TINO

Just had a quiet day at home today - recharging my batteries a bit after a busy week. Weather has been rainy and cold so it did not encourage me to go outdoors.

Took the Xmas decorations down and (finally) did some ironing.

Emergency cat blip today. Tino was helping me to take down the decorations - or so he thought. Getting in the way more like.

Something else from the list of things Newcastle gave the world

LUCOZADE

"Glucozade" was first manufactured in 1927 by William Owen, a chemist from Newcastle who experimented for several years to provide a source of energy for those who were sick with illnesses such as the common cold or influenza. It became available throughout Britain for use in hospitals under the name Glucozade. This was changed to Lucozade in 1929, and Beecham's acquired the product in 1938. By the early 1950s, Lucozade was the source of half of the company's profits.

Lucozade has a research arm known as The Lucozade Sports Science Academy, which has been carrying out nutritional research for over 30 years. It works in partnership with leading universities, coaches, nutritionists, and sports professionals.

Lucozade was sold in a glass bottle with a yellow Cellophane wrap until 1983, when Lucozade was rebranded as an energy drink to shift the brand's associations away from illness. The slogan "Lucozade aids recovery" was replaced by "Lucozade replaces lost energy" and the glass bottle was replaced by a plastic one. After the rebranding, between 1984 and 1989 UK sales tripled to almost £75 million.