On 10 Jan 2018, Dan S. MacAbre wrote
(in article ):

johnny-knowall wrote:
On 10 Jan 2018, p-0''0-h the cat (coder) wrote
(in ):

On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:01:32 -0500, "BurfordTJustice"
wrote:

Outdoor preschool named best nursery in Britain
Some schools close in cold weather, but a pre-school in Britain never
shuts
its doors because there aren't any doors to close.

You read that correctly.

Dandelion Nursery is the United Kingdom's first entirely outdoor
pre-school.

During story time, students take a seat in the mud.

When it's time to play, the only toys the kids have are the ones they make
themselves.

"The outdoor environment is so incredibly rich - the amount of learning
in a
small piece of earth - you can hit every area of the foundation stage,"
said
Dandelion Education co-founder Hayley Room.

Two former primary school teachers created the outdoor learning experience
for kids ages two to eight in a small village in East England.

The kids entertain themselves by building forts, making pretend vehicles
out
of logs and straw bales, and by simply playing in the mud.

Philosophy is also part of the curriculum.

Students have to wiggle their finger when they want to speak in order to
make their ideas heard.

"And if you pass judgment on what the children say, then you can silence
them because they think that there's a right or wrong answer," said Room.

Teachers at the pre-school said their students are resilient and that they
learn more independence each day.

The outdoor school was named Britain's best nursery this year and the
founders are planning to open a second nursery in the new year.

I still play in the mud.

Do you still lick your own arse?

God almighty! There's something I'll find hard to un-imagine :-)

My sisters cat started ****ting in the bath, and soon after her husband
was diagnosed with motor-neurone disease.

That's very sad. Does anyone with any knowledge of such things suspect
a connection?

It was very sad. He died within 6 months.

Im not sure if the cats behaviour was mentioned to any medical people.
It was probably overlooked in the sudden shock of the rapid deterioration,
but the cats activity was only while he was there in the house. Once his
inability to breathe and swallow without assistance became too bad he was
taken to hospital. With him not there, the cat went back to normal.

It is a very nervous cat, and I can imagine that any slight variation in mood
or behaviour would be noticed by the animal. Im sure my brother-i-law knew
something was wrong well before the wider family were told, and the cat may
just have picked up on the worry and depression.



Do the furry creatures know more than we think?

Just different things.