..........waiting, waiting...............

The Daughter and I waited in all day today for Helen's car to be collected and returned to the dealers.............a ring on the doorbell, Jill from work with a birthday card............a knock on the door, Therese with a birthday card and a bottle of wine...........the door opening and the stampede of small feet, the Son and Heir and Charlotte, come to see the Bengal Leopards.........a ring on the doorbell, a delivery from Hello Fresh a gourmet food company with a trial box courtesy of LP ( the Little Yin) from work..........the bloke to collect the car.............no bloody sign of him!!!!!!

Quiz League tonight......a tricky away tie vs St. Mary's...........the team captain is ill so it was down to me to pick the side.........I went for two females (A and J) and two males (L and me).

Round 1.Won 4-8
Round 2. Won 0-7
Running total 4-15
Round 3 Won 6-8
Running total 10-23
Round 4 Won 0-1
Half time 10-24
Round 5 Won 2-6
Running total 12-30
Round 6 Drew 8-8
Running total 20-38
Round 7 Lost 8-6
Running total 28-44
Round 8 Lost 8-6
Final score 36-50.

Victory...........we were the highest scorers on the night...........and the two teams nearest to us in the table played out a draw...........so we're in 2nd spot........1 point behind the leaders and 1 point ahead of 3rd.

Two games left............next week the leaders play bottom of the table, we play 3rd!...a must win!...........the week after the leaders play 4th.....away.....a very tricky game...........and we play bottom of the table.............this is going to go all the way to the wire!

A few for you to try.
1. Which South African company was set up in the late 19th Century to control the supply and price of diamonds?
2. Which actress said of herself "In my youth I  gave all my attention to men, in my later years my attention has been on animals"?
3. The fur of which arctic member of the Marten family is sold as Zibeline?
4. The fur of a stoat in its winter white coat is known as?
5. The song H.A.P.P.Y. was sung by James Bolam for which comedy series?
6.The gruff voiced Bill Costello provided the original voice of which cartoon character?
7. Which character for children made his debut on 09/05/1662?
8. Lara Alvarez is the wife of which public figure?
9. What was the maiden name of Winston Churchill's mother?
10. The name of which 1960's pop group was based on a slang term used by Hell's Angels?
11. The members of a group of motorcyclists use the acronym HOG for their machines, what make of motorcycle does this refer to?
12. In August 2015 President Obama used his Executive Power to rename which mountain Denali?

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Answers
1.De Beers
2. Brigitte Bardot
3. Sable
4. Ermine
5. Only When I Laugh
6. Popeye
7. Mr Punch
8. Jeremy Corbin
9. (Jenny) Jerome
10. The Mamas and Papas.
11. Harley-Davidson (Harley Owners Group)
12. Mount McKinley