Thought I would use the winged horse from yesterday’s quiz for today’s title. I was fascinated by Pegasus as a child, and often would doodle pictures of what I think he would look like (I wasn’t a van Gogh!) I of course occasionally I tell tales with him in. I found a picture of a wonderful sculpture of Pegasus it is outside the  Merville Barracks in Colchester so it is the picture below.

Still working hard on my pig story and still getting new ideas to develop and I am currently enjoying the writing process. I did think I was close to finishing the first draft but those new ideas mean the story continues to grow!

We had an excellent Book Club discussion last night via Zoom about the book On Beauty by Zadie Smith. We have now planned to do the next three months virtually (sadly)

Horse Quiz Answers

a) Gringolet is Sir Gawain’s Horse-one of my all time favourites of stories to tell is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight     b) Copenhagen is Wellington’s famous horse    c) Shadowfax is Gandalf’s horse in Lord of the Rings   d) Bucephalus is Alexander the Great’s Horse   e) Pegasus is the winged horse

Tonight’s Quiz is definitely being set by a Story Teller!    It is all on Greek Mythology!

a) Odysseus (a real super hero with a brain!) outwitted a Cyclops-what was his name?  b) Which Titan stole fire from Olympus? c) Who was Pandora’s husband?  d) What is the name of the Three Headed Dog that guards the gates of Hades? e) Who had the Golden Touch?