A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Jane Dotchin makes the journey from her home in Hexham, Northumberland, to the north of Scotland every year and has even won awards for her long-distance exploits
Source: Woman, 82, rides pony 600-miles with her beloved dog in saddlebag beside her
I love this.
While local community members, the Kerrigones, were gone for five days, the community repainted the house and landscaped the surrounding yards and fencing.
Source: Lebanon family surprised to see home repainted by friends and neighbors
Love this.
As technology continues to offer new capabilities, the old adage that “there is always a better way” is becoming increasingly true, and sometimes it just requires a multi-disciplinary approach to a problem to transform the effectiveness of the solution. Humanitaria’s first invention already promises to reap untold efficiencies for mankind in a scenario we are increasingly likely to encounter as climate change accelerates the incidence of cascading catastrophic disasters of Biblical proportions.
Source: The ingenious cardboard bed
Fascinating.
“This sweet woman took our girl to the vet and left us a note on her phone in our camera to see,” Kelsey Proctor wrote on Facebook of the postal worker’s impromptu rescue
Source: Postal Worker Brings Dog to Vet After Snake Bite, Lets Family Know on Doorbell Camera
Well done.
To date, more than 300 Zeen wheelchairs have been sold, and at least one has been gifted — to Pope Francis, no less.
Source: Meet the Zeen: A Wheelchair That Keeps Its User Upright
Pretty cool…
Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.
Source: Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killer
Very cool.
Sharon Travers thanks a passer-by who helped when her wedding car broke down heading to the service.
Source: Breakdown service: Passer-by gets bride to church on time after car fails
Very nice.
People will be sold raw ingredients to be taken to a separate area in the building to be cooked.
Source: Coming nonprofit corner store finds a way to allow SNAP purchase of hot foods
Love the ingenuity.
“Basically, I was planning my funeral when I was planning my wedding,” said Clare Runacres, who was diagnosed with aggressive cancer before her wedding.
Source: Before wedding, bride was told she was dying. They just hit 20 years.
Lovely.
Every year Hormel Foods recognizes young people who are finding innovative ways to promote a transparent, secure and more sustainable food system. Here are the honorees.
Source: Meet 10 activists under 17 years old honored for helping fight food insecurity
Inspiring.