So a few weeks ago I saw a poster at work for the Oxfordshire bake off. Not only was baking fever coming to a school near us but all the money raised was going to Oxfam and local childrens hospice Helen & Douglas house (the same charity I ran dressed as santa for a few Read more about Going all golden & baking up a storm[…]
Yesterday Zoe and I headed to Oxford to see an exhibition being hosted by the Bodleian called Magical Books. At the heart of the exhibition were the original maps from middle earth, Narnia and Lyra’s Oxford. They also had a version of the alethiometer but alas no photos were allowed so you’ll have to visit Read more about Endeavouring to please[…]
Last night I took Jam to the New Theatre to see The Illusionists, a collection of seven magicians who tour together. The show started with the escape expert (who was suspended upside down from the ceiling in a straight jacket, obviously) escaping. Before a full size steam train appeared on on the stage. There were Read more about It’s a kind of Magic[…]
On the way from the house to our next stop (a hotel) mum & dad decided to show us Dinan where they had visited before. We parked the other side of the river & then crossed under the beautiful viaduct before walking up the hill (to where most of the town is at the top) Read more about France – part 2[…]
We were really lucky to have a week off work to go and visit Jam’s dad in his house in France (well that was the plan, pa O.B has decided not to retire till after Christmas so wasn’t in the house, however my own mum & dad did come with us). Above is the house Read more about France – part 1[…]
So we are back in Oxford! I was lucky enough not to go straight back to work but go on a needle felting course with the lovely (& fantastically talented) Gretel from Middle of Nowhere at the Queen’s head pub in Eynsham. We were all due to make a squirrel but the first task was Read more about Making felty squirrels[…]
I don’t usually write about what I watch on TV. Mostly because I don’t watch a lot of it, or that when I do it’s to try and turn off from thinking so the stuff that I watch tends to be mostly without merit. I feel I must however mention the two things I have Read more about What’s been on the box[…]
I finally got round to making my birthday cake A special cake for a special birthday! The tin was a present from my mum a couple of years ago when I was still a beekeeper (I’d like some more in our back garden, Jam worries about them swarming though). The cake was a honey cake Read more about It may be late but there is cake[…]
This Friday we headed off to the Ashmolean for a late night organised by Oxford Fashion week. There were models showing off designer dresses, with the chance to photograph or sketch if that was your thing (these are a couple of my favourites, there was a theme of clothing from different countries and different decades). Read more about A passion for fashion at the Ashmolean[…]
You may remember that himself and I have been disappearing off on Sunday’s to help our friends Greg and Jo finish their house. Tasks we have completed so far include adding insulation (it was sheeps wool, lovely stuff), putting in a water proof membrane in their bathroom and plastering (the plastering was all Jam, I’m Read more about Greg and Jo’s housewarming[…]