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From Sharon - To start the week, something we can get our teeth into.

18/5/2020

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Chocaholics
So, obviously we can't see into your front room, so we rely on you not to cheat and take this quiz very seriously!!!
Pen and paper ready, off you go!
  1. What chocolate bar was advertised as during World War II as giving war time volunteers ‘two hours of endurance capacity’?
  2. Which bar was advertised in 1936 with the slogan ‘Don’t be angry, have a bar of chocolate’?
  3. Chocolate Dragees was the original name for what popular confectionery drops?
  4. What did a Mars a day help you do?
  5. What was advertised as ‘Full of Eastern Promise’?
  6. What should you do with a Penguin?
  7. Snickers were originally called what?
  8. ‘Sure is a mighty chew’ was the marketing line for a bar named after the resident of an American state?
  9. Who should you thank if it’s Friday?
  10.  If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit what should you do?
  11. What bar has a hazelnut in every bite?
  12. What is Lighter than ordinary chocolate ?
  13. What was the original name for Starbursts?
  14. Which bar can you take it easy with?
  15. Which chunky bar was marketed with the controversial line ‘It’s not for girls!’?
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From Helen - news from the garden

16/5/2020

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We've had some new visitors to the garden this year including a pair of grey wagtails and a pair of blackcaps.
The video is of one of the wagtails taken a couple of weeks ago.
A pair of great tits have nested and are very busy zooming in and out of the bird box feeding their chicks.
Other residents/visitors (in order of arrival one day) include: Goldfinches, Wood pigeons, Collared doves, Blackbirds, Starlings, Robins, Wrens, Jackdaws, Pigeons, Blue tits, House sparrows, Dunnocks, Crows, Magpies, Chaffinches, Greenfinches.

They are lovely and the bird song is beautiful - but they leave so much poop!

Grey Wagtail (I think)


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From Sharon - Another challenge - maths this time

16/5/2020

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It all adds up! What are the missing numbers?
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From Glynis and Maureen - Sorting the weekly shop out in our v v messy garage

16/5/2020

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From Sharon - Activate your brains - this time it's words.

14/5/2020

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From Helen - Not much happening

14/5/2020

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Not much coming in from poeple - I hope you're all too busy enjoying your gardens and lovely weather.
So here's something uplifting from "Voices of Hope" to keep you going.
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From Helen - New profile

11/5/2020

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For our family games/quiz night we had a preliminary challenge "take a photo of an inanimate object that looks like you".
This was my effort (pretty good I thought).

... The book is Mrs Beeton's, the page - what to do with leftovers - topical n’est ce pas?
I was quietly confident.

I was outraged to be allocated 3 place out of 4.
Disgruntled? well certainly NOT gruntled.


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From Sharon - Mouse of Games

11/5/2020

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With apologies to Richard Osman and his House of Games.
One letter has been changed in each of the following song titles - what is the correct title?.
  1. Staying Olive - The Bee Gees
  2. Angle - The Rolling Stones
  3. Moan Dance - Van Morrison
  4. Soy To The World - Three Dog Night
  5. Toe Of The World - The Carpenters
  6. Isn’t She Lonely? - Stevie Wonder
  7. You’re My Pest Friend - Queen
  8. Thank God I’m A Country Bot - John Denver
  9. Brick Mouse - The Commodores
  10. Crocodile Sock - Elton John
  11. Shame Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
  12. Gong Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
  13. Don’t Stop Till You Pet Enough - Michael Jackson
  14. Too Mush, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
  15. A Horse With No Game - America
  16. More Than A Feeding - Boston
  17. Play That Gunky Music - Wild Cherry
  18. Torch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
  19. I Want You To Pant Me - Michael Jackson
  20. Hovel California - The Eagles
  21. New York State Of Wind - Billy Joel
  22. Sweat Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
  23. Get Mown Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band

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From Margaret - Covid Lockdown

11/5/2020

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Just saw a news report about the stresses and strains of self isolation. It reported that people are going crazy from being in lockdown!
It was strange, actually, because I had just been talking about this with the microwave and toaster and all of us agreed that things are getting bad. I didn't mention anything to the washing machine as she always has to put a different spin on everything, and certainly not to the fridge as he is acting cold and distant.
In the end the iron calmed me down. She said everything will be fine, which surprised me because she’s usually the first one to apply unnecessary pressure and get steamed up over nothing !!!
I have spoken with the taps about your situation, they were very hot and cold on the subject, and the vacuum cleaner said it sucks.
... The curtains were closed on the subject and the carpet was just filthy.

Stay sane and safe!
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From Stephen - Reflections of the Virus

11/5/2020

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Found this on the internet - you may have seen it already.
Reflections of the Virus
  1. Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half with a drinking problem
  2. I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune, now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe
  3. I need to practice social distancing with the fridge.
  4. I still haven't decided where to go for a holiday - the living room or the bedroom
  5. Every few days, try your jeans on just to make sure they still fit. Pyjama's will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.
  6. I don't think anyone expected when we changed the clocks, we'd go from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone
  7. This morning, I saw my neighbour talking to her dog again. It was obvious she thought her dog understood her. When I got back into the house, I told my cats and we laughed.
  8. My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee, it cleans the toilet.
  9. I'm so excited it's time to take out the rubbish. What should I wear?
  10. I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to "Puerto Backyarda" cos I'm getting real tired of "Los Livingroom"
  11. Classified ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun
  12. Better 6 feet apart than 6 feet under....!!
Be Safe my dear friends

Kind regards,
Stephen
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