Dawn Mary Berry in action.
Monday, 30 December 2024
Sunday, 29 December 2024
A is for Aldeburgh Walk
Today we did a walk for the dog days of Twixmas and a start to our alphabetical sequence of walks for 2025.
Friday, 27 December 2024
Lavenham Walk
Sarah left early this morning to head for Essex and William is working from home today so the rest of us took a trip to Lavenham for a short walk, based on this Suffolk Threads Trail.
Weekend Quick Cryptic 119 - Solution
Merry Christmas to all out Solvers! Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn.
Weekend Quick Cryptic 119 by Phil Jordan
Merry Christmas to all our solvers! This time it is Phil's turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 119 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.Thursday, 26 December 2024
Family Crafting and Games Fun
It's cold, grey and drizzly outside so, apart a walk into town for a bit of Boxing Day sales shopping this morning, and after my traditional and legendary Boxing Day turkey and ham pie for lunch, it was an afternoon and evening of board games and crafting.
St John Daly's Political Crossword 2024
Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Saturday, 21 December 2024
Times for The Times Christmas Quickie 2024
Thursday, 19 December 2024
The Family Start to Return for Christmas
When family members come to visit we get them to share their location via Google Maps so we can see their progress and be ready for them arriving.
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Monday, 16 December 2024
John's Walks 2024 Updated
I've done a further update to John's Walks 2024 to cover the rest of September, October, November and the start of December. It provides an index to all the walk blog posts so far this year. You can access it via the menu bar at the top of the page or the "John's Walks" section in the sidebar. I'll make one more update after the end of the year and will create and update John's Walks 2025i periodically during the coming year - every two or three months on average.
Friday, 13 December 2024
Weekend Quick Cryptic 118 - Solution
Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's my turn.
Weekend Quick Cryptic 118 - You Better Watch Out
This time it is my turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 118 in the series. The title "You Better Watch Out" is a clue to Nina hidden in the completed grid. Can you find it?
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.Monday, 9 December 2024
RIP Charles Paterson
Today I had a long day driving to Boxgrove, near Chichester in West Sussex for the funeral of my singing friend Charles and back again afterwards.
Sunday, 8 December 2024
Jilly and Ian Visit Suffolk
For the last few days we've had Dawn's sister Jilly and brother-in-law Ian staying for the first time in several years. We've had a lovely time.