It has been an interesting 24 hours! Yesterday I was cycling with a friend (you are allowed to exercise with one other) and we had done the same route almost a year ago. That ride had ended in disaster with a spate of punctures for both of us. Lightning couldn’t strike twice could it? Perfect cycling weather hardly any wind and we had enjoyed the first twenty odd miles until…………..I was whizzing downhill at 35 mph when I hit a pot hole! Luckily I didn’t fall off but both tyres punctured. Sadly the tyre was damaged so I had to call the cavalry (the wonderful Clare). Then my phone played up so struggled to get messages about what was going on (Clare had to detour because the road was closed. Eventually after 100 minutes plus since the pot hole collision I was rescued. You could say I was lucky I missed the cricket! Fingers crossed I have sorted out the bike now. I was out of sorts for some time afterwards.

I am down to do some Story Telling online over the next fortnight. Looking forward to it.

We had a dramatic moment this morning when my 85 old next door neighbour was demonstrating to me what Ian Botham would of done to the Indian spinners and he fell over and hit his head. He cut his forehead and was shaken. He couldn’t have it stitched but it was glued at the hospital. His wife told me the guidance from the hospital was he mustn’t play any rugby or football. I said he shouldn’t play cricket!!!! He is OK and can laugh at himself.

I have had positive feedback on the quizzes -thank you. I am going to change from doing a quiz on every day (apart from Sunday) to maybe three or four times a week and see how that goes.

Wednesday’s Quiz Answers on Dreams

a) A giraffe sleeps about 4.6 hours in a day in cycles the longest is no more than 35 minutes. They can sleep lying down and standing up.   b) Hypnos is the Goddess of Sleep  c) Oneirology is the study of dreams and sleep  d) The boy on the DreamWorks logo is sitting on a crescent moon  e) John Lennon sang “You may say I’m a Dreamer” in the song Imagine

Today’s Quiz is on Accidents

a) In August, 1956 which artist died in a single car accident while driving under the influence of alcohol?    b) Pilot Chesley Sullenberger landed his plane on which river in 2009 after his plane lost power?   c) The flight recorder on aeroplane is called a “Black Box” but what is its actual colour?    d) In 1988, an explosion destroyed which oil production platform in the North Sea?   e) Zola Budd accidently tripped Mary Decker in the 1984 Olympics in which distance race?