Hi there. Heres the last Levy Letter of the week and of course weve got the Bank Holiday weekend approaching us now. If youve got the long weekend off work, then I hope you enjoy yourself. If you have to work, then I hope it wont be too busy for you!
Message In A Bottle This is an incredible tale. A man, who threw a message in a bottle into the sea when he was child, has been reunited with it twenty-three years on. Donald Wylie was just eleven years old when he tossed the bottle into the sea at Sandside beach at Deerness on Orkney in 1985. It was found on West Sands at St Andrews, Fife and the search for the sender of the bottle started. Donald is now aged thirty-three and he still encourages his children to throw bottles with messages into the sea. He says that over the years, hes had replies from places like Norway or Denmark. Have you ever done that? Have you ever heard back from them? Snail Trail A posh stately home has become the home to a very unlikely creature! A colony of Mediterranean snails have been found at Cliveden House, where they have lived in secrecy for a century. These snails have never been found in the UK before and apparently hitched a ride over to the UK from Italy in a balustrade bought by Lord Astor, a former owner of the mansion. They were found during cleaning and theyre believed to have been living at the house since 1896. And during that time, the snails would have had a front row seat for quite a few seminal moments in UK politics, though whether or not they noticed what was going on, Im not sure. Nancy Astor, the wife of the second viscount, was the first woman MP to take her seat. In the 1930s, ministers, prime ministers and other dignitaries regularly came to Cliveden to discuss import affairs of the state. And then in 1961, there was the notorious meeting of Profumo and Keeler at Cliveden House! So there you are. Special house guests t! hat have certainly out-stayed their welcome! But Im sure they wont get evicted just yet! Fruit Juices Yesterday, in the Letter, I mentioned about how fruit juices are believed to have a detrimental effect on certain types of medication. And Ive had a few email responses, so I thought Id share them with you. Dear Peter, Thank you for the warning. I also found that the chlorine in our water can interact with vitamin supplements and fruit concentrates. It is one of the reasons why drinking water in Holland does not contain chlorine, as some chemicals resulting from this combination, are quite toxic. A lot of people are taking supplements to counteract the result of a stressful life and the relative lack of essential nutrients in our foods, because they are harvested too unripe and transported for too long ( not fresh enough!!) or to fight cancer and thus exposing themselves unwittingly to more risks! It needs a lot more research from objective parties not intimidated by politics or financial implications. That one from Brenda. I hadnt heard about the chlorine in Holland be! fore, but thanks Brenda for those views. Ruth writes, The leaflets enclosed with all drugs tell you what you can and can't have if on certain medications. For example, Simvastatin users to reduce cholesterol are warned not to drink grapefruit juice. And finally, this one caught my eye from Anthony, who, in his words, is 69 years old and not out!! and not going out for a while!! Thanks Anthony for your email One becomes sick and tired of all the advice about what to eat and drink and what not to eat and drink. The simple fact is that we will all be dead before we get to 100 years old - so ignore all these prophets of doom and just eat and drink what you fancy. Well on that note from Anthony, I hope you all enjoy your weekend and if youre risking the BBQ or going out for a meal or cooking up a nice Sunday roast, then I hope you enjoy your meal!! Have a lovely weekend and join me tonight for the programme if you can. Take care, Peter Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
