Lunch with Terry and Jill

 

We are up in Bridge of Allan staying with Kirsty and David for a few days, including a clan gathering on Saturday and the Bridge of Allan Highland Games on Sunday.

Jilly and Ian Visit Suffolk

For the last few days we have had Dawn's sister Jilly and her husband Ian visiting us.

Artefact Brewery Beer Festival

 

This afternoon, as we had done last year (see here), Tim and I visited the Artefact Brewery Beer Festival for a few beers.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 134 - 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 134 - 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 is Phil's turn, Number 134 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.  

P is for Permissive Paths...

 ...Plus Plentiful Pesky Persistent Precipitation.

Mildenhall Woods Walk

 

Today we had a short walk in Mildenhall Woods.

Welburn Walk

This morning Ethan took us to the pretty village of Welburn for a short walk of about 3.5 miles.

Malton

We are away for a long weekend visiting Sarah and Ethan at their new house in Malton.

Tassel Gin #22

Today I distilled my first batch of gin for nearly a year. Read about my last one, in August 2024, here.

First Pickles of the Season

Dawn has harvested a few onions which had stopped growing, so I thought I'd pickle all the small ones.

O is for Old Newton Walk

Today we reached O in our alphabet of walks for the year with an 8 1/2 mile walk from Old Newton.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 133 - 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 my 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 133 - See-Saw to Arkansas

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 is my turn, Number 134 in the series. The title "See-Saw to Arkansas" is a clue to the theme. Can you identify the theme and find all the thematic words in the clues and 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.  

Home Grown

Look what Dawn has grown!

Stowmarket Food and Drink Festival

Today Dawn, William and I went to the Stowmarket Food and Drink Festival.

Stowmarket Beer Festival

Today I took the train to Stowmarket for the Stowmarket Beer Festival.

N is for Norwich GoGo Safari

Today we had a day out on safari... in Norwich! It was also N in our alphabet of walks.