tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43857246949503829142024-03-13T08:36:36.650+00:00Melodie TrudeauxPenny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-69814946752888118252022-01-03T19:28:00.000+00:002022-01-03T19:28:09.117+00:00Horse of the Same Colour<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamPDFnXPGH0_GE3J3AvVprLeW0fSKDRhh1WREsSR4Whf0eCXIpJOAdDD27Tr0U4zahyphenhyphenlFMGgmovOS_8ErGf9eKIjtF999J7QL5R6eovtvysRDsFvBLgKUiOCLDlUgqcrOULyFixHcPsk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamPDFnXPGH0_GE3J3AvVprLeW0fSKDRhh1WREsSR4Whf0eCXIpJOAdDD27Tr0U4zahyphenhyphenlFMGgmovOS_8ErGf9eKIjtF999J7QL5R6eovtvysRDsFvBLgKUiOCLDlUgqcrOULyFixHcPsk/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">One bright autumn morning,
Megan Crewe wakes early, to find herself pitched into a horsebox and into a
nightmare she thought she’d left behind in the summer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s not her only problem. Tensions
are growing between her and her best friend, Amy Atkinson – all because of Naylor
O’Neill. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">There has to be a way out of
her problems and Megan thinks she’s found it. But when she confides in Amy, she
gets an unexpected response. Suddenly, everywhere she looks, trouble is looming.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">***</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Horse of the Same Colour is the sequel to Horse of a Different Colour.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Both books are available in ebook and paperback format.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Check out the new book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Horse-Same-Colour-Melodie-Trudeaux-ebook/dp/B09NZJ311F" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-3408327205750856222021-12-11T11:02:00.001+00:002021-12-11T11:03:00.553+00:00Could we have made it to the moon 8 centuries ago?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2VvOc-qhHgVS942QfykBDXyZGfpGPCDtpQwkuy8PPGr1fKzXayV6IQlgKxDm_kwd3hjWwhxRaChUkafcI-22h0eTjh2eeJe7REOjXjA8P4dUl7hi0I76kVY43wu0l-mcN9_qQQx2c4hH7FEIe4dYR08M0zY7k9K6OWcfEtBpkrzMHTjYOvc8EhRSM=s1036" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1036" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2VvOc-qhHgVS942QfykBDXyZGfpGPCDtpQwkuy8PPGr1fKzXayV6IQlgKxDm_kwd3hjWwhxRaChUkafcI-22h0eTjh2eeJe7REOjXjA8P4dUl7hi0I76kVY43wu0l-mcN9_qQQx2c4hH7FEIe4dYR08M0zY7k9K6OWcfEtBpkrzMHTjYOvc8EhRSM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="graf graf--p" name="1541" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image credit: Marsyas: Cornischong at Luxembourgish Wikipedia, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</span></p><p class="graf graf--p" name="1541"><a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/this-is-my-kind-of-art-f725ab1169a9?sk=456cb7914701933c6182fac6570b5cf7" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to read the amazing story of the technological achievements of over two millennia ago.</p><p class="graf graf--p" name="1541"><br /></p><p class="graf graf--p" name="1541"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-7712265054938721222021-11-12T11:00:00.001+00:002021-11-12T11:00:00.154+00:00Animal Tales (5) - Sniffer Dogs Join the Fight Against Covid<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM2gq7MqiEUx0vsl4YxnD0B7ydvqZLpiJRcrPtBcdoRbYk6jAxRBfmeuL27cW71IS68xF2OgwZSKk_KSNIoYcLLKb2KlwXip-5d7hXy24xHMmUuTZO41On4zE7y23o97FmXp11-V5D0k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM2gq7MqiEUx0vsl4YxnD0B7ydvqZLpiJRcrPtBcdoRbYk6jAxRBfmeuL27cW71IS68xF2OgwZSKk_KSNIoYcLLKb2KlwXip-5d7hXy24xHMmUuTZO41On4zE7y23o97FmXp11-V5D0k/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/the-shortform/sniffer-dogs-join-the-fight-against-covid-8158f2dba866?sk=c21b5256ab46a9cfd4167556917cd22e" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to read how sniffer dogs are detecting covid faster and more accurately than PCR tests.