Great question Janet and I'm sure we will all learn something from it.
Regarding stalagtites I was always told tights come down and mites(as in children) grow up.
Plug  Blue =bottom left   brown =bottom right.whats left goes in the only remaining space
Colours of the rainbow Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo and violet.
I also get confused with the clock ones but after spending many years on night shifts as a nurse I know I worked an hour less in the spring and an hour more in the autumn. (I always worked a saturday night)
Carole
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