11 February 2014
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Cycling down to the centre of Oxford yesterday, I couldn’t miss that the rivers are running high again. Passing from East Oxford into town over the Cherwell, it was only fractionally below the Botanic Garden’s riverside path; coming back the … Continue reading
19 January 2014
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It has been varied month of church experience so far. As well as St Clement’s (evangelical and gently charismatic Anglican), which has been my home in Oxford, I’ve also been at my previous haunts of Hither Green Baptist Church (multicultural … Continue reading
18 January 2014
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We are still hanging on with our (almost) no supermarkets month. It does post numerous challenges, such as the fact that most non-supermarkets don’t stay open all hours and so we can’t pop out to do our shopping whenever it … Continue reading
17 January 2014
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Taking a short stroll through Magdalen Wood this morning, a sudden movement caught my eye. Running up a tree was a small, furry rodent with a bushy tail: a squirrel. Running away from the same spot but along the ground … Continue reading
27 November 2013
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Getting to the venue for yesterday’s meeting, Hertford College, was made more interesting by the street outside being used for the filming of another episode of the Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour. They had an old fashioned bus and an old … Continue reading
20 November 2013
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It appears that I live on the cold side of Oxford. The temperature has been dropping all around but I have noticed that my car thermometer consistently shows it to be 1°C lower on the drive than other parts of … Continue reading
29 September 2013
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That’s a misleading title; I’m pleased to announce that no fingers have been busted this weekend. I did give them a pretty good workout this afternoon though, playing double bass for Home’s 10 year anniversary service and céilidh. Most of … Continue reading
8 September 2013
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I am glad it only rained a little at the start of yesterday evening, otherwise our evening entertainment would have been scuppered. We attended a Film Under the Stars event in Bury Knowle Park and enjoyed the screening of Brave, … Continue reading
23 June 2013
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I wonder what today’s weather will bring? It is of particular interest today as we will be going down to the centre of town for our morning worship as part of the Love Oxford event. Will 11:ooam see the band … Continue reading
20 June 2013
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Instead of rejoining the St Clement’s PCC directly this year I elected (or, rather, was willing to be elected) to become a lay member of the Deanery Synod. I still sit on the PCC by merit of this appointment but … Continue reading