Monthly Archives: November 2010

it’s cold outside

It is FREEZING at the moment. No snow as yet though. I stayed in Wimbledon in London this weekend as there were early starts to go and participate in some recordings. My corner. Driving back to Oxford over Battersea Bridge. One night we also drove over Hammersmith Bridge, it looks really interesting, I’d love to [...]

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students in the Radcliffe Camera

I passed the Radcliffe Camera (part of the Bodleian Library) at yesterday at 8am-ish on my way to work while it was occupied by students on a sit-in about student fees. These sheep/deer/goats look a bit moody about something too.

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Rollright Stones

The Rollright Stones is an interesting place to visit, there are actually three sets of stones. Apparently the circle in the top picture was put there 2500-2000 BC, the stones in the second picture 4000 – 3500 BC, and the stone in the second to last 1800-1500 BC. It was pretty empty on the cold [...]

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Great Tew (and The Falkland Arms)

The best weekends involve little adventures and explorations. This is Great Tew, it’s a pretty place, good for a bracing wintery walk around. The door with the ‘come in’ sign above is the door to village shop. The pub in the village is really nice, leaded windows, flagstone floor, and a fire. There were locals [...]

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bicycle back basket hamper

Yes more wicker! This is it for now with the wicker madness I promise :) Moving into winter means preparing for winter cycling, maintainence, and things like fitting new brake pads and checking the lights are in working order. When thinking about what I needed for the winter I also fancied getting some small storage [...]

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