I'm not sure where time goes these days but we have had a busy time of late with a little lull now prior to Easter in 2 weeks.
We held or annual Brain Game quiz and supper earlier in the month and an enjoyable evening was had by all teams. 100 questions over 8 rounds, 4 before supper and 4 after. Trimbles Trumbles returned to defend the title although some new faces on the team had been drafted in the lend some grey matter to that of Leach, Leach and Co but alas even the inclusion of Carson senior was not enough to stop The Mavericks AKA Houstons, Johnsons, Henkelman and co.
The Mavericks took the lead at the half way stage after playing the Joker in Round 4 but nipping at their heels was the medical crew in the Mystery Machine and the Silver Survivors looked a hot tip at that stage.
From Gatehouse Per Ordure ab astra were hoping to play the Joker in the second half and sweep the opposition aside. Alas in Round 6 they struggled and only just made the Joker Cut. Final results were:
THE MAVERICKS 133
PER ORDURE 126
MYSTERY MACHINE 123
SILVER SURVIVORS 114
JELLY BABIES 90
KLANGERS 89
HAUGH HORRORS 53
We'll be hosting the Brain Game next March - the date will be confirmed in November.
Onto hosting the first DG Life lunch. The region's premier glossy with more local life information than you can shake a stick at held. It was a celebration of the first anniversary of the new look monthly DG Life as opposed to it's earlier format as DGB life. With more readers in a monthly format the DG Life team were on a high following earlier successes as Scottish Magazine of the Year 2009 and Consumer Magazine of the Year [Scottish PPA Awards].
The magazine goes from strength to strength with some fascinating articles on local produce, local people and local life. It was an honour to hots the first of what we hope will be a regular lunch stop for the DG Life team.
Here are a few snaps from the magazine thanks to Phil Rigby DG Life photographer - Recipes and more details will be published in the next DG Life magazine so look out for it in early May.A special thanks to all the team at the hotel for allowing me to sit down and enjoy the lunch and the exceptional craic on our table thanks to the Coulthards, Alison Wallace, Maurice Holliday and DG Life editor Andrea Thomson.
