Home to sad news

Back from a wonderful week at Swanwick to the terrible news that Jack, the man who leads my cryptic crossword class, has died.

I’d intended to write an overview of the summer school but  it will have to wait.

I’m  grateful  I didn’t find out until I got home. Jack meant a lot to me, for all kinds of reasons. He went into hospital for a long awaited operation which seemed to go well,  I’ve no idea yet what happened, I just wish I’d been able to see him  before I left for Swanwick.