</p><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-43834415003540674922021-11-05T11:00:00.015+00:002021-11-05T11:00:00.166+00:00Animal Tales (4)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-MvyKRLz6WNgvOo3p-iSDtgt-M7sbBX0xpazKqAVW9rtbY5Vme4nXnqcs5JyhjFT_cju_QOTbJlXTZSe0EkyYULaxMkyr5Lhr0IxlXJ9xgoWPP-YWyy7EAGPOIQS-4Kgn8X-jRNf3RA/s1514/2021-09-11+16.53.41+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-MvyKRLz6WNgvOo3p-iSDtgt-M7sbBX0xpazKqAVW9rtbY5Vme4nXnqcs5JyhjFT_cju_QOTbJlXTZSe0EkyYULaxMkyr5Lhr0IxlXJ9xgoWPP-YWyy7EAGPOIQS-4Kgn8X-jRNf3RA/s320/2021-09-11+16.53.41+%25282%2529.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It really is amazing what you can find when you're just looking for trees.<p></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/snap-shots/a-trip-to-find-trees-97ad6b5e7fc?source=friends_link&sk=f1462952713f35a7e26babeac35c64c5" target="_blank">A TRIP TO FIND TREES</a> (where we return with more than we'd bargained for)</p><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-10941339208224404122021-10-29T11:00:00.006+01:002021-10-29T11:00:00.218+01:00Animal Tales (3)<p>When you go shopping for your dog or pony, do you let them come into the store to choose for themselves?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/is_tWy7u39w" width="320" youtube-src-id="is_tWy7u39w"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-48498769066154787022021-10-22T11:00:00.010+01:002021-10-22T11:00:00.208+01:00Animal Tales (2)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k1WRq9WIdoLP509vkqrt6gFS4hKGnDP6zl6N0qQbeMGLR9zrY4ujcR-qDjk8YTMzcoDV1I4IXGQUpj1qwoE8MXWrQw6dQTGaqLwWZuE5k4eVx9QZ6QzcvNIVf2c4O_UxrNyQPn-CLR4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="305" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k1WRq9WIdoLP509vkqrt6gFS4hKGnDP6zl6N0qQbeMGLR9zrY4ujcR-qDjk8YTMzcoDV1I4IXGQUpj1qwoE8MXWrQw6dQTGaqLwWZuE5k4eVx9QZ6QzcvNIVf2c4O_UxrNyQPn-CLR4/" width="245" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Chickens are not dinosaurs ... but ... their ancestors go way way back.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/pennys-dinos/chickens-are-not-dinosaurs-but-eff6dd3778b3?sk=898f06f79c574539269f2c6db4ba572b" target="_blank">READ MORE HERE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-69879964445165576382021-10-16T15:53:00.003+01:002021-10-16T15:53:55.178+01:00Animal Tales (1)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bb_DV7eDDtz3QWWVizD5TLTffDgqhyphenhyphenvWmdVUcdt3mmAp_tzziFBlduAqRt0U-hxlm5vrzrheKKM1hYMHKNbxYGSRt7ZM72_wbB_y1AWlpd5i49g_tMU8qkIBw5r2InqL5I5_FhFmGlk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1297" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bb_DV7eDDtz3QWWVizD5TLTffDgqhyphenhyphenvWmdVUcdt3mmAp_tzziFBlduAqRt0U-hxlm5vrzrheKKM1hYMHKNbxYGSRt7ZM72_wbB_y1AWlpd5i49g_tMU8qkIBw5r2InqL5I5_FhFmGlk/" width="206" /></a></div><br />While Horse of the Same Colour is getting ready for the showring, I have looked out some animal tales to entertain you. Here is the first. It chronicles the reading habits of a dog.<p></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/dog-tales/reading-the-canine-chronicle-e3af80d8ad04?source=friends_link&sk=831056045bb186118d1a6a6ead66d807" target="_blank">READING THE CANINE CHRONICLE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-37433795286123539872021-10-01T11:00:00.001+01:002021-10-01T11:00:00.255+01:00Horse of the Same Colour Gallops Towards the Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgUka5IC9RQvXtdp2rD6bkOFX8tAux503dyG65XLgT91nBUXQVZzCNcxUIjUUBEzpwUJT2DaNgGWTN3f_EKHVX-1GeYUYB3PUPA6DhEZTF-k1s0daWuv0-qq8rdZWHR04L15FesAkRpA/s1065/HODC+-+Jack+-+on+his+own.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1065" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgUka5IC9RQvXtdp2rD6bkOFX8tAux503dyG65XLgT91nBUXQVZzCNcxUIjUUBEzpwUJT2DaNgGWTN3f_EKHVX-1GeYUYB3PUPA6DhEZTF-k1s0daWuv0-qq8rdZWHR04L15FesAkRpA/s320/HODC+-+Jack+-+on+his+own.