If you’re an animal lover you might think wondering about whether animals dream, is a bit of a no-brainer. Obviously your sleeping cat and dog aren’t twitch their paws and noses for the sake of it, they’re mousing or chasing after an elusive smell, the only trouble is, how do you go about proving it?
Well, sadly no matter how intelligent your pet is, it’s a pretty long shot that they’re going to wake up after a quick forty winks and say, “You’ll never... Read Full Story
CHOICE FOR AUGUST
Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition, Hardcover)
Alan Moore (Author), Brian Bollard (Illustrator)
If you’ve recently been bitten by the Batman bug, then this graphic novel, ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ will immerse you into the dark, gritty world of the ‘Caped Crusade’.
Highlighting the back story and genesis of The Joker, this controversial tale from the legendary pen of Alan Moore pulls no punches. It’s dark, it’s violent and in many plac... Read Full Story
If you find it hard to sleep because a light source is keeping you awake, maybe it’s time to try a Sleeping Mask?
O.K. so you may look like Zorro, but thousands of people around the world are suffering with insomnia because bright light is keeping them awake.
If you’re a shift worker, or a Mum with a young child, who’s trying to catch up on that all-important lost sleep, you’ll immediately recognize the problem. You’re tired out, but the sunlight (especially in ... Read Full Story
It’s Shakespeare, it’s Hamlet, its ActIII, Scene 1 and it’s probably the most quoted part of the play.
From the academic point of view, this soliloquy is the emotional centre of the play as Hamlet’s mental and moral anguish reach their height.
For the rest of us…Wow! What a sleep quote!
(Nice one Mr. Shakespeare, methinks thee verily surpasseth thyself!)
To be, or not to be, - that is the question: -
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and... Read Full Story
So your lying awake in bed, you’ve got a mild case of insomnia and somehow you just can’t drift off to sleep! Does ‘Counting Sheep’ really work?
Surprisingly, it does!
O.K. So that’s a bit of a sweeping statement, not everyone is going to drift off to the Land of Nod just by counting a few woolly lambs. But the basic philosophy behind the premise is based in fact.
You see the trick with counting sheep is to create a monotonous repetitive exercise. Don’t be imag... Read Full Story
I know it’s an old joke but it makes me laugh every time I hear it!
Many years ago, I was on safari and in the middle of the night I heard an animal padding around the outside of the tent, followed by an ear shattering roar. Scared half to death I picked up my gun and raced outside, where I shot a lion in my pyjamas.
And do you know to this very day I still don’t know what he was doing in my pyjamas!
Thank-you, thank-you and once again I thank you! Read Full Story
CHOICE FOR JULY
Kate Morton has done it again! Following on from her smash debut hit ‘House at Riverton’, her next novel ‘The Forgotten Garden’ is now out in paperback
Set in three distinctive time periods, mystery, aristocratic families and terrible secrets are all wrapped up in a cloak of Cornish intrigue, with more twists and turns than you can literally shake a stick at.
Suspenseful and captivating ‘The Forgotten Garden’ is one of those ‘must read’ books of the ... Read Full Story
Does your baby roll over in his/her sleep? Most babies do, but medical experts the world over recommend that the best sleeping position for a baby is on it’s back.
That’s why we love the ‘Teddycal Fluo- Night Glo Baby Sleeping Posture Aid’.
O.K. so it sounds a bit of a mouthful, but the idea behind this ‘Posture Aid’ is simplicity itself. Position your baby between the ‘Teddycal’s’ support wedge cushion and the huggable teddy bear and your baby will comfo... Read Full Story
So your bedroom’s seen better days, the carpet’s looking threadbare, the curtains faded and the walls could definitely do with a lick of paint. But the $64,000 question is where do you start?
Surprisingly the answer lies not in your bedroom but with you!
Simply ask yourself the question ‘Is this bedroom for me, or, is it for a prospective buyer, as I’m selling the house in the near future?’
You see, even though the basics of the bedroom can be the same, the overall ef... Read Full Story
