Good morning everyone - running late today so less waffle and more 'get on with it' The words are - PENGUIN FLASH SHEET HURRICANE Please do join in - you have till midnight Sunday to post an entry so...
This is Manx Queenie, moving on … Having extolled the virtues of my homeland for two weeks, I have to admit that I have spent more time living away from the Isle of Man than I have on it....
Welcome to The Shrubbery - the place for schemers, plotters and planners. Those just wanting to have a good time are welcome as well as long as the empties are cleared away afterwards. We are now into...
Good morning all, and yes it's another early start today, as we're heading out shortly to help celebrate a 60th birthday and it could be quite late before we get home [ and I mightn't be awfully...
This is Manx Queenie, offering a second bite of the same cherry! Returning to the subject of the Isle of Man and its TT races, it is amazing that the whole island is drastically changed during the...
Last week saw a slow start to the MM Links game as you all tried to tune in to the thoughts of 'Manx Queenie'. Will it be more of the same this week? or will she change tackand catch you all unawares?...
Well it’s my third week as 'King Jim' and doesn’t time fly? The football season is upon us again which makes me rather sad as it heralds summer’s end. Next month brings the Autumnal...
Good morning everyone - it's pretty chilly down here today, but they're promising 22d max next week ... guess the hot stuff is on it's way !! A nice little bunch of words for us to tackle today - what...
In the MM Links game, the last two weeks have been a struggle to earn points. Often there were many possibilities and it was all down to the ability to pick up King Jim's psychic vibes (aka 'chance)....
King Jim set everyone a tough one this week - a mixture of old and new as you'll see from his declared links below: Home GUARD THIRD World Travel GUIDE Memory STICK See below for the details....
Thanks to the exploits of one Strix - we now have the words from today's Telegraph and they are -
ROBINSON
FLAG
BLOOD
SAGE
I'll post the clues next, but we can get underway now...
'King Jim' returns to tease you for week 2. This week my son is having a visit from his in-laws. They are Turkish from Istanbul and Jools and I like them very much. So we will be traveling up to...
This month, 'King Jim' has been teasing us with challenge words suggested by his telling of his early life in the East End. Last week's episode hardly finished on a drumbeat of a cliffhanger but...
Ok, well after a shaky start, here are the aforementioned results and the matches were - Royal Blue [2 takers] Coconut Butter [4 takers] Fairy Cake [9 takers] Bounty Hunter [ lots & lots &...
A new month, a new game and a new setter so how did it go? Did you pick up your ballpoint to write down the options and then went for something else? Did you envisage the winning post before you even...
Good morning everyone and welcome to a new month's contest. Still on the cold and wet side down here in south oz, though we've had a brief hint of Spring with a couple of days in the mid 20's ......
This is 'King Jim', your setter for August. This is the first time I have attempted anything like this. Being normally very reserved it has taken my wife. Jools. a bit of coaxing to get me here. Like...
What a struggle it was in the MM game last month. All those words to read for just a few points! Seriously though, Ont-Ice made a great effort and cannot be blamed for your failure to connect with the...
Good morning everyone - warm and a bit muggy here this morning, probably rain later .. oh well, it's a weekday so no matter !! Lots and lots of possibles with the links and perhaps some of the matches...