When we were in Totnes today we came across this in a side street, with the plaque above with an early 17th Century inscription. Below is a translation. Pretty cool for 13 years before the Mayflower set sail.

In times of stress and anxiety we need to be more Stan......

The new lawn is down and has had the first cut!!

Lemon tree looking all lemony 🍋

Rafa catching up with her buddies and Stan cleaning his paws 😍

#waffle1579 3/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 11 🥉 #wafflebronzeteam wafflegame.net

Strands #807 “On the rise” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #1073 🟪🟨🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Minute Cryptic - 19 May, 2026 "Fussy spouse leaves United States to get bread in Mexico?" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (148,450 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

We had a lovely day at Upfest '26 in Bristol.

Seems like the perfect t-shirt for now.

Put your ears in the air like you just don't care 😍

The main bedroom is finally finished, and with that the inside of the house is now finished. 9½ months after moving in.

Rafa had her daycare buddies ❤️

Stanny being adorable, from perhaps not the most flattering angle

Minute Cryptic - 4 May, 2026 "Animal from farm yard – headless chicken?" (6) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (129,345 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

This is why cats don't need to talk. You know exactly what he's thinking 😆

Living area is finished......👏🏼

Well, well, well. Like buses....... #waffle1546 X/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💔 streak: 0 wafflegame.net

The new sofas have the seal of approval from the animals ❤️

Connections Puzzle #1039 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #773 “Gift of the month” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Whoops!!! 😏 #waffle1545 X/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬛⬜🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 💔 streak: 0 wafflegame.net

After a weekend touring Herts and Beds visiting old friends we are , a combination of overtired and mildly hungover. Great times. Stan had his first nights alone since we moved - Rafa is at the boarders. Stan seemed to cope ok being fed by our friend 😆

Rafa knows her place 😂

Iran has offered Europe* a deal. Conditional on payment in Euro. Other countries have already agreed to pay in Yuan. Oil was always traded in $$. If this continues Trump will have basically completely destroyed the dollar. UK is not included in this deal, we are in the same basket as US & Israel 😭😡

Less than an hour to go 🚀 www.youtube.com/live/ut72917...

New doormat 😆

Absolutely manic 4 days, with friends staying. I drank far too much cider and too many B52s. We had lots of laughs and lots of walks, ending up in a pub with a slobbery 50kg dog who made Rafa very anxious, bless her. It was lovely to laugh and forget worries.

Minute Cryptic - 22 March, 2026 "Rap hit covered by string ensemble? Finally, cool material for conductor!" (8) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (115,868 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

A lovely day out in Sidmouth and a rare photo of me, my wife and our visiting friend Helen.

Hallway before and after....

❤️❤️

Rafa at the local coffee shop - after she'd had some scrambled eggs!!

#waffle1514 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 236 🧠 #waffleguru wafflegame.net

Minute Cryptic - 15 March, 2026 "A vehicle behind another vehicle!" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (118,650 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Allies? Who would they be then, hes spent months telling everyone that the US doesn't need them and that he sees us as an enemy now. Off you trot Donald.

Gratuitous photos of the dog looking adorable. Happy Friday

I used to be a complete news hound. But now I actively avoid the news. I dont even read the Guardian (leftish newspaper) anymore. I stay off all social media apart from here where I have two carefully curated pages; one for puzzles, and one for cats. It's seems to be the only way to stem my fear 🫤

Mondays be like...... 😀. Now we live by the sea

Connections Puzzle #1000🎉 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

#waffle1504 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 226 🧠 #waffleguru wafflegame.net

Never voting Labour ever again. This war is illegal on every level.

Rafa testing her Jedi mind skills.

I went for a routine MRI bowel scan the other week for my Crohn's. Quite standard. They want me back in as soon as possible for another MRI, this time on my pancreas. Of course I'm catastrophising, it's really scaring me. Whilst of course, pretending I'm cool about it.

I'm hoping this luck carries through to the Lotto tonight Wordle 1,704 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #716 “The year of the ...” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #982 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

#waffle1488 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 211 🧠 #waffleguru wafflegame.net

Minute Cryptic - 17 February, 2026 "Package returned in Wednesday’s post" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (145,803 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...