This weekend we went to visit Jam’s dad and stepmum in their new home in Wiltshire. they have two adorable dogs (both westies) Lilly And Cassie Once we had made a fuss of the dogs and cheered Oxford to victory watching the boat race coverage on the beeb it was decided a quick drive to Read more about Galloping off to the White Horse[…]
So just a few days after visiting the weekly market I got to visit a travelling vintage fair. Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair took up residence in Oxford town hall for one day only! There were loads of great stalls. There was also a tea party going on in another room The complete tea gang, all dressed Read more about A visit for vintage[…]
Thought I’d start a series of posts to give an insight into some of the most excellent things that happen in Oxford on what seems to be a daily basis. The first is an old favourite the Thursday Antique/collectables market at Gloucester Green. There are always loads of fab stalls and I usually end up coming Read more about Markets and fairs[…]
So this is a bit of a round up post of what has been sort of a fragmented week and a half. Last Wednesday myself and a few of my fellow Booklings (lovely group of friends who all write) headed off to Blackwell’s for an evening of conversation between author Lucy Atkins (author of The Missing One) and literary agent Judith Read more about Writing, travelling and Lewis[…]
So this Friday instead of going into the office I got up a little later & headed into central London with Fi to attend the knit & stitch show. IT WAS FANTASTIC! There were loads of different stalls there, we started with the colleges, who had a really unusual selection of gowns/materials on show. We then Read more about Knit & stitch[…]
Last night I headed to Ma Maison hotel (the old Oxford Jail) to see the closing show of Oxford Fashion week, couture & beautiful dresses! There was a drinks reception before the main event began where I met lovely lady Jess who was also blogging about the event We drank our share of the fizz and Read more about J’adore couture[…]
So after Christmas I had a few Amazon vouchers to spend. I bought a book on papercutting with them and after looking through the suggested designs tried a few card cuts of my own. I decided to cut the designs into black card with a coloured card backing. I drew the original design in chalk Read more about First steps in card cutting[…]
This may look like a bit of wool wrapped round a bit of wire, and indeed that is what it is at present, but in a few weeks I’m hopeful it will more closely resemble the sketch of the boar I drew. My task for the next few weeks is to needle felt the body until its hard and Read more about Beginning the Boar[…]
This weekend at the Ashmolean was the last viewing of the Henry Moore and Francis Bacon exhibition that has recently been held there. While that exhibition was drawing to a close however a selection of bejewelled loveliness created by renowned goldsmith Kevin Coates was just opening. Zoe and I headed along to see the pieces. Read more about The bejewelled world of Kevin Coates[…]
I’ve been wanting to visit the three pigeons yard near Thame of architectural salvagers Lassco for a while, so on Sunday we decided to drive out to see what the yard had to offer. Unfortunately because it was a Sunday most of the yard was shut up, but what we did find was amazing. Virtually Read more about We go to Lassco[…]