We had a small street party today (with physical distancing)-not sure our singing would win any prizes! However, it was a quintessentially British celebration and we all enjoyed it. Ironically we see more of our neighbours to chat to (from a distance) than we did when life was normal.<\/p>\n
Yesterday’s Quiz on Laurie Lee\/Gloucestershire<\/p>\n
a) Laurie took a violin<\/strong><\/span> with him when he left home\u00a0\u00a0 b) He joined the International Brigade\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> c) As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>d) Counties that border Gloucestershire (old version) Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Monmouthshire and Bristol\/Somerset<\/span> <\/strong>e) Actor Simon Pegg<\/span><\/strong> grew up in Gloucestershire<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I decided to pick significant dates in History that are not connected with war\/battles (I seem to know so many of those ) so these dates have been for the greater good.<\/p>\n a) What came into being on the 5th July 1948?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 b) What significant act of parliament was passed on the 19th Jan 1944\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em>c) What was significant for health by the\u00a0 two dates May14th and July 1st 1796?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 d) What year was penicillin<\/strong><\/em> discovered?\u00a0 e) What first took place on the 3rd December 1967?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We had a small street party today (with physical distancing)-not sure our singing would win any prizes! However, it was a quintessentially British celebration and we all enjoyed it. Ironically we see more of our neighbours to chat to (from … Continue reading