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Horse of the Same Colour - sequel to Horse of a Different Colour - is fast closing in on the finish line. There is a whole book now in existence and it just needs a lick and a polish. That is to say, it has worked hard over the past year training itself up for the big show. It is fit and ready to go, but not yet ready for the show ring. With a bath to clean its coat, some firm application of brushes and combs to neatly plait its mane and tail, some trimming round the hoofs and a sparkling finish on all its tack, it should be heading for the book shelves before too long.</p><p><a href="https://melodietrudeaux.blogspot.com/2020/07/meet-cast.html">CLICK HERE</a> for a reminder of the new cast members.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-79614902815760801992021-09-24T11:00:00.005+01:002021-09-24T11:00:00.176+01:00How do you wash your hair in space?<p>Astronaut, Karen Nyberg, washes her hair on board the International Space Station. It looks kind of odd because there's no up or down. Water stays where it's put or floats away, and hair totally does its own thing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kOIj7AgonHM" width="320" youtube-src-id="kOIj7AgonHM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-10191842326515751692021-09-17T17:14:00.004+01:002021-09-17T17:14:28.746+01:00How to clean your teeth in space<p>Have you ever wondered how to do everyday things in zero gravity - like cleaning your teeth, using the toilet or sleeping without floating away? <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Horse-Different-Colour-Melodie-Trudeaux-ebook/dp/B01A7TBFAC/" target="_blank">Megan and Amy</a> sometimes discuss these things.</p><p>Here's astronaut, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunita_Williams" target="_blank">Sunita Williams</a>, giving us a tour of the International Space Station and showing us how they manage the everyday things in life.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e3za6ITFfWk" width="320" youtube-src-id="e3za6ITFfWk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-9949802629342253002021-09-10T11:00:00.001+01:002021-09-10T11:00:00.232+01:00More ponies having fun in paddling pools<p>This week another five minutes of fun activities with Emma Massingale, some of which probably come under the umbrella of don't try this at home unless you have some amenable ponies and plenty of room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tlCst1wSpDw" width="320" youtube-src-id="tlCst1wSpDw"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-4403928944639317892021-09-03T11:00:00.002+01:002021-09-09T21:18:36.089+01:00Cross country training with a mule<p>Today, we're back with pony lover and horse trainer, Emma Massingale, as she takes her Connemara, Evenos, and Manuel the Mule on a cross-country adventure. Check out the video to see how they got on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9igyrmeacdE" width="320" youtube-src-id="9igyrmeacdE"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-91642017923769775422021-08-27T11:00:00.009+01:002021-08-27T11:00:00.213+01:00The pony who didn't like being bathed, shows how it should be done<p>Today, I want to introduce you to someone who loves ponies. She's called Emma Massingale and she has 11 miniature ponies. When she couldn't take them to the beach during lockdown, Emma decided to get a paddling pool.</p><p>Check out the video to see how they did - or didn't - like it. And who got the wettest...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I0RbX1K9vIY" width="320" youtube-src-id="I0RbX1K9vIY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-82178083093176704872021-08-20T11:00:00.001+01:002021-08-20T11:00:00.220+01:00What do unicorns love to eat that can get them into trouble?