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Mother's Day Gift Guide

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In a week's time it is your primary duty to make your mum feel like a million dollars, and if you have very young children, your wife deserves a fantastic day too.  Make sure flowers are involved and food, either out or at home, but with no contribution from Mum.  She should be too busy putting her feet up or having fun with the family to have to think about cooking, cleaning or washing up!  Oh, and she might like one of these gorgeous gifts too... A daily treat for mum and a bit of a boost, with less calories than a glass of wine or a bar of chocolate, are the lovely scented diffusers from Landon Tyler.  Now available from Boots stores nationwide , these delightful scents will pick mum up, help her relax, or remind of her memories past, and at this great price she could have a different one in each room.  Just insert the rattan reeds into the scent bottle for 12 weeks of luxury fragrance.  A set of two is priced £12, bath products are also available, from Boots stores and online...

A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm by Dave Goulson, Hardcover

03/23/2015 In 2003, British biologist Goulson (A Sting in the Tale) bought Chez Nauche , “a derelict farm deep in the heart of rural France,” with the intention of establishing a wildlife sanctuary: “a place where butterflies, dragonflies, voles and newts could thrive, free from the pressures of modern agriculture.” Discussion in this nostalgic and earnest volume revolves around the plants and animals that live on Goulson’s “little corner of the French countryside,” and he reflects on his professional past while looking to the future. Ever the scientist, Goulson details the ways in which “creatures in the meadow” are connected to one another as well as to their surroundings. He champions their delicate ecosystem, urging readers to “cherish life on Earth in all its forms,” and he explains many of the roles that insects play. “They can be predators, parasites, herbivores or detritivores.” Some live in large colonies. Others spend years alone in the darkness. Chapters on the “extraordi...