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About helenbcn

I sometimes write about things that interest or inspire me, and that I think might interest and inspire other people. I prefer blogs as a medium (rather than Medium, Twitter, Instagram etc) partly because of the longer format but mostly because of the ability to hyperlink to other interesting and useful sources, which to me seems more true to the 'spirit of the internet' than proprietary sites that try their hardest to keep you within their own domain. Comments welcome.

In search of Happy Chickens

Posted on February 15, 2010 by helenbcn

I love eggs, me. What I don’t love is factory farming of any kind however, and battery hen farming is particularly vile. I visited a battery shed once – brrrrrrrr. When I was little, growing up in the country, we … Continue reading →

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Papers Coma – Stationery and Party Supplies

Posted on February 15, 2010 by helenbcn

I’ve just been downstairs to buy new printer paper. Had a bit of a laugh with the family who run the shop about how, while all the non-recycled, bleached paper comes in a plain white packet, the recycled paper which … Continue reading →

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Pig Stuff revisited.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by helenbcn

On passing the fabulous ‘Botifarreria de Santa Maria’ (see here for my previous post about it) this evening I noticed that they have a new window display. Presumably to remind us that Carnaval starts on Thursday. Nice. Please leave a … Continue reading →

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