Aww Squiggle, he sounds really cute.

Hi Skylark.

Glad you are still sleeping well, EL.
I woke at 5a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. I had a wee nap this afternoon, to recharge my batteries.

Hi everyone, sorry if it looks like i am ignoring you all, its so hard when you cant quote   Ive been popping in and out, trying to get the wee one to sleep, but she isnt having any of it !

My print changed there midpost  

Going off now, madam is climbing up me like a monkey

Goodnight Skylark, I hope you get the wee one off to sleep.

Good morning everyone

Skylark, my temporary fix for the quoting problem which I've posted elsewhere is this.

Highlight the text you wish to quote, then press Ctrl-C to copy. Then in the Post Reply box, where you wish to quote, first type "Quoted from " user name, then press Ctrl-V to paste the text you copied. The text appears as part of your comment which is why it's best to start it with Quoted from.

Good morning everyone.
Everything is covered in a coating of twinkly frost, this morning. It looks very pretty.

Good morning everyone, we've got frost too and I so don't want the extreme cold weather back again


         

Morning all xx Lovely pic squiggle      Thanks El , will try that out x          Would love to say i had a good night with the wee one but she has been a horror, hopefully she in a better mood today, They dont call it the terrible two,s for nothing !!      She loves your pic squiggle, calling it Santa Clause cats!

I am glad she loves the pic of the cats Skylark.

I hope you have reminded her that Santa is watching and she doesn't want to end up on the naughty list!

Been trying all sorts of blackmail squiggle

Afternoon everyone.    It was very frosty here this morning but the sun is shining now, although it's still very cold.

Finished wrapping all my Christmas presents so that just leaves the food shopping next week and then I will be ready.  While I was wrapping the presents in the kitchen I had just one bar of my halogen heater on and I was as warm as toast.  Good investment I think.  Will save me having to order more oil every couple of months!!

Another lovely picture Squiggle.  Sorry to hear that you have had troubles with your little visitor Skylark.  As Squiggle said, you must remind her that she will be on Santa's naughty list if she's not careful. 

hi Joyron, glad your enjoying you halogen heater, they are very good. The wee one has now decide to have a nap!

She must be exhausted

I hope the news about Tesco, Sainsburys and others halting taking online orders for things other than groceries because they can't guarantee delivery by Christmas isn't going to be a major problem for you or Yogi. It is of course because of a huge backlog caused by the bad weather.

I hadnt heard that El, will have a look now. We are going to get the wee one a TV/combi for her room and get it delivered direct to my  daughter,s house . Plan B may have to go into operation

You remember yesterday I mentioned about the error in the quiz question re Harvey the Rabbit being in It's a Wonderful Life. I noticed there's a thread about favourite Christmas films, and quite a few go for IAWL as you would expect. Anyway I thought if I could locate where the error came from and I tracked it down to a Christmas quiz which was posted on some forum.

The actual question was "In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?", Some bright spark posted "Harvey the Rabbit", and it's obvious that our question setter did not read further as the forum setter later replied "No". No-one came up with the answer and I won't give any prizes to anyone who can answer that .

I'm not going to post a link to that website, because the quiz was never fully completed and there is the type of language there which would get us banned on this forum if we used it.

Evening all.    It's hubby's birthday today so we are going out for a meal this evening.  Will catch up with you all tomorrow.  Have a great night.  Stay safe. 

I forgot to post one of the quiz questions we were asked.

In total, over the 12 nights of Christmas, how many gifts in the song were given? Just a total, no need to work out how many of each type.

Without doing a search on the internet, or using a calculator or computer how many do you think?

I'll either confirm when someone posts a correct number (when I see the post), or if no-one gets it, I'll post the answer some time tomorrow.
(and what what the question master thinking of when he asked this question at about 10.30 pm after a christmas meal)

I hope you and hubby have a great time

No prize for me  but I if I recall right I think the guardian angel in IAWL was Clarence?


78?

Have a good time Joyron

Have a lovely time Joyron xxx          I go Clarence too and 78, took a bit of concentration counting, not easy today

You are right, it was Clarence. . I said that I wouldn't give prizes to anyone, but you are not anyone, you are squiggle and Skylark  , and so here are your prizes

They are boxes of guardian angel feathers to keep you safe and warm, and you can share these with everyone.

I can see where you get 78 from, but although you are on the right track, it's not the correct answer.

Ah squiggle and i mustve been thinking the same way....back to the drawing board...and thank you for the Angel feathers x    Trying to think what 12 was, you got me thinking now El

Don't beat yourself too much about it

By the way, it's more than 78.(or 45 or 33 )

And on that note, I'm off to get my tea.

