I’ve had a busy weekend, hiring a van and shifting a good chunk more of our stuff from Lewisham up to Oxford. Last night I popped out to the van to get a last few bits and, since I was … Continue reading →

View Larger Map Yesterday afternoon Jane and I took a ramble in the countryside south of Oxford, round Dorchester and Wittenham. See the map above for our route – photos will follow. Want to add something? Please join the conversation … Continue reading →

The picture to the left shows the view from my temporary lodgings in Oxford. By all accounts it might look different tomorrow morning, with a possibility of a blanket of snow. It was certainly cold tonight. As I walked home … Continue reading →

Tonight I took a long route home. It was not as long as last night’s five mile round trip (checking a second-hand cycle shop and treating myself to fish and chips from Cowley Road on the way back). Tonight’s detour … Continue reading →

I started my new job today. Apart from a minor hitch, in that my computers haven’t yet arrived, it has gone very well. I was able to use someone else’s machine today and took my laptop in this afternoon to … Continue reading →

I am going to take a few days break from blogging as my main computer equipment is now installed in my flat at Oxford as well as lots of clothes, cooking gear and more. The new job starts on Monday… … Continue reading →

I was up in Oxford today, taking up the flat that will be my domicile for the next few weeks or months while we sell our flat in Lewisham. It is very basic but that is all I will need … Continue reading →

Following yesterday’s video, here is a follow-up showing that the planned trip to the park went successfully: This one has an original soundtrack lifted from a performance of Summertime by The Pico Brown Five. I’m not sure if the basic … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier this month about my experiments with video; yesterday I published the first fruits of that work, a short promo piece for the event Hither Green Baptist Church are hosting in Mountsfield Park this morning: Looking out of … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I met with fellow Hither Green locals Max and Bruce down at the Station pub to chat about what is going on to improve the area. One of the main topics was the local web … Continue reading →