Bath Time
National Black Cat Day
Apparently 27th October National Black Cat Day was created by Cats Protection on October 27th 2011. When the campaign was launched, statistics revealed that black and black-and-white cats took, on average, seven days longer to find a home compared to cats of other colours.
In most Western cultures, black cats have typically been looked upon as a symbol of evil omens, specifically being suspected of being the familiars of witches, or actually shape-shifting witches themselves. In Germany, some believe that black cats crossing a person’s path from right to left, is a bad omen, but from left to right, the cat will bring good luck.

Christmas & AGM
Why?
Ian’s Board
Exit Stage Right
Marina: Hi Elaine, I wondered if you would know why the interior of a theatre is a sorry sight?
Elaine: That’s an unusual question to ask me.
Marina: It’s because I’m at Venue Cymru tonight and so the question just popped into my head.
Elaine: OK Marina. Your wicked grin makes me think this might be a joke.
Riddle
Annual General Meeting
To Be Stymied
“Stymie” was a golfing term, obsolete since 1952. A player was laid “a stymie” if, on the putting green, the opponent’s ball fell in the line of his path to the hole (providing the balls were not within 6″ of each other). To hole-out could only be achieved by a very difficult lofting stroke. Hence several still current expressions: “A Stymie” is a frustrating situation a discouragingly difficult position and, “to be stymied” is to be in such a position and, “to stymie” is to hinder or thwart, also to put one in the position of having to negotiate.









