Quiz of the week
1)In which country is the Spanish Riding School based?
2) Who founded the London Metropolitan Police?
3) Which genus of plants are commonly known as snapdragons?
4) Which is the smallest by surface area: the Isle of Man, the Isle of Skye or the Isle of Wight?
5) Which part of a creature is the mandible?
Word of the week
Cucking stool (noun) A seat used for the punishment of disorderly women
100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE November 24, 1923
HE would think it a hardship if asked to use for his breakfast, instead of bread, such vegetables as were available. It would seem an anomaly and an outrage for him