Good morning everyone - well the sun’s shining but that wretched wind is back again, tearing the petals off the wisteria ... I’m not going to get the usual long drawn out flowering we often do, a real...
You're not going to have much of a problem beating me this week! I only managed a paltry TWO out of seven in the adult quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58555204.amp . . . and a lousy TWO out of...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 19a. Name for the third planet from the Sun that also refers to its terra firma and soil. (5) 54a. The 'mazard' or 'pash' according to Shakespeare, school...
Good morning everyone - back to overcast skies today, after several days of beautiful sunshine ....ah well, we can't have everything :) Only catch, with days like these, the weeds grow like wildfires...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 27a. Actor or actress's substitute or understudy, a quick marching pace, or a domino with the same number of pips on each half. (6) 30a. Halting place of a bus...
Good morning everyone - 'lovely' wet Saturday, but coming on the heels of Thursday .....30+degrees, high winds and the first bushfire for the season ...I'm happy to have the rain :)) Now for the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 28a. Any one of the reflective objests found in a kaleidescope or the Galerie des Glaces in the Palace of Versailles. (6) 2d. Each of the four 'stations' in a...
Good morning everyone - cold and windy day here, not one for being outside at all - the sun is shining, sort-of, and I don't think the rain is very far away, so I'm happy to stay put and do my...
You should be able to beat me easily this week, I think! I managed a 'bare pass mark', of just THREE out of seven, in the adult quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58330606 . . . and an abysmal ONE...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 18a. Rate of motion or action, each one of a bikes gear ratios or an old word for success or prosperity. (5) 22a. Mark symbolising a kiss in a letter or...
Good morning everyone - our lovely spell of warm sunny weather has disappeared, but the promised rain hasn't arrived ...typical ....so I think I'll be watering before too long !! I'm making no...
The adult quiz is (in my humble opinion) dead easy this week. I knew the first six answers and I would have guessed the last one correctly if I'd not thought that there might be a bit of a catch to...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a. Item paired with a saucer for tea or tasseography readings, a fruit-based cocktail with Pimms or wine, or a common name for the structure at the base of an...
Good morning everyone - gorgeous sunny day here, no wind - it's bliss !! I'm planning on spending it outside, communing with the weeds - only snag with that, it's difficult to do while sitting in a...
'Middling' for me with the adult quiz this week: FOUR out of seven https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58191753 Slightly better (in terms of percentage) for me in the junior one though: FOUR out of five:...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 17a. Fragrant herb related to betony, lemon balm, pennyroyal, English lavender and wild bergamot, or a colour similar to eau de Nil (4) 25d. Pad of paper,...
Good morning everyone - a pretty good weekend coming up, the sun is shining and the wind has dropped, thank goodness ....hoping to get out and tackle some more weeds later ! Well the links look...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 30a. Sound of waves breaking on the shore, or the wave effect created by a boat moving through the water. (4) 9d. Nutrient rich botanical structure such as a...
