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1st June 2017
Plus 11 and dry when driving in.
Last nights BBC political TV debate left a feeling that questions are just never answered in politics. Whoever you support it was pretty depressing watching. You would have learnt more at a pub quiz night..
This quote on twitter from Eddie Fremantle amused me..
Thursday is our easy day.. Yes, what few are left will have one.. George Savill is still steam cleaning the main barn so life in the yard carries on as normal.
Archie and I went over to see Martin Jones yesterday afternoon. Martin is breaking in the No Risk At All 3 year old gelding I bought at Goffs last week..I had never heard of the sire No Risk At All when I bought this horse but this is what he has done with his first crop of runners.. only 8 so far, so a sire to follow?
Talking sales I will be spending most of the day just down the road at the Tattersall’s Cheltenham sales..
Great cricket to watch over the next 18 days The Champions Trophy starts today. England play Bangladesh at the Oval
We have no runners today.
On a special teacher's day, a primary school teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it over her head, and said, "I bet I know what it is - flowers!"
"That's right!" said the boy, "but how did you know?"
"Just a wild guess," she said.
The next pupil was the candy store owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is - a box of candy!"
"That's right! But how did you know?" asked the girl.
"Just a lucky guess," said the teacher.
The next gift was from the off licence owner's son. The teacher held the bag over her head and noticed that it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and tasted it. "Is it wine?" she asked.
"No," the boy replied.
The teacher repeated the process, touching another drop of the leakage to her tongue. "Is it champagne?" she asked.
"No," the boy replied.
The teacher then said, "I give up, what is it?"
The boy replied, "A puppy!"