<p>Naturally, I'm not going to give you the answer, but I'm going to point you to a real cool video where one of the riddles involves this stuff:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HgCXdNhVC1Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="HgCXdNhVC1Q"></iframe></div><br /><p>Imagine a unicorn in the stickiest of situations and you will have one of the answers. And to get all of the answers, you'll need to take a look at this video:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/72DCj3BztG4" width="320" youtube-src-id="72DCj3BztG4"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-40476444091033900832021-08-13T11:00:00.003+01:002021-08-13T11:00:00.228+01:00Real horses really flying - what's more, travelling business class<p>The Japan Olympics has recently ended. There were a lot of horses there. They'd come from all over the world.</p><p>How did they get there and why weren't they exhausted when they arrived? After all, some of them travelled half way around the world.</p><p>Check out this video to see the preparations and travel arrangements for a whole plane load of dressage horses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9U0wZi-XRAA" width="320" youtube-src-id="9U0wZi-XRAA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-36974977205581437512021-08-06T11:00:00.023+01:002021-08-06T11:00:00.222+01:00Why do horses react differently to different people?<p>Here is a video where Callie gives us some useful information on how and why horses can act differently with different people.</p><p>Callie gives 5 reasons, but those who already know Jack, Megan and Amy will be able to add a 6th. And when the new book is out, there will be more ponies than Jack to think about. A lot of new characters have already been introduced earlier on this blog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3BDbk0nnnSM" width="320" youtube-src-id="3BDbk0nnnSM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-28725586509055596652021-07-30T11:00:00.001+01:002021-07-30T11:00:00.198+01:00Cats and birds are not always the best mix<p>Share some fun feline-avian interaction videos with Jack
while we’re waiting for news:</p>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZMPUB2zhtY" width="320" youtube-src-id="3ZMPUB2zhtY"></iframe></div><br />Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-10632061931122317772021-07-23T11:00:00.003+01:002021-07-23T11:00:00.227+01:00Things are not always as they seem - in a lot of different ways<p>Here are Jesse and Mike getting it all wrong on video, but in an entertaining way.</p><p>What's the lesson? </p><p>Answer: Don't feed gummy bears to any kind of horses.</p><p>And what's the link between Jesse and Mike's shenanigans and Megan and Amy's? </p><p>Answer: In an odd kind of way, there are quite a few links and once you get to read what Megan and Amy get tangled up in, you'll see just where Jesse and Mike got things wrong. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KPclvLGx99w" width="320" youtube-src-id="KPclvLGx99w"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-12238516864720883762021-07-16T11:00:00.006+01:002021-07-16T11:00:00.216+01:00Almost time for lift off<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNottni72J_yJrCZAuSEyQ3Q9xeJbf8q52pftiG_SpR9th1eLzqsGZ6QvYeg1chAtsCtWsz8SgaKpD-qvpntgy6GCdmLqYv-kU89rawUaYUHMzmsJiJLcIewAlSSFVwXflvExfjf2jEI/s409/Rocket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNottni72J_yJrCZAuSEyQ3Q9xeJbf8q52pftiG_SpR9th1eLzqsGZ6QvYeg1chAtsCtWsz8SgaKpD-qvpntgy6GCdmLqYv-kU89rawUaYUHMzmsJiJLcIewAlSSFVwXflvExfjf2jEI/s320/Rocket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been counting up for 28 weeks* now, and although it's not quite time to start counting down, I've decided it's time to stop counting up. Here's why:</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first draft of Horse of the Same Colour is nearing
completion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That doesn’t mean it will be published next week or
anything. There is still a lot to do. It must be polished up until it shines.
