Sally Pointer: Creator of Plague Rats

I had the pleasure of meeting Sally Pointer this weekend. Sally makes the best cat toys ever, known as Plague Rats. You can take a look at her website here.

I took the opportunity to ask Sally a little about the history of plague rats and how they are made.

Bat Detecting

Towards the end of last summer, we bought a bat detector. This evening it was great to see bats flying around the house again. So here's a little video about the detector and what it sounds like when the detector finds bats!

In case you don't like bats, you can't see one - just hear it!

The G20 Protests in London, 1st April, 2009

With the G20 meeting in London on the 1st and 2nd April, protests had been planned on both days; protests against Climate Change, War, the Global Economy. Oh and a little anarchy for good measure. Some 5,000 police were deployed on the streets of London to keep the peace.

One of the protests, Financial Fools Day, was planned to take place at the Bank of England, which is just down the road from work. On the way in and out of the office, I shot a little video.

There was a sense that there were more police and curious office workers there than actual protesters. By and large, the feeling was ok - I didn't feel uncomfortable at any time. A friend said that he became a little concerned when Police donned riot gear. I would have too. But when I was there, the crowd was good natured.