Digging for Gold

Taurus 2014 Since it’s Taurus time, which means spring here in the north, I have been digging in my roof garden and planting things that I can eat. It is very satisfying knowing that soon, I can not only save a visit to the supermarket, I can also save money! Practical and penny-wise – emulating any good Taurean worth her …

Killer Salads

 June 2011 I was just reading a blog post (in Dutch) by my friend and colleague Liz Hathway. She analysed the chart of the time that the first E-Coli victim in Germany reported sick. Knowing Liz she has done her research into how that time was found! I agree with her –  it is a good example of the fight between those two …

Women to the Rescue – Ceres to the fore

Sagittarius 2009 This month I want to look at the relatively newly designated planet, albeit a dwarf, Ceres. When Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet in 2006, Ceres was promoted to the same status. She had originally been called a planet on her discovery in 1850 but came to be known as the biggest asteroid. Until 2006 – after astronomical …