Good morning everyone - a pretty dismal Saturday here, so I've lit the fire and bunkering down with crosswords etc, and planning not much else. But Spring is on the way, I know this because my prunus...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 11a. Alfalfa, clover, ryegrass, Timothy etc, cut and dried as fodder, a country dance, or the abbreviated name for the 'town of books' that hosts an annual...
Good morning everyone - not too sure about the good bit, we have a thunderstorm jumping about just overhead and power has gone out !! Think I'll be doing my crossword by candlelight !! Our links today...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 52a. Welly, for example, a hefty kick, or a car's main luggage compartment (4) 2d. Colour used to denote planet Earth, yet a rare colour in nature. (4) 6d. Set...
Good morning everyone - oh my goodness, it's Winter !! Very wet, very windy, I've just lit the fire, so guess where I'll be 'hibernating' today .....I can hear chainsaws going all round so there must...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 39a. Savoury bakes made in Melton Mowbray, old name for birds said to herald joy or portend sorrow, etc. (4) 1d. Food such as Cornish Yarg, Somerset Cheddar,...
I work for a company that has several supported living homes.In the house i work for we drive their mobility vehicles. These vehicles are registered elsewhere although in the service users name. While...
Good morning everyone - supposed to be a lovely day here ....well if the fog this morning is anything to go by, it'll be an absolute cracker ....that's if the fog lifts in time to see it !! Must be an...
A creditable (if somewhat lucky!) score of SIX out of seven for me in the adult quiz this week https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57757689 . . . and a passable (just!) score of TWO out of five in the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 36a. Legume served in a cassoulet or the seed of a coffee or cocoa plant (4) 53a form of body armour made from interlinked metal rings, or letters, parcels and...
Good morning everyone - a bit on the wintery side here, cool, windy and the rain will arrive some time soon....a good one to stay inside and keep warm, and I'm more than happy to do that !! Somehow...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 31a. Precious metal mined by the Romans some 2000 years ago in the hillside mines of Dolaucothi mines of the Cambrian mountains. (4) 39d. Section of a...
Not too bad for me this week. FIVE out of seven in the adult quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57649087 . . . and THREE out of five for the junior one https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51318780 I...
Good morning everyone - typical Winter weather, grey and cold outside, no wind luckily, but inside it's all snug and warm, the fire is lit and the animals just love it ....how do they manage to stay...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a. Any of the concholigical items (etc) found in the activity of beach combing (5) 60a. Glass tube surrounding an oil lamps flame, a fireplace flue cleaned by...
Week 26! Half way through the year so, with the longest day behind us, it's all downhill from here. Get those sprouts on for Christmas, everyone! I scraped just over half marks in both quizzes this...
Good morning everyone - looks like another rather bleak weekend after some spectacular falls of rain through the week - my garden won't needs watering for ages :)) Our links this week ..... WHITE PEAS...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a Auther who adapted Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur into The Once and Future King etc (5) 14a. Kitchen-garden pod vegetables seasonal in the summer etc. (4) 35a....
Hi, I have an interest only mortgage that after all these years just found out I could have overpaid and got the amount down. So my question is probably not complicated for someone who knows these...
Good morning everyone - typical Holiday Monday here, after a lovely sunny day yesterday, it's back to drizzle ...I'm not too fussed though, I spent most of Sunday out in the sun ....lovely :)) Our...
