been in the legal profession for ten years, and the opportunities for women have certainly […]
Since the disappointment of Comet Ison’s failure to survive its fly-by around the sun earlier this year, I must confess that I had lowered my expectations somewhat for the landing of the Philae probe onto the surface of Comet 67P on Wednesday. But the ESA and the Rosetta mission team pulled-off the impossible. […]
Cardiff now has its very own liquid nitrogen ice-cream parlour! Using liquid nitrogen to make ice-cream results in a unique creamy texture, as the sheer speed within which the ice-cream mixture freezes means ice crystals do not have the chance to form. Even with the best ice-cream churner, you will not succeed in achieving this […]
As I may have mentioned on a number of occasions, the American Independence Day holiday is one of my favourites. It is a party planner’s dream: highly flexible, fun and always colourful. To date, we have had a Luau, a Star spangled Captain America homage, and an outing to Amity Island. So what […]
My latest project involved the up-cycling of my late gran’s pair of mid-century utility dining chairs. They were not in a good state when I got them, and the leatherette plastic coverings were all torn and worn, and the paintwork flaked miserably with age. These chairs were produced by a London firm called H.Lait […]
I have been a stationery addict for as long as I can remember. During my school and college days, I enjoyed nothing more than heading on over to WH Smiths or Staples at the start of each term to purchase a whole bunch of exciting new stationery. My love of stationery has continued into my […]
There was a time when every kid wanted to be an astronaut. Times have certainly changed, and an obsession with all things celebrity has overtaken the insatiable curiosity that spurred the mid century generation to set their sights on the moon. There was a time when every kid wanted to be an astronaut. Times have […]
The METEOR CRATER near Winslow, Arizona, is the windiest place I have ever been to. So much so, that all tours skirting the impact crater’s rim on the day we visited had been cancelled, out of fear of tourists plummeting to their deaths, some 170 meters towards the crater floor! If I were being completely […]
2013 has already been an exciting year for those with an interest in all things SPACE. On February 15, the Russians were dazzled by an epic superbolide meteor, which rather ironically coincided with the day on which the people of Earth heaved a mighty sigh of relief as they watched asteroid DA14, a.k.a, a […]
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