• Join Us
  • Comments
  • Contact
  • Archive
  • About Eurocritics

Eurocritics Magazine

A European Look at Human Culture and Stuff

  • Politics
  • US Politics
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Books
  • TV
  • DVDs
  • Football
  • Society
  • News
You are here: Home / Archives for Life

Fowl Paradise

5 June, 2009 by Rick Lennox 2 Comments

Just over one month ago I was given three young chickens as a birthday present from my fiancée. I had often spoken of keeping chickens but had never actually owned any before. I was really surprised to say the least, but instantly fell in love with them. They were only seven weeks old at that stage. I decided on their names, (Daisy, Eileen and Betty after my two grandmothers … [Read more...]

Dr Dreadful’s Letter from America: The Concrete Savanna

11 March, 2009 by Dr Dreadful 9 Comments

Scattered across the suburbs of countless cities in the American West are huge parcels of undeveloped land. Sometimes simple tracts of unkempt scrub, sometimes ploughed to keep weeds and trees from taking root, these prime pieces of real estate, sometimes stretching for many miles, unbroken except by the occasional stand of eucalyptus or ash, are literally pieces of wilderness … [Read more...]

Dr Dreadful’s Letter from America: Extreme Weather – Or Not

9 April, 2008 by Dr Dreadful Leave a Comment

Spring has come to the San Joaquin Valley. After a month of almost continuous winter rain, the normally brown foothills are briefly washed in a watery bloom of green. The rain has purged the smog and particulates, drawing them back like a lace curtain and revealing the snow-laden Sierra Nevada mountains, rarely seen from the city but now crisp and immediate in the suddenly … [Read more...]

Recent Comments

  • Christopher Rose on Roma Expulsions in France: Racism in Action
  • Tina on Roma Expulsions in France: Racism in Action
  • matt johnson on TV Tomb: Combat! – Season 1, Campaign 1
  • Christopher Rose on Hardware Review: iPhone 3G
  • Ashley Morrison on Hardware Review: iPhone 3G

Recent Posts

  • Roma Expulsions in France: Racism in Action
  • Burqas and Niqabs: Cultural Xenophobia
  • Wayne Rooney Names Son For Star Trek Deep Space Nine Character
  • The Good, The Bad and The X Factor
  • Fowl Paradise

Tags

AA Milne Ariane 5 Bakersfield Barack Obama Books Brown Cardiff Carrick Champions League Final Charlotte Bronte Chelsea Democrats Dr Dreadful's Letter from America Europe European Politics Evra FA Cup Ferdinand Fresno Hargreaves How to be Well Read John McCain Kern County mountains Literature Manchester United Politics Portsmouth Reading Republicans Ronaldo Sacramento San Joaquin Delta San Joaquin Valley Scholes Sierra Nevada Skynet Spain Spanish Politics spies Spring Van der Sar Vidic Villette Winnie The Pooh Zapatero

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in