The Literati Win

Tweet

Yesterday didn't start out particularly well for me.  During the night I tend to roll over on to the other side of the bed to lay on the cold pillow.  Well, I kind of throw myself, in a state of bleary-eyed sleepiness, and land on the soft, cold pillow, and I fall back into a comfortable slumber.  So during the night I did the same thing.  However, unbeknownst to me, this time I was already on the other side of the bed, so when I threw myself across, I actually smashed my head into the cabinet next to my bed.  It hurt.  A lot.  In the morning I looked at my face in the mirror to find a bit of a bruise, a bit of a dent, and a bit of a scab along my hairline.  Thankfully it wasn't huge, but it was painful.

That evening, I went along to Lowestoft Library for the Friends of the library Christmas Quiz.  My team, The Literati, consisted of myself (obviously), Di, Terry, Lily, and Jane; all members of Lowestoft Library Writing Group.  I'm a very competitive person, and I don't like to lose.  And as soon as the questions started, a sinking feeling hit me.  I didn't know any of the answers.  We all guessed at things, and half knew things, but we found it quite difficult.

At the end of the evening, Andree (the quiz co-ordinator) read out the scores, starting with the lowest.  We all sat there, glancing at each other, waiting for our team name to be called.  Our name wasn't called.  She read out other team names, and ours still wasn't called.  This kept going.  Eventually she read out our team name.  We'd won!  None of us could believe it, considering that we had guessed at pretty much every answer.  But we did it.  We won!!

Our prize was an absolutely lovely hamper of food and drink.  It was full to bursting point.  We shared out the chocolates and sauces and biscuits and wine and crisps between the five of us.  The quiz was really fun, and the unexpected win just added to the enjoyment of the whole evening.

Thank you very much to Andree, the library, and of course my team mates.  I'm looking forward to tucking into my truffles and chocolate coins.  Yum!

Friends of Lowestoft Library Christmas Quiz

Tweet

I know Christmas doesn't officially start until 1st December, at the earliest, but it is only a few weeks away, so we all need to start organising our calendars for all the events that will be taking place this festive season.  If you are a Lowestoftian, and have nothing to do on Friday 30th November, you should come to the Friends of Lowestoft Library Christmas Quiz, which will be taking place in Lowestoft Library (obviously) at 7pm.

If you are interested, you need to contact the library (either call them on 01502405342, or go into the library and speak to a member of staff there) to book your team.  

The library held a quiz earlier in the year, for World Book Night, and it was a lovely event.  The atmosphere is always very relaxed, and there are prizes!  Always a bonus.  

When you have your team together, let the library know, and then get planning your evening menu with your team mates, as you have to bring your own food and drink; perhaps something Christmassy, like mulled wine, cold cuts of ham and chicken, crusty bread, mince pies, a selection of nuts, a tin of Quality Street.  Just make sure you can eat everything as it is, as there are no cooking facilities (it's a library - be practical).

I look forward to seeing you there.

If you want to print out these posters to advertise the event, please feel free.