Beatrix

@Mean Old Lady I think it’s Paddington, not Pooh, who is from Peru.

@Nancy Unlike many French and Spanish (not to mention Latin) words that show up in the puzzles, wabi-sabi is a concept talked about in English. It’s like complaining that knowing terms like sushi or tofu requires a knowledge of Japanese to answer. And if you think the need to know current pop culture is a new thing, go back and start doing the first puzzles in the archives. Not only will you find references to the pop culture of the day, you’ll have to think about archaic language, terms that are no longer acceptable, and the need to remember a time before social media and widespread internet usage.

@Nancy It’s a nice day out today. I hope you get out to enjoy it before tomorrow’s rain.