The Fountain Saturday 11 July 2020 On This Day The Way We Were bit.ly/2ZznRuZ bit.ly/2OkufBV Seb Coe competing Flatley dryer advert By the 1980s, Britain suddenly I didn’t use my Flatley drying found itself with three great cabinet much in the summer. middle-distance runners. But it was still a useful thing There was great rivalry to have ‘just in case’. We didn’t between the three. There was have tumble driers when I was Steve Ovett and Steve Cram. a new housewife. And there was Sebastian Coe. Drying cabinets were just a He set eleven world records, big box with a heating element and he won two Olympic in the bottom. It had wooden gold medals. He was a great rods across the top to hang the athlete and sportsman and washing on. It was great for was brilliant at both 800m tea-towels and pillow cases. and 1500m. And on 11th July Stan always said electrical 1981 he set a new world record heating was expensive. He in the 1000m. didn’t like having the fan Sebastian Coe went on to heater on. But actually, the organise the London Olympics drying cabinet was quite cheap in 2012. That, too, was a to run. I thought it was well superb achievement. worth it. Copyright © 2020 Everyday Miracles Ltd T/A The Daily Sparkle ® www.dailysparkle.co.uk 11 July 2020 1 That’s Life Over To You tinyurl.com/vzbgeqa bit.ly/2H98twH Opera glasses Book of inventions My Aunt Ellen loved the opera. Dear Mary and Jimmy “There is so much passion in Every time I see something opera,” she said. “It covers all covered in cling film I’m so the emotions.” impressed by the ingenuity She persuaded Uncle Fred to of people who invent such go along with her. In truth, things. Uncle Fred wasn’t that keen. When I was young, if you put “And a lot of it is in Italian or leftovers in the fridge you German, so I don’t understand had to put a saucer on top a word,” he said. of the bowl. Now not only is Uncle Fred thought they ought there cling film, but to have opera glasses. “You Tupperware in every shape don’t need them,” said Aunt and size. There’s even one for Ellen. But at the theatre, you onions! could rent opera glasses. So Do inventors see a problem Uncle Fred hired a pair. “He and try to solve it, or is it just kept looking and looking,” a chance discovery? I read said Aunt Ellen. “Then I somewhere that Superglue realised he was just peering was invented by accident. at the heaving bosom of the soprano. So I had to put a stop It’s now become a bestseller. to that!” Best wishes, from Mary Copyright © 2020 Everyday Miracles Ltd T/A The Daily Sparkle ® www.dailysparkle.co.uk 11 July 2020 2 Flags And Nations Blueberry Hill Fats Domino I found my thrill On Blueberry Hill On Blueberry H _ _ _ bit.ly/39ZtPK7 When I found you 1. Is this flag nicknamed the Bob or the Jack? The moon stood sti _ _ 2. Which country is On Bl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hill represented by the blue part And lingered until of the flag? My dream came tr _ _ 3. Which nation of the United Kingdom is not represented The wind in the wil _ _ _ on the flag? Played love’s sweet mel_ _ _ 4. The Cross of St George But all of those vows you made represents which country? Were never to be Though we’re apa _ _ You’re part of me still For you were my thri _ _ On Blueberry Hill bit.ly/2T9Jd0z 5. This flag is nicknamed the Stars and S............ 6. Of which country is it the flag? tinyurl.com/uddsucw 7. What is its capital city? Answers 8. Thrill 8. Chicago or Washington Apart 7. 6. Melody 6. Willow 5. 4. True 4. 8. It lies between the Atlantic Blueberry 3. 2. Still Still 2. and the P............. Oceans Hill 1. Copyright © 2020 Everyday Miracles Ltd T/A The Daily Sparkle ® www.dailysparkle.co.uk 11 July 2020 3 Carer’s Notes Background Information plus Reminiscence and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Questions Saturday 11 July 2020 PAGE 1 ~ ON THIS DAY ~ 11 July 1981 ~ Sebastian (Seb) Coe sets 1,000m world record Background: The 1000m (1km) is not run that often, but it was one of a string of wins and world records for Sebastian, often known as Lord or Seb Coe, at the time. His world record in the 800m stood from 1981 until 1997. Seb Coe was head of the London 2012 Olympics organising committee, which were very successful, and in 2017 he became head of the world International Athletics Federation. He has also been a politician, being a Conservative MP from 1992 to 1997 and being made a Lord (a Life Peer) in 2000. Questions: Do you remember Seb Coe when he was running, breaking world records and winning gold medals? How about Steve Ovett and Steve Cram? How good a runner were you? Did you or anyone in your family ever take up athletics seriously? What makes for a good runner, do you think? PAGE 1 ~ THE WAY WE WERE ~ (by Mary) ~ Flatley drying cabinet Background: Flatley dryers were very simple, and cheap to buy, as well as cheap to run. Of course it’s good to be able to peg washing out on a nice sunny day with a good breeze, but in the UK the weather isn’t 100% reliable, even in July. A Flatley dryer was good for all the small items likes socks, underwear, tea- towels etc, but not big enough for large items such as bedding and towels. Questions: How did you get washing dry when you were running a home? If it was raining on wash day, how did you deal with piles of wet washing? In your opinion, what is the difference between washing dried outdoors and washing dried indoors? [smells fresher, softens towels etc when dried outdoors] Which domestic appliance did you find the most useful? PAGE 2 ~ THAT’S LIFE ~ (by Jimmy) ~ Using opera glasses at the theatre Background: Opera glasses, sometimes called theatre glasses or theatre binoculars, were quite common up until the 1940s and 50s. Many theatres hired out opera glasses and some theatres do still have them. There was a deposit to make sure you returned them at the end, and often, as in the ones in the picture, a reward if they were found. You could buy a fancy pair, often in a leather case, but they were expensive. Questions: Do you like opera? Why or why not? Have you ever used opera glasses? Was this at a play, a musical, a concert or at an opera? Did you or your family ever have a pair of either opera glasses or ordinary binoculars? How good were they? What did you use them for? Where did you keep them? Have you ever used a magnifying glass? What was it for? Have you ever used a telescope? What did you see? PAGE 2 ~ OVER TO YOU ~ Inventions – were they from solving a problem or by accident? Background: Some of the key inventions of the last century have been accidental, when scientists or inventors have been trying to solve a different problem. Superglue came from a product intended to make gun-sights with. It was no good for that purpose, but it stuck things together really well. Both Teflon for non-stick pans and saccharin sweeteners were accidental discoveries too. Questions: If we’re thinking about small household items, what do you think have been the most useful inventions? What did we use before they were invented? [eg paper bags before polythene bags] Have you ever said “I wish someone would invent a gadget that could . ?” What would that be? Have you used cling film or Tupperware? In your view, do we have too many gadgets and inventions? PAGE 3 ~ QUIZ : Flags And Nations Answers: 1. (Union) Jack 2. Scotland 3. Wales 4. England 5. Stripes 6. United States of America 7. Washington 8. 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