Will stop thinking about it or i will go mad  Enjoy your tea

Evening all.
I'm sorry I haven't been around. I've had one of those days when I've taken one step forward, then two steps back.
I have managed to order some more Christmas presents - I just hope they arrive in time.

El Loro, I think I know the answer to your Twelve Days Of Christmas question. Is it 364?
There were 12 partrides, 22 doves, 30 hens, 36 calling birds, 40 gold rings, 42 geese, 42 swans, 40 maids, 36 ladies, 30 lords, 22 pipers and 12 drummers, which makes 364 in total. I had to sing the song a dozen times to get this answer, so it had better be right.

Joyron, I hope you enjoy your meal with hubby.

Hi Yogi xx  I have been down the wrong track with 12 days of Christmas...keep getting Bill Barclays version in my head

Signing out, i am shattered , bye for now xxxxx

See you later Skylark - go get a nice cuppa and put your feet up.

Sleep well Skylark, catch up tomorrow

My last offer 361 (shh used a calculator)

Good morning everyone

And I can confirm that Yogi is correct with 364 gifts. Congratulations to you and to everybody else for trying

The way I did it was:
1
1+2=3
3+3=6
6+4=10
10+5=15
15+6=21
21+7=28
28+8=36
36+9=45
45+10=55
55+11=66
66+12=78 (which is the number of gifts given on the 12th day)

Then total the totals 1+3+6+10+15+21+28+36+45+55+66+78 = 364
 It's strange that the number of days in a year less 1 is 364.

Good morning El Loro.
Yay, all that singing and counting was worthwhile. Middle son thought I had lost the plot.
I will admit to using pen and paper to help with the counting. (I couldn't find the calculator).

Good morning everyone, are we all waiting excitedly for EL's next Christmas Quiz?   Off to the hairdresser and to M & S (I want to see whether they have any of those sprinkle things for the roasties on Christmas Day, they look good)  See you later!

         

Good morning Squiggle. Catch up when you get back from the hairdressers.

Good morning squiggle

You asked for it, amd this is the list of questions I found yesterday, but as not all the answers were given, I can't guarantee that I can necessarily confirm that whatever answers you give are correct.

1.What date is St Stephen's Day?
2.In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner?
3.The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film?
4.London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?
5.In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what?
6.Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem.
7.Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?
8.The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?
9.What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
10.In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?
11.What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus?
12.What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland?
13.What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
14.In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record?
15.Which country did St Nicholas come from?
16.Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
17.From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?
18.Who wrote Auld Lange Syne?
19.How many points does a snowflake have?
20.What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?

squiggle has already given the correct answer for number 10.

The quiz we had at church was somewhat harder than the above, though some of the questions were adapted.

Morning all  Thats a big quiz El, will give it a go, and promise not to google

1. 26th December
2. Jacob Marley
3.
4.
5. Nine ladies dancing
6.
7.
God rest ye merry gentlemen
8.
9. Red
10.Clarence
11.
12. Hogmany
13.
14.
15. Greece
16.
17.
18. Robert Burns
19.
20.
 I think I know a some others but I'll leave it for now. Good quiz, EL.

1. Dec 26th
2.
3.
4.Norway
5. 9 maids in arow ?
6. Dancer,Prancer,Rudolph,Cupid, comet, Blitzen ??
7.
8.
9. White
10. Clarence
11,Casper ??
12. Hogmaney
13. Xmas Pudding ?
14. 1980
15. russia ??
16.
17.
18. Rabbie Burns
19.10
20. panattone (sp)
 
Not very good

1 Yes, 26 December, both of you got that
2 Yes, Jacob Marley, Yogi got that
3 Outstanding
4 Yes, Norway, Skylark got that
5 Yes, Nine ladies dancing, Yogi got that. There may be another version with 9 maids in a row, but I'm not aware of that one.
6 Skylark, the answer given does not include Rudolph as one of the 8 reindeer in the original, surprisingly enough. Dancer, Prancer, Cupid, Comet and Blitzen are correct, but there are three outstanding.
7 Yes, God rest ye merry gentlemen is correct, Yogi got that
8 Outrstanding
9 Yes, mistletoe berries are white. Skylark got that. Yogi, you were thinking of holly berries.
10 Yes, Clarence, both of you got that
11 Skylark is right with Caspar, but the other two are outstanding
12 Yes, Hogmanay, both of you got that, not surprisingly
13 Outstanding, it's not Christmas pudding
14 Outstanding, it's not 1980
15 Outstanding, it's not Russia. I will accept either of 2 countries as there is some question over exactly where he came from
16 Outstanding
17 Outstanding
18 Yes, Rabbie Burns, not surprisingly you both got that
19 Outstanding, 10 is not correct
20 Yes, panattone is correct, Skylark got that

So the score at present is you both got 7 and Skylark has partial answers on 2 others