Is everyone relaxing over the long weekend?
I doubt it.
The days are drawing in and it is getting chilly
so wrap up warm and keep fine.
See some of you on Wednesday!

WEDGWOOD CLEMENTINE


WEDGWOOD CAMPION


WEDGWOOD MEADOW SWEET
WEDGWOOD MIRABELLE


WEDGWOOD KUTANI CRANE

China

WEDGWOOD WILD STRAWBERRY


AYNSLEY LITTLE SWEETHEART


PARAGON COUNTRY LANE


AYNSLEY WILD TUDOR


WEDGWOOD SWEET PLUM


PARAGON BRIDAL ROSE


MINTON MARLOW


WEDGWOOD AVEBURY


WEDGWOOD ANGELA



WEDGWOOD DEVON SPRAYS


ROYAL CROWN DERBY DERBY POSIES


WEDGWOOD PINK GARLAND


WEDGWOOD ROSE HIP


WEDGWOOD ICE ROSE


In the future I will be posting some pictures of
English china. Please let me know which one(ones you)
like.

A kind of quiz.

A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
Do geese see god?
If I had a hi-fi.
Never odd or even.

Get it? Read them again and look at the letters.
OK. How about this?

racecar

Think about it a bit more if you haven't got it
then look up the word "Palindrome"

Eponyms 2

What do you think these people gave their names to?
Adi Dasler
Rudolf Diesel.
Guy Fawkes (who tried to blow up the king of England)
Alois Lutz
Axel Paulson.
Adolphe Sax.
Amerigo Vespucci.

Good luck!

Eponyms

Words that come from people's names or places.

PANIC. It comes from the Greek God ,Pan, who liked causing terror .
NICOTINE. French diplomat, Nicot, who tried to introduce tobacco in Europe.
MESMERIZE. Austrian physician who hypnotized people. Franz Mesme.
MAVERICK. Texas rancher, Samuel Maverick, who refused to brand his cattle.
TUESDAY. Germanic god of war, Tiw.
WEDNESDAY. Germanic god, Woden
THURSDAY. Germanic god of thunder, Thor.
TEDDY BEAR> Theodore(Teddy) Roosevelt American President, who liked bear hunting.
GUPPY. Trinidad clergyman,RJ Lechmore Guppy, who sent a species of fish to the British Museum.
BOYCOTT. Irish land owner, Captain Charles Boycott whose tenants boycotted for lower rents.
LYNCH. Captain William Lynch , American plantation owner,who was the leader of a group of people who tried and executed people.
MACKINTOSH. Charles Mackintosh, inventor of the raincoat
MASOCHISM. Austrian novelist Leopold von Sacher Mascho, who wrote about it.
LEOTARD. Jules Leotard, French trapeze artist who wore one.
RITZY (stylish) Swiss hotelier, Cesar Ritz.

Do you know any more people who gave their names to things?

Good evening.
(Maybe is not evening if or when you read this.)
It was a bit chilly on the way home this evening.
Winter is just around the corner.
It seems everyone will be busy next Wednesday so there will be no class.
Take good care of your health.
Today one little boy student proudly told me he had swine flu last week.
It is predominant in this area.

Souvenir from Niigata

We've been having some warm and sunny days recently
"An Indian Summer?"
In the news:
Any comments about raising the price of cigarettes?
Did you buy anything in a Giants Victory Sale?
Has the swine flu affected you personally?

Recently I want to eat chocolate and cookies.....
It is because the days a re getting cooler.
Do you have the same urge at this time of year?
It's a problem for me.

Any suggestions for a topic on Wednesday?

My neighbour

My friendly neighbour, Mr. Ninomiya,has been helping out
by taking the dogs out.


Did you know that the average height for a man was about 157cm in his day?
He was about 180cm!
He must have been on the local volleyball team!
They have just built a convenience store next to his house.
He wouldn't have been pleased with that in his day, but I think
he would have been pleased if a tea room had opened just down the road, selling
scones.

Today* The Int. Lounge was a bit stifling.
We maybe all had red faces.
Tamami, Kumiko and Kie turned up to speak English.
There were some other groups in the room today.
I think ours was the only internationally flavoured one.
Does anyone know any good places to see lovely autumn trees?

Is everyone well?
It is a national holiday tomorrow.
Is anyone going to do something ambitious?
It seems the weather might be agreeable so make the best of it!