Welcome to my adventures on New Island

Continuing stories about new residents and locals who I meet as I learn my way around my new home on New Island






Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Annual Earth Hour - Saturday - March 31, 2012 Turn Out Your Lights

Earth Hour - Saturday, March 31, 2012 
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Local Time


The Sky Tower Auckland, New Zealand






Every Year the World Wildlife Fund organizes a movement across the world to get everyone to turn off their lights for one hour.  This is an action to limit energy consumption, fight for climate change, and show respect for the environment.


Homes, schools, businesses and iconic landmarks across the planet will turn off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour.
At 8.30 pm local time on Saturday 31 March, Earth Hour 2012 will see hundreds of millions of people around the world cross borders of race, religion, culture, geography and society to unite in a single moment of contemplation for the planet and celebration of their year-round commitment to protect it.
This event has grown from a single-city initiative in 2007 to become the world’s largest display of environmental action, with citizens of 135 countries and territories across every continent coming together for Earth Hour 2012 indicating a growing global movement of positive change in environmental attitudes.
WHAT: Earth Hour 2012
WHEN: Saturday 31 March at 8.30pm in your local time zone
WHERE: Across the globe WHY: To celebrate your commitment to the planet with the people of the world
HOW: Switch off your lights, register your support and get more details at earthhour.org

Here is a link to homepage:  earthhour.org

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cat Whisperer


Cat Whisperer

Mouse tames new resident’s cat!




“And then, now wait for it, you won’t believe what happened next……….”

As this little mouse tells tales of New Island to the cat – hoping not to be eaten!


Sunday, March 11, 2012

Peagarden Community Gardners' A is for Apple



We've heard that the First Graders' are studying nutrition

 A is for Apple 






Parents here is a link to find more A-Z nutritional information
http://lancaster.unl.edu