Visit to the Site of Ascott Park
There had been an article about the two mile long Ascott Park, Historical Trail in the Oxford Mail, back at the end of March. It was a lovely day today,…
Birthday Meal
It was my birthday today, 25th March, never thought I’d get to 40. Just send money Never too sure where to go for a meal other than for a curry.…
Steak Nite at Wetherspoons
We went to The Four Candles, Wetherspoon Pub, in Oxford, down George Street, for steak night, its every Tuesday. Lovely rump steak and pint of Hook Norton Old Hooky for…
Welford Park and Snowdrops
It was a lovely sunny day today, so decided to visit the ground of Welford Park. Found out about this in the Independent newspaper. The park which is near to…
Isle of Wight Weekend
Not a good start with a stop at the Little Chef costing 10 quid for 2 coffees and toast and teacakes and I thought they were cheap. But the sun…
The Kings Speech
After all the hype, decided to go and see the ‘Kings Speech’ at our usual, favourite cinema, The Vue. Used the Oxford Mail loyalty card to get £3 of the…
The Australian Classic Rock Show
Went to the see ‘The Australian Classic Rock Show’ at the New Theatre, started at possible my favourite pub in Oxford – Far from the Madding Crowd Crowd. Below is…
CWU Keep the Post Public
We both took part in the Winey Rally to keep the post public, combined with stop the cuts protest. “They say ‘Cut’ we say ‘Fight’.” “Royal Mail, NOT for Sale”…
Burnham Beeches