See the end of the blog to get today’s title!

Short blog today because believe it or not I’ve been fairly busy. Gardening a bit of housework and a cycle. Tried a new recipe today for a flan that ended up looking like a dog’s dinner (tasted OK!) It is an irony that I am probably my fittest on the bike as I get older- might be because I am clocking many miles each week! I set several PBs on my ride today.

I’ve also been relearning my stories for the River Severn-we are aiming to record tomorrow!

Yesterday’s weather answers

a) Anemometer measures wind   b) Chinook wind is associated with the Rocky Mountains   c) Thor is god of Thunder  (love telling his stories)  d)Kansas was home for Dorothy  e)  Atacama Desert is the driest.

Today’s quiz is on well known characters from literature

a) What book did Flashman first appear?    b) Who was Pip’s uncle (a blacksmith) in Great Expectations?  c) What is the name of the detective  crated by Raymond Chandler?   d) Who is the heroine in His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman?   e) Michael Henchard is better known as …………..?

Finally a picture recently surfaced from a friend -it is  Hitchin Boys Grammar School Sixth Form from possibly Victorian Times! My goodness we were a rum lot – no wonder the country went down hill! Yes I did have hair once! Can you spot me?