We have Sarah home for a few days. She arrived yesterday morning and will stay until Monday evening. She said she had some news but wouldn't tell us until she saw us. Then she said she wouldn't tell Laura and William until she saw them either, so they both came yesterday in time for an evening meal together to hear her news instead of today as they had planned...
Last night Dawn and I, after our day-trip to Woolsthorpe Manor and Belton House went to the Hunter Club to hear some jazz.
Today we had a trip with other members of the U3A Bury St. Edmunds to two National Trust properties near Grantham in Lincolnshire. The second of these, in the afternoon, was Belton House and its Estate.
Today we had a trip with other members of the U3A Bury St. Edmunds to two National Trust properties near Grantham in Lincolnshire. The first of these, in the morning, was Woolsthorpe Manor.
We are in Oxford for a few days for me to attend a Words and Puzzles Conference, and then do a bit of sightseeing.
We are in Oxford for a few days at the moment, primarily so I could attend the Word and Puzzles Conference at Magdalen College today.
Today Joyce's Weekly Walks reached H for Hopton and Hepworth in the alphabet of walks.
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.
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 125 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.
On our way to Oxford today we took a slight detour to visit Stowe Gardens just outside the the town of Buckingham. Read all about the history here and here.
It was the first one I'd manage to get to for a while, but today I went to the APEX for the U3A Bury St Edmunds monthly lecture given by guest speaker Professor Nigel Saul - Magna Carta: the making and the revival.
Today we had a day out in a part of South-East London neither Dawn nor I had visited before.
Today we visited Anglesey Abbey to walk the Shaun the Sheep Trail.
It was another lovely sunny day today so we took a trip to the coast to do a favourite walk from Dunwich Heath.
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 my turn.
This time it is my turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword, Number 124 in the series. The title "Where There's Muck" is a clue to the theme. Can you find the thematic answers in the completed grid?
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.
It was the first Thursday of the month today and time for the Bury St. Edmunds U3A Longer Walks Group March walk, this month led by Chris from Coddenham.
It was the last stage of my Absinthe experiment today - filtering, bottling and labelling.
I had a day-trip to Leicester today to sing in a memorial concert for my singing friend and musician Charles, who's funeral I went to in December (see here).
