We are still waiting for our first winner after yesterday's selection Eureka Moment finished second beaten just over a length at odds of 11/2. We were a shade unlucky as the filly came through smoothly to win her race but was carried left by the winner Bluebell Ridge near the line. The pair finishing 4 lengths clear of the remainder.
Profit/Loss -3 Points
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Brainteaser - Answers
Monday's brainteaser was a set of trivia questions. Here are the answers:
01 The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
02 Thomas Gainsborough
03 Saigon
04 Geneva
05 Ottawa
06 Gustave Holst
07 District of Columbia
08 Roger Moore
09 Enid Blyton
10 A large bird of prey
9/10 Excellent 7/8 Very Good 5/6 Good - Below 5 You've not been doing your homework!
01 The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
02 Thomas Gainsborough
03 Saigon
04 Geneva
05 Ottawa
06 Gustave Holst
07 District of Columbia
08 Roger Moore
09 Enid Blyton
10 A large bird of prey
9/10 Excellent 7/8 Very Good 5/6 Good - Below 5 You've not been doing your homework!
Poem - Blankney 1841
In a book entitled Whites Directory 1841, it set out details of Blankney as it was in that year. As well as giving a brief description of the village it also listed the people of the parish and their trades. One weekend in 1989 the village held a Heritage Weekend recalling the history of Blankney through various events and displays. The following poem is based on the information given in the Whites Directory.
Blankney 1841
Nestling on a woody plain
East of Lincoln Heath
Blankney in 1841
Scattered fenland farms beneath
Six thousand, three hundred acres
On which farmhands would toil
For the Lord of the Manor, Squire Chaplin
Owner of most of the soil
Six hundred and forty souls
Comprise the population
Many of whom each Sunday
Formed St Oswald's congregation
Did Joseph Catton, stonemason
Maintain the Hall and stables
And Edward Cartwright's partridges
Adorn his Lordship's tables
Did Thomas Pears, the land agent
Walk every field and hill
And did John Brown, the parish clerk
Record it with his quill
And with bricks made by Joseph Nash
Did John Coulson build a wall
And swine supplied by Littleberry
Stock the larders of the Hall
Thomas Haire, the butcher
Sold a tasty joint and chop
And the appropriately named Jane Bacon
Kept the village shop
And could these souls, here mentioned
Even comprehend
Their day of resurrection
Would be the 'Heritage Weekend'
Rodney Garlant
Blankney 1841
Nestling on a woody plain
East of Lincoln Heath
Blankney in 1841
Scattered fenland farms beneath
Six thousand, three hundred acres
On which farmhands would toil
For the Lord of the Manor, Squire Chaplin
Owner of most of the soil
Six hundred and forty souls
Comprise the population
Many of whom each Sunday
Formed St Oswald's congregation
Did Joseph Catton, stonemason
Maintain the Hall and stables
And Edward Cartwright's partridges
Adorn his Lordship's tables
Did Thomas Pears, the land agent
Walk every field and hill
And did John Brown, the parish clerk
Record it with his quill
And with bricks made by Joseph Nash
Did John Coulson build a wall
And swine supplied by Littleberry
Stock the larders of the Hall
Thomas Haire, the butcher
Sold a tasty joint and chop
And the appropriately named Jane Bacon
Kept the village shop
And could these souls, here mentioned
Even comprehend
Their day of resurrection
Would be the 'Heritage Weekend'
Rodney Garlant
I Spy - Something Beginning With 'T'
Have a go at this and see how well you do! I am walking round my house and looking at objects that all begin with the letter 'T'. Below I tell you which room I'm in, can you guess the objects I am looking at?
Utility Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
Lounge
Bathroom
Bedroom
Check your guesses against the answers in tomorrows Journal.
Utility Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
Lounge
Bathroom
Bedroom
Check your guesses against the answers in tomorrows Journal.
A Cute Site - Take A Look
With Valentine's day fast approaching you might like to take a look at this very cute site. Just click on www.foreverfriends.co.uk and follow the link. Register with this fun site, it's free, and send someone a free kiss for Valentine's day, or download the free Desktop Buddy. Other attractions on the site include Gifts 'n' goodies, personalised E-cards, Fun 'n' games and downloads. Well worth taking a look.
Today's Smile - Harro
I loved this e-mail sent to me by my sister-in-law, Eve, in Tasmania.
A refuse collector is going along a street picking up the wheelie bins and emptying them into his dustcart. He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left out, so he has a quick look for it, goes round the back of the house, but still can't see it. So, against the rules of the refuse collector's code, but in the spirit of kindness, he knocks on the door. There's no answer. Being a kindly and conscientious bloke, he knocks again - much harder. Eventually a Japanese bloke comes to the door.
"Harro" says the Japanese chappie.
"Gidday mate! Where's ya bin?" asks the collector.
"I bin on toiret" explains the Japanese bloke, a bit perplexed.
Realising the little foreign fellow had misunderstood him, the bin man smiles and tries again.
"No mate where's your dust bin?"
"I dust bin to toiret, I toll you" says the Japanese man still perplexed.
"Listen" says the collector.
"You're misunderstanding me. Where's your *wheelie bin?*
"Ok, Ok" replies the Japanese man with a sheepish grin.
"I wheelie bin havin sex wirra wife's sister.......................!
A refuse collector is going along a street picking up the wheelie bins and emptying them into his dustcart. He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left out, so he has a quick look for it, goes round the back of the house, but still can't see it. So, against the rules of the refuse collector's code, but in the spirit of kindness, he knocks on the door. There's no answer. Being a kindly and conscientious bloke, he knocks again - much harder. Eventually a Japanese bloke comes to the door.
"Harro" says the Japanese chappie.
"Gidday mate! Where's ya bin?" asks the collector.
"I bin on toiret" explains the Japanese bloke, a bit perplexed.
Realising the little foreign fellow had misunderstood him, the bin man smiles and tries again.
"No mate where's your dust bin?"
"I dust bin to toiret, I toll you" says the Japanese man still perplexed.
"Listen" says the collector.
"You're misunderstanding me. Where's your *wheelie bin?*
"Ok, Ok" replies the Japanese man with a sheepish grin.
"I wheelie bin havin sex wirra wife's sister.......................!
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