........Domestic Goddess?.......

The Russians arrived yesterday.

Into work for 8.00 this morning to provide breakfast......met up with old friends Larisa and Marina...then they visited my classroom on a tour of the school....met up again at break......and for a coffee this afternoon.

Home after work....changed....back to work for 5.00 to eat dinner with them....tidied up after....hence hebs in the pink latex loading the dishwasher...then back home and out to the quiz.

Second half of the season...another game against last weeks opponents the Cricket Club...away this time......we won last week....could we do it again?

Round 1 Draw 6-6
Round 2. Won 4-10
Running total 10-16
Round 3 Lost 9-4
Running total 19-20
Round 4 Draw 0-0....both teams wiped out and lost all the points
Half time score 19-20

A fag, a beer and back for the second half.

Round 5 Won 6-8
Running total 25-28
Round 6 Won 6-8
Running total 31-36
Round 7 Lost 7-4
Running total 38-40
Final round Lost 4-3
Final score 42-43....another victory against the arch rivals.

A much better balanced quiz this week....a tightly fought contest...and a good win for us!

A few for you to try
1. Known to anatomists as the inter-mammary sulcus, what is the more common name for this body part?
2. Transylvanian Naked Neck, Scots Dumpy and Sicilian Buttercup are types of which domestic bird?
3. Sailing into Falmouth on 22nd April 1969 to be greeted by Customs with the question "From where?", who replied "Falmouth" to confirm the first solo circumnavigation of the globe?
4. Which sporting trophy bears the phrase "Single handed Champion of the World" as part of its inscription?
5. What part of the body is divided by the Inter-gluteal cleft?
6. Which specific item of furniture is mentioned in William Shakespeare's will as a bequest to his wife Anne Hathaway?
7. John Profumo, John Stonehouse and Jonathon Aitkin all resigned from which Government body as a result of their disgrace?
8. In 1858 what name was given to the Summer as a result of the smell emanating from the River Thames?
9. Sercial, Verdelho and Malmsey are three of the four types of which fortified wine?
10. The seeds of the tree Aesculus Hippocasternum are known as ?


Tomorrow is a full day at work...home....changed.....dinner with the Russians....and then a visit to the Christmas Market in Manchester with them!!I might find it a tad difficult to keep up with commenting this week.

Das vidanya moy padruga.





Answers.
1. Cleavage...just my sort of question!
2. Chicken
3. Robin Knox-Johnson
4. Wimbledon Men's Singles trophy
5. Buttocks
6. His second best bed.
7. The Privy Council
8. The Great Stink
9. Madeira
10. Horse chestnuts/conkers.