Then it will be thrown to the fearsome editors at Fantastic Books Publishing
who will kick it about and try to break it (that’s their job). And after that
it will go into the mysterious process known as ‘production’ whereby a raw
manuscript gets sucked in at one end and a shiny new book pops out the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are getting closer to the point where it will be given a
publication date. You’ll hear the champagne corks pop when that message
arrives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">----</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*It seems to be 28 weeks but I'm prepared to be caught out if anyone has been counting closely.</span></p><br /><p></p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-28983266809087382222021-07-09T11:00:00.001+01:002021-07-09T11:00:00.201+01:00A fascinating fact that can be written in cake<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkh-Q2167TiD-pw-BNkJNnkCN1zzCfmnnTyNjEDM6TeG2BuOoYbS84j36p0gQSd9_glUGGALT4dSKjaVw2qFzblFwFviVPo85RnPoaM5F9B1k17JB4TAIw1FZMS81L5xS0Us4XKW3n8c/s1920/celebration-16302_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkh-Q2167TiD-pw-BNkJNnkCN1zzCfmnnTyNjEDM6TeG2BuOoYbS84j36p0gQSd9_glUGGALT4dSKjaVw2qFzblFwFviVPo85RnPoaM5F9B1k17JB4TAIw1FZMS81L5xS0Us4XKW3n8c/s320/celebration-16302_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Jack and I are always interested in odd facts about numbers (or odd facts about even numbers, or even peculiar facts about odd numbers).</p><p>This is a quirk of the number 40 which, as you can see above, can be made into delicious party food. I should say it's a quirk of the number 'forty' because it relates specifically to the spelling. </p><p>The letters in FORTY are arranged in ascending alphabetical order.</p><p>That might not look so special at first glance, but in fact it's the only number where that is true.</p>Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551638264418189368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-52416162387209605852021-07-02T11:00:00.013+01:002021-07-02T11:00:00.232+01:00A message for people who follow my blog<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5urLFdtzigyPnTjPfPlCkz9-vrfWyOVcD-vAw4NfspkF0ZmY_s_qVt4T-j65CwWxJ7uC0VdY-2hLbNGcZbe3lcozSMh0gseYkZ6qf0dHVMzKECD-ksCWh_ka-gL1JF69HpYRPXZGcPw/s1920/hand-1549399_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5urLFdtzigyPnTjPfPlCkz9-vrfWyOVcD-vAw4NfspkF0ZmY_s_qVt4T-j65CwWxJ7uC0VdY-2hLbNGcZbe3lcozSMh0gseYkZ6qf0dHVMzKECD-ksCWh_ka-gL1JF69HpYRPXZGcPw/s320/hand-1549399_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/klimkin-1298145/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1549399">klimkin</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1549399">Pixabay</a>" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by Klimkin</span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jack loves a shiny new gadget and for week 27 of the CountUp we're reporting that we've </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">taken the opportunity of a brand new book on the horizon to switch to a brand new way of keeping in touch with the people who follow our blog. We've switched to <u style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://follow.it/&source=gmail&ust=1622820545564000&usg=AFQjCNGbEOX64DEgYxe9f4gEB3dai2bT_A" href="http://follow.it/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">follow.it</a></span></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> which is the shiny new gizmo now at the top right hand side of the page. Turns out that </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://follow.it/&source=gmail&ust=1622820545564000&usg=AFQjCNGbEOX64DEgYxe9f4gEB3dai2bT_A" href="http://follow.it/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">follow.it</a></span></u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> is for both blog readers and blog writers so do check out <a href="http://follow.it/" target="_blank">the link</a> and see what's there for you.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-58720506542826718842021-06-25T11:00:00.034+01:002021-06-25T11:00:00.218+01:00Dinosaur on the phone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kC4LUC4rrpcLNE42_YsfzbvL9uaOhWZvkSXveK2HmdKD8TQ7fbYEbbe10mVc2o6dMIi4H3fi1IIthI8VtuzKqjyWOxnEeP6yHZMxkl-FtcgcqM88wPCySssdfLvrRxXx7wfFCssBQrg/s1920/t-rex-795119_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kC4LUC4rrpcLNE42_YsfzbvL9uaOhWZvkSXveK2HmdKD8TQ7fbYEbbe10mVc2o6dMIi4H3fi1IIthI8VtuzKqjyWOxnEeP6yHZMxkl-FtcgcqM88wPCySssdfLvrRxXx7wfFCssBQrg/s320/t-rex-795119_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/roberto_bellasio-1029921/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=795119">Roberto Bellasio</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=795119">Pixabay</a>" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by Roberto Bellasio</span></a></p><p>For Week 26 (of the <a href="https://melodietrudeaux.