2 November 2014
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Yesterday was my introduction to the world of geocaching; a walk round Shotover on a beautiful afternoon but with the added frisson of using GPS gadgets to locate hidden items. There is a global network of cachers based out of … Continue reading
22 October 2014
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We were sad to hear yesterday that our friend Reg passed away in hospital during the early evening. Reg was our neighbour and we used to pop across to see him regularly, helping with a few chores but also enjoying … Continue reading
6 October 2014
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Originally my outline plan for today had involved going to work in the morning and then going down to an event at the Radcliffe Science Library mid-afternoon followed a bit of reading in the stacks, catching up with a few … Continue reading
1 October 2014
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At this rate, I’ll have visited all the Oxford Colleges within the next thirty years or so. I ticked another one – Wadham – off my list yesterday evening. There are still a few to go, though.
23 September 2014
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Unrelated to yesterdays bottling, I discovered this morning that a nearby water main has burst. I thought the taps were running a bit sluggishly but, as I cycled to work, I saw that the other end of my road had … Continue reading
13 September 2014
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This is the Oxford Preservation Trust’s annual Oxford Open Doors weekend and St Clement’s is open for curious visitors tomorrow afternoon. This morning I have been helping mount a display and this is one the gems that has come to … Continue reading
9 September 2014
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I had a meeting down in town with a couple of colleagues today. Our host suggested that rather than her office we could meet in a tea shop on St Giles, which sounded wonderfully civilised. What we had neglected to … Continue reading
7 September 2014
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Last night Jane and I went to see Creation Theatre’s rendering of Macbeth. Like many settings of Shakespeare, it wasn’t in Elizabethan garb but dressed up in something more contemporary; costumes remeniscent of WWI. I don’t think I really grasped … Continue reading
26 July 2014
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Is scrumping an appropriate colloquial verb to apply to wood? Cycling to work this week, I’ve noticed a branch bent low over the footpath beside the ring road cycle path that I use. Since nothing has been done to remove … Continue reading
12 July 2014
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Today has been an excellent day and part of a very full weekend. However, I hope the bride and groom we’ve just been celebrating with will understand if I pick out a different incident to note as a highlight. After … Continue reading