Reinterred: November 2023

Thursday 30 November 2023

St Andrews Day Celebration

Today we had our traditional St. Andrew's Day celebratory dinner.

London Lights

Today I had another trip to London, my second in 5 days, this time with Joyce's Walking Group.

Pickles, Sauces and Chutneys Done

Time to label all those jars.

Crossword Central London Meet-up

Paul.in.London was over from New York, so suggested a meet-up at our usual venue, The George in Borough High Street.

Razorback Chilli Sauce - 2023 Editiion

Time this evening for the last of my planned chilli produce for the year.

Today was the start of the 3-day Winter Beer Festival in Bury St. Edmunds, which I much enjoyed last year.

Chilli Pickles, Chutney and Sauce - Day 2

After yesterday's pickling I was left with plenty of chillis.

Ickworth Light Nights

Tonight we had a trip to Ickworth House to see Ickworth's Light Nights.

Time to start to do something with all those chillis.

Thetford Walk

Today we had a lovely autumnal walk from Thetford despite the persistent drizzle.

Some Autumn Sun at Ickworth - and Some Sundogs

It was a lovely day today so Dawn and I went out for a short walk this afternoon to enjoy the sunshine. We went to Ickworth House and just had a short walk for about 1 1/2 hours.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 90 - Solution

My fellow TimesforTheTimes contributors Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce Quick Cryptic crosswords to fill the gap left by the Saturday Times not having one. The plan is for us to take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Sawbill's turn.

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below. Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on TfTT. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.

Click here to read about the origin of this series of crosswords.

A brief history of the origins of these crosswords for those who are new to them. As a blogger of the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword on Times for The Times every other Friday, I often had comments on the blog bemoaning that The Times only provides a Quick Cryptic on Mondays to Fridays. When I finally gave up work at the end of February 2020, I decided that I would try my hand at compiling crosswords. It was with some trepidation that I published, in May 2020, the first of these Weekend Quick Cryptics to fill the gap. Well it seemed to go down well so I did another. And then my fellow crossword solver and commenter on Times for the Times, Phil Jordan, volunteered to produce some too. And then, more recently, so did Sawbill. So now the three of us take turns, publishing each new crossword via my Friday Quick Crossword blog.

This time it is Sawbill's turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 90 in the series.

You can try and solve the crossword interactively here on MyCrossword or here on crossword.info. As usual you can download a PDF to print which you can find here. Alternatively you can copy and print the image below. Comments and queries are welcome with the solution post (which also gives tips on some of the clues). I will react to any comments or queries there as soon as I can. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.

Solar Power Winter Settings

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from my solar power system installer, Greenscape Energy.

Chilli Harvesting Time

Our ash tree in the back garden is in its full autumn glory now.

Sweet Potato and Chilli Soup

On our holiday in Northumberland last month, one of the culinary highlights was the soup we had at The Ship Inn at Low Newton (see here).

Zoë Gilby at the Sunday Lounge

Well that was a delightful way of spending a cold grey November Sunday afternoon.

Pickled Onions - 2023 Edition

As the pickled onions I've made each year since 2020 have been so popular, I've been looking out for the pickling onions coming into season to do them again.