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-unique-number.html">countUP</a>) the link below will give you a line up of dinosaurs by size. Not that they could ever have lined up in this way as they didn't all exist at the same time. </p><p>By the time the later dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the early ones were no more than ancient fossils.</p><p>In fact, the gap between the existence of Tyranosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus is greater than the gap between Tyranosaurus Rex and the iPhone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SnsHnOOAlXc" width="320" youtube-src-id="SnsHnOOAlXc"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-17890332703463743982021-06-18T11:00:00.019+01:002021-06-18T11:00:00.181+01:00The rather strange racetrack owner and the MASSIVE lorry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-amxl_MqyCYDmpxwtZ1DVvLWboRB6OUk9zo3a1DIa0m1ImZQa_fYrgrpllmQj7PLHtVJ7o-V0cFxljnagLAe9loiHijykytzxxMdkAck_gp6ixBshxj0xBE2y2kIGT-HiUPhYxZLM9pM/s1920/human-3283506_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-amxl_MqyCYDmpxwtZ1DVvLWboRB6OUk9zo3a1DIa0m1ImZQa_fYrgrpllmQj7PLHtVJ7o-V0cFxljnagLAe9loiHijykytzxxMdkAck_gp6ixBshxj0xBE2y2kIGT-HiUPhYxZLM9pM/s320/human-3283506_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by <a href="file:///K:/Dropbox/Home/Writing/Creative%20stuff/Books/Horse%20series/Book%202/Image%20by%20%3ca%20href=%22https:/pixabay.com/users/andreas1967-8565693/%3futm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3283506%22%3eAndreas%20Iken%3c/a%3e%20from%20%3ca%20href=%22https:/pixabay.com/%3futm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3283506%22%3ePixabay%3c/a%3e" target="_blank">AndreasIken from Pixabay</a></span></span></p><p>For week 25 (of the <a href="https://melodietrudeaux.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-unique-number.html">countUP</a>)
here is a neat bit of horsey maths from one of my favourite YouTubers.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I can’t think of a reason why you would need to work out
which are the three fastest out of 25 horses, but maybe you can. And anyway,
let’s suppose that’s the case. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OK, you have your 25 horses and you take them to a racetrack.
Hey, that’s a MASSIVE lorry you have. Does it need a special licence to drive
it?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The racetrack owner says, ‘Please use my racetrack but only
5 horses at a time please. Oh and I need it back, so be as quick as you can.’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Right then! 25 horses to be raced 5 at a time. What’s the
smallest number of races it will take? Go!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-xqRDwpilM" width="320" youtube-src-id="i-xqRDwpilM"></iframe></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<br />Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-32458867400295022802021-06-11T11:00:00.001+01:002021-06-11T11:00:00.243+01:00Don't try this at home!<p>Just a bit of fun for week 24. Click the link for a 10 minute peek into the world of Tommy Turvey and Pokerjoe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T6YnchLbVXw" width="320" youtube-src-id="T6YnchLbVXw"></iframe></div><br /><p>The first draft of Horse of the Same Colour is getting close to complete and although neither Megan nor Amy gets up to any of the antics shown, some of the things that happen come close.</p><p><br /></p>Penny Grubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321603664734033057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385724694950382914.post-48639613228864069742021-06-04T11:00:00.001+01:002021-06-04T19:06:36.929+01:00Have you ever met someone with the same birthday as you?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvozRoAsldhe7T8w5GarkF4y8rlUwEIkjJBqBGBAJy5gDKfgPeMyWMFl_GWOoDedHyyhWJAlz6A0F6HWO4m0MV3obibgZxDEYzxgqy4ELfnN2pYsVthJTcrhbx-R7NU4F-kz9P-kBV5k/s1280/birthday-cake-303636_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvozRoAsldhe7T8w5GarkF4y8rlUwEIkjJBqBGBAJy5gDKfgPeMyWMFl_GWOoDedHyyhWJAlz6A0F6HWO4m0MV3obibgZxDEYzxgqy4ELfnN2pYsVthJTcrhbx-R7NU4F-kz9P-kBV5k/s320/birthday-cake-303636_1280.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/users/clker-free-vector-images-3736/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=303636" target="_blank">Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have you ever been in a group of people and discovered that
someone else shares your birthday? Does that seem like an amazing coincidence? </p><p class="MsoNormal">Not so, it’s just chance. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In any group of 23 people, there is a 50-50 chance
that two of them will have the same birthday. Click the link below for an explanation of why.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-birthday-paradox/">https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-birthday-paradox/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Week 23 of the <a href="https://melodietrudeaux.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-unique-number.html">countUP</a>
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