Tiny Supermarket

A local supermarket did a promotion of giving out items to build one of your own shops. We didn't bother collecting at the time, but a couple of years later someone offered their collection to us that they hadn't done anything with.

My wife decided to assemble the supermarket and I let her do it alone. Both of us working together at this tiny level, we would have got in each other's way. We bought bases to assemble the supermarket on and then put it on a heavy board to stabilise it further. It was soon completed and ready for customers!

I do find miniature things fascinating and for now it sits in the dining room for visitors to see. 

You can see a farm version by clicking here. There is also one below of it in one piece.

If We Could Sing To The Animals

Animals seem to be affected by music. Studies suggest that playing calming music to cows, such as classical or a soft beat style of music, can increase milk volume by relaxing them. 

Humans are emotionally affected by music in a way we perhaps don't fully understand. Types of music affect people differently but music that we enjoy releases dopamine that lifts us up. I wonder why animals seem to like it? 

As mentioned, softer music is the sort they are attracted to. The video below shows animals being drawn to music and to the musician. It must give the performer a warm feeling to get that reaction. 

Two Ways To Look At Things

Beauty is skin deep....

but an ugly personality goes all the way to the bone. 

Everyone has morals...until there's money involved.

Democracy sounds wonderful...until you talk to a voter.

We are all born optimists...then we discover inhumanity.

Liars are impossible to spot...until they trip themselves up.

We are all born self-centred...but some learn to be selfless.

We may not be understood...

but simply raising our voice won't help.

Idealists are loved during a revolution...but are a problem afterwards.

A sincere person can be trusted...but some are good at faking it.

We all know there is a time to say nothing...the tricky part is knowing when.