Where Was I? 10/12

[Flonska]

Well, after last week's offering and not being able to get out today until now, (the gritter only went past 20 minutes ago), I had hoped that I would be spending quite some time on this week's puzzle. Sadly, I found it relatively straightforward and had it all done and dusted within 5 - 10 minutes.

Like Etch, I settled on St Foillan as the answer to the ancillary clue last Sunday and although I could not pin-point his being in Caerwent either, at least his date of death appeared consistent with AD655. One of the Guides I checked, indicated that St Machutus, (aka St Malo), was educated there but other bios say that he died c AD621.

I tried to follow up on this using local sources but no one returned my telephone call. I also received no answer to my e-mail from the Sunday Times Office. This is hardly surprising though, since one of the competition conditions is that "no correspondence will be entered into."

Have just had a sheet of snow slide halfway down the velux window and looking out I can see the llamas in the paddock out the back wandering round in a huddle. The expression on their faces suggests that they are completely baffled as to what this strange "white stuff" actually is. (Quite a few of them weren't born the last time we had snow of such consequence).

[goodgoalie]

Hi F. Yes, a disappointing one today - why did he give the date for the Astronomer Royal, which made it so easy to find? If he'd left it just as 'an Astronomer Royal' would have been more fun. Station's on that framed railway map of mine!