Up until two weeks ago I didn’t think I would be going to Oxford Literary Festival this year. I had tried and failed to get a single ticket to see Philip Pullman talk about all things Northern Lights related and some thoughts on his new work all about Dust – that magical substance that exists in Read more about Philip Pullman – Oxford Literary Festival[…]
If you have a car and a penchant for antiques Thame has to be on your list of places to visit. We had promised Jam’s mum that we would take her out to visit our favourite haunts so on Saturday we all headed out to sample the delights. First up outdoor salvage experts Lassco and their three Read more about A return to Thame[…]
As it was Grandpa’s birthday this weekend we headed down to Boscombe to wish him many happy returns (and go for a tasty meal) so here are a few photos from the restaurant where we had lunch. I also baked a cake which I then had to nurse in the car all the way to Grandpa’s. Read more about Grandpa’s birthday[…]
Friday night we left a very windy Oxfordshire and headed across to Derbyshire to celebrate Uncle Martin’s birthday, but joy of joys we had Saturday morning free to explore the beautiful surroundings! We went into Matlock centre first of all: After having a shop (and getting a bit wet) we carried onto Bakewell (where the tarts come Read more about Derbyshire days[…]
We weren’t actually around for Valentine’s day itself (more on that in the next post) so I searched around for something romantic we could do on a weeknight instead. Just up the road from work is excellent buy your bottle and fill it with lovely fruit flavoured booze or oil shop the DemiJohn. As I’m Read more about In the mood for love (and erm booze)[…]
Yesterday we set our alarm for earlier than usual on a weekend and drove up first to Newbury to collect Jam’s mum Gaynor and then onto Bracknell, where the Enchanted Market had touched down for a couple of days. The building it was held in is usually a school but it was transformed by some Read more about All aboard for a trip to the Enchanted Market[…]
Sorry it’s been so quiet on here of late, it wasn’t an intentional lapse but we suddenly found ourselves quite busy. I will update the archives shortly so you can catch up on exactly what we have been doing but the big news of the moment is that we are engaged! I kind of knew Read more about We’re engaged![…]
A new exhibition of William Blake works has just opened at the Ashmolean Museum and so a Live Friday was held to mark the occasion, we met up with friends David and Yuan Yuan, first for a fantastic meal at Shanghai 30s and then to experience the late night delights. And what delights there were! Read more about Late with Blake[…]
So well before Christmas I saw a tweet from the WWF asking for nominations for their Hidden Heroes awards. I had been eading a blog by a lady called Jen Gale – My Make do and Mend Year for about 6 months and found it completely inspiring & after reading the criteria decided that Jen and the blog definitely deserved Read more about Hidden Heroes awards at the WWF[…]
When staying with mum and dad over Christmas the opportunity to visit Totnes seemed too good to miss so we headed there on Saturday just before we came home. Our first ‘discovery’ was this awesome pirate ship play area right next to where we parked, by excellent companions humoured me by standing next to it Read more about A festive trip to Totnes[…]