Goodwill and Custard !!!

[KeenCook2 Profile]

haha, we once had an au pair who was 6 foot tall and she was petrified of spiders!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

Only another week of doors to go - my, we are getting through them, aren't we!

So ............

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY?????

*opens door*

Did You Know that cats and dogs can be allergic to each other?

Now, that is one factoid not to be sneezed at

'Till next time!

[Suffs Profile]

Paw things

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!

It's Day 18!!!

So ..........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY?????

*opens door*

Did You Know that a Barn Owl can hunt in total darkness? Its hearing is so good that even the tiniest noise allows yhe bird to home in on a target.

Was that a hoot, or what!


'Till next time!

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Wish my hearing was that good!

I bought an owl tree bauble today, it’s owl Saturday obviously!

[scullion Profile]

according to simon king (the wildlife photographer not a hairy biker), some years ago, the really good way to attract owls is to make a kissing sound - it works, i tried it, the owl lost interest when it realised it was me, though, and flew off again from where it had come to perch nearby. i think the noise must sound like a vole nibbling something.

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!!

It's Day 19!!!!

So ..............

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY??

Did You Know that the red-capped, white-spotted fungus usually depicted in cute pictures of gnomes aimed at kids, is the Fly Agaric, which is actually quite poisonous.

I once knew a mushroom expert - he was a fun guy (sorry!)

'Till next time!!!

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Ha, that's one I actually knew!! Not sure how or why though

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I went to the Thetford Center Parc years ago with a friend. There were fly agaric everywhere in the woods and my friend was astounded - she hadn’t realised that spotted toadstools existed in real life, she thought they were just part of fairy tales

[scullion Profile]

they're called fly agaric because they can be chopped up, mixed with a little milk and put on top of a cupboard (well out of the way!) where they attract and kill flies - useful!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!!!!!!!!!

It's Day 20! Not many doors left now!

So ......

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY????

Did You Know that it's STILL technically illegal to eat mince pies at Christmas?

A factoid to chew on and digest, methinks!

'Till next time!

[Gruney2 Profile]

Thanks Grassy - is that an Oliver Cromwell thing?

[Grasshopper Profile]

Yep - the Puritans were behind the ban.

TTFN

[Gruney2 Profile]

Thanks Grassy.

[smitch Profile]

The mince pie one isn’t actually true though. This website has some interesting information on laws reported as fact https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf

[scullion Profile]

It is illegal to handle salmon in suspicious circumstances.

this is one of my favourites - i wrote it on a vase i made a few years back.
(i think (hope) it may refer to poaching rather than any other pastime...)

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!!

It's Day 21!!!!!

So ........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY?

*opens door*

Did You Know that in a 1686 treatise, clergyman Jean-Baptiste Thiers instructed people always to laugh discreetly, and never on workdays, Sundays, holy days or during Lent or Advent?

Sounds a cheerful sort of chap, doesn't he!

'Till next time!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!!

It's Day 22!!

So .........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TYODAY????

*opens door*

Did You Know that when in London, Queen Louise of Sweden always carried a card saying, Í am the Queen of Sweden' in case she was hit by a bus?

Makes good sense when you think about it

'Till next time!

[Sloe-Gin Profile]

Enjoyed all of these, including your little footnotes, grassy.
Thank you

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Yup, seconded