Umm... new "in beta" blog doesn't seem much different really. It's only behind the scenes that things are new. Did you realise that there's a secret writing, editing and managing system?

Anyway, I forgot to say yesterday that my socialising at the weekend was even more impressive given that it was sans alcohol. Yep, I'm on meds at the moment which are incompatible with drink and as this has become my latest prop, I thought I'd never be able to cope without it. But, hurrah, I did. The originally over-whelming and daunting task became as easy as pie. Who'd have thought it? Not me.

BEING GREEN
I haven't been blogging about greenness much recently so thought I'd let you know about a few green going-ons. It might also distract me from this miserable rainy, rainy day.

The first one started earlier this year and saw a new bread of scavenger prowling city streets. They are called Freegans and are a group of people who search through shop bins looking for food that is perfectly edible but has been thrown away because it has passed its sell by date. Yes, really and they are all still happy and alive. Check out www.freegan.info.

Apples! I love apples, they are (probably - I do like a lot of fruits) my favourite fruit. Last Saturday was Apple Day, a celebration of the 2,000 (wow!) apple varieties grown in the UK. Apple Day aims to encourage people to grow and eat British apples as some of them are now rare thanks to my best friend the supermarkets; they don't sell them in favour of commercial varieties. So go celebrate (nevermind the lateness) by munching and crunching on a yummy English apple with such charming names as Cox, St Edmund's Pippen and Catshead!

And finally, if you must fly, make sure you don’t take a night flight. Research by the University of Leeds (must be top quality research, then) found that night flights only represent a quarter of air traffic but are responsible for generating 60-80 per cent of emissions. Why IS this? Must do some research. [little voice] I didn't fly at night when I last went away...honestly.