NEW GROWTH TREES ROCK AND WATER

NEW GROWTH TREES ROCK AND WATER

This blog shows my activities and other people's initiatives. There are also articles that have been contributed.

Sunday 31 March 2013

New Pages


Wishing everyone a Happy and successful New Year.
Just worth giving a thought to those who don't have it so good .If we can do that little bit to help and towards stopping climate change.


Whats New.
There are  pages on this blog. By clicking on the pages link on the right hand side (half way down) you will find a variety of articles. Though there is a strong emphasis on growing vegetables I am keen to receive articles on non political subjects.

 The Internal Martial ARTS
Sessions are at my house with Dr Mark Green (Green Tai Chi). In order to know more about Mark see below;
http://www.greentaichi.co.uk/Biography 
To view 
Mark  focuses on Wing Chun and can accommodate students who want to learn other aspects of The Taiji system such as large San sau or The Yang Long Form privately . 


During the intervals between the sessions students meet up to train. for more details please make contact  or for private lessons with Mark directly with him.






                                      





Above
Kun fa training with Mark Green


Update for October/November We do meet on the Heath and sometimes at my house.
Update : . Sessions are commencing at our house this month.
Basic Wing Chun Knives has been learnt . We are focussing on The Taiji Walking Stick Form, revising The Taiji Long Form with applications. The Small San Sau , Kun fa with breakouts and an assortment of other
Tomorrow Sat 6th November our teach, Mark can't make it as it's his birthday but we, students are meeting. The emphasis will be on sansau

I am adding a link to an article by kind permission of our previous teacher, Paul Brecher :'The truth about the Martial Arts
https://www.taiji.net/truth  ' .
I am adding a link .

On page 8 An article by Paul Brecher . The Truth about Wing Chun

               Grow Your Own
U3A members can join me for sessions at Gordon Road Allotments for sessions on 'Grow Your Own'. 
During the winter sessions may revert to zoom . They proved to be very popular. Students will be asked if they are willing to give a presentation for few minutes. It can be a vegetable recipe ,
I would also like to use this page to encourage readers to look at the work of St Mungo's and other such charities in helping the homeless. They are grateful for any donations.

I am seeking  contributions of non political articles for the blog. They can be sent to my email.

We are collecting clothes for asylum seekers but they must be washed folded and marked according to gender. Page 5: Contains articles by the blog author. The latest is: The secrets of Drip irrigation.

Page 6
The paintings of Matan Peles , a resident of a community for adults with learning difficulties on Kibbutz (was a Kibbutz now a 'Community@) Mahanayim, Upper Gailee, Israel.


I recommend looking at these photos which can be purchased online. Every painting purchased is more support for the community. You can see more of his paintings  on their  url: www.Yahadbagalil.org.il   The site is in Hebrew but there is a translate button on the right hand side.
Under this article there is an article explaining The Israeli Kibbutz

Page 8 There is an explanation of the Shaw Trust, a Horticultural Project for Adult with learning difficulties.
A brand new page has been added 'Poems by Mark Shuck' .  Anyone who has been troubled by squirrels in the garden will surely relate to the first in a series.

More articles wanted on a variety of subjects. I hold the right to refuse articles I consider
inappropriate and likely to cause offence.



Go to the following link to watch my neices Tanya and Lauren Seifert performing a beautiful performance of Theatrical Pole Dancing

https://youtu.be/_Bpl2AYTNe0

The Seifert Sisters can be seen on www.theseifertsisters.com 
See an amazing array of skills . Tanya Seifert also offers private English lessons to foreign students.
Tanya is also a singer. 



They are my nieces 

Exciting new addition on Page 7
There is an in depth explanation of how to grow sweet peas by Professor David Young. Having spoken to him has stimulated me to 'Have a Go'.







Photos from the garden and the allotment.