Ixworth Walk

Joyce hadn't scheduled a walk for the group for this week, so on Alicia's Lynford Stag walk last Friday (see here), I said I would lead a walk today if people were interested... and they were!

Ickworth House Walk

This afternoon, having finished my absinthe distilling, I went with Dawn to Ickworth House for a walk in the afternoon sunshine.

Absinthe Stage Three - Distillation

Today it was time to distil my absinthe.

Absinthe Stage Two - Dilution

Today my absinthe-to-be maceration reached 10 days, so time for the next stage.

Mark Flanagan at the Hunter Club

Last night Dawn and I were at the Hunter Club for our second concert this week after our Jazz afternoon at the Bridge of Allan Brewhouse on Sunday (see here).

Lynford Stag Walk

Today it was Alicia's turn to lead Joyce's Walking Group. We did a circular walk from Lynford Stag.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 123 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We 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. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 123 - by Sawbill

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Sawbill's turn, Number 123 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. 

The Jazz Pack at Allanwater Brewhouse

We are back home from Bridge of Allan now, so I now finally have a chance to add a blog post about our Sunday afternoon entertainment.

An Ochil Hills Walk

We are visiting Kirsty and David in Bridge of Allan for a few days and this morning they took us for a walk in the western end of the Ochil Hills, north of Dumyat.

A New Distilling Project

I've decided to have a try at something different...

Hen Reed Beds Walk

Today it was my turn to lead Joyce's Weekly Walks group.

Hockwold-cum-Wilton Walk

Despite the drizzly conditions, today we went out to Hockwold-cum-Wilton for a morning walk

Culford Snowdrop Walk

Today we went for a favourite walk from Culford Village Hall to see some snowdrops.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 122 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil'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. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 122 - by Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn, Number 122 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. 

U3A Rede Walk

Today is the first Thursday of the month so time for the U3A Bury St Edmunds Longer Walks Group to meet. This month it was Wendie's turn to lead the group walk.

F is for Felixstowe Sunrise Walk

Today we reached F in our alphabet of walks with a sunrise walk at Felixstowe.

New Camera

My old Fuji Finepix camera has been a bit dodgy for some time and has finally given up the ghost, being unable to load an SD storage card and permanently displaying "Memory Card Error" preventing me taking any photos.

Hen Reed Beds Walk Recce

Next week I am leading a walk from the Hen Reed Beds Nature Reserve near Southwold and yesterday I did an early morning recce.

Knettishall Heath Winter Walk

This morning was lovely and sunny again and a bit frosty, so Dawn and I took a trip to Knettishall Heath.