Oxburgh Hall - Snowdrop Time

This morning we took a trip to the Oxburgh Estate near Swaffham in Norfolk as it is renowned for its display of snowdrops. We last visited it in the summer (see here).

Weekend Quick Cryptic 147 - 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 147 - 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 is Sawbill's turn, Number 147 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.  

Wells-Next-the-Sea Day Out

Today we had a day trip to the North Norfolk coast.

Spanish Style Goat's Cheese

Yesterday I had a go at making some more cheese - some Spanish style goat's cheese this time.

When Numbers Turn Nasty

Yesterday I joined a U3A Online talk entitled "When numbers turn nasty" - an intriguing title and I wasn't disappointed.

John's Walks 2025 Updated

 

I've  done a final update to the page John's Walks 2025, which you can access via the menu bar at the top of the page or the "John's Walks" section in the sidebar to include all walks this year so far. John's Walks 2025 provides an index to all the walk blog posts last year. 

Tattingstone Walk

Today we had a sunny walk around Alton Water from Tattingstone.

Creamy Cheshire Cheese

Yesterday I dug out my Cheese Monkey Artisan Cheesemaking Kit to make some Cheshire Cheese.

Tassel Provender Seville Marmalade - 2026 Edition

It's that time of year again.

Weekend Quick Cryptic 146 - 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. As an added bonus for the first of our puzzles of the year, Phil has provided a 15x15 grid, but don't worry - it is no more difficult than the usual 13x13s.

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 146 - 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 146 in the series. As an added bonus for the first of our puzzles of the year, Phil has provided a 15x15 grid, but don't worry - it is no more difficult than the usual 13x13s.

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 Mundford Walk

Although not the furst Thursday of the month (that was New Year's Day), today we had our first U3A Longer Walks Group walk of 2026.

Snow Day

Today we woke to snow lying!

West Stow Walk

Today we had our first group walk of 2026 - from West Stow Country Park.