This time last year I had been back from the other side of the world for about six weeks, leaving the tropical rainfall of northern Australia and the blistering heat of Singapore for the grey skies...
Good morning everyone - typical Winter's day, grey and damp, but luckily without the perishing winds, we've had some lovely steady falls of rain over the past couple of days so most people have a grin...
Any help with the following questions: 7 Across - The father of _R_ _ _ _ _R ? 10 Across - Wicked,base _A_ _? 11 Across - Principles,atitude _ _H_S ? 13 Across - Vigilantes seeking to administer...
This is the third week for Manx Queenie's comments on life and, as a Manx woman, I have to start with the TT Races which ended last Saturday. The weather for the most part was excellent, making for...
Good Morning All, I am just about to crack on with today's crosswords but I would first like to thank you all for all your help - I won a runner up prize for DT 27181 and am absolutely delighted,...
Good morning everyone - cold, overcast, promise of more rain, yes it's Winter, but the bulbs are starting to come through and the prunus will soon be in bloom, I love it !! Something to get our teeth...
The game has now closed and I can reveal that Manx Queenie's chosen pairings were PROPERTY MARKET HALL MARK DRESS CIRCLE FAMILY TREE Were those your choices? Over 40 points were awarded - were you one...
This is Manx Queenie, now back home in the UK and settled in once more. So, it's back to the old routine, and it hasn't taken long, as messages on the answer phone and letters through the mail all...
Good morning everyone - chilly night but should be a lovely day for our holiday weekend which is a pleasant change, our long weekends are usually ghastly, weatherwise Early start today with four...
This is Manx Queenie, welcoming you all to the (sometime) summer month of June which has, I have discovered, five weeks in which you have to suffer words of wisdom from this quarter. I am currently...
Good morning everyone from a pretty soggy South Oz - thank you all for the rain wishes, they've arrived in abundance and with some sunny days forecast for mid-week the weeds will be taking over !!...
OK, 5 mins later than usual, this is gen2 posting the game on behalf of BigMac. This is BigMac returning with the fourth and final instalment of the May MM Links game, again concentrating on sports....
Good morning everyone - typical Autumn day here, overcast but not really cold, so doing things outdoors is not impossible. Good to come into the fire later on, though' Thinking caps on for some of...
This week's game has closed and I can now reveal that BigMac's chosen links were: THIRD PARTY PLEASURE SEEKER(S) PRIVATE PROPERTY PUBLIC HOUSE As BigMac stated, I thought this might have been a...
Good morning everyone - chilly night, bedsox, sunny day ..... Autumn's here for the time being, but we need more rain Interesting links this morning, what will you make of these - THUMB ROYAL SCIENCE...
I have been asked to write a simple quiz of about 20 questions for a one-off afternoon club for pensioners. Please help, with a suggestion of an easy topic first, and then all join in with suggestions...
This is 'Big Mac' returning with week two of the May MM Links malarkey. We approach summer (seem to have by-passed spring) and colleagues talked longingly last week about getting the barbecues out at...
Good morning everyone - from crazy down under !! It's May ... well we know that, but I'm wearing Tshirts and cool things, and there's a bushfire raging in the Adelaide Hills .... go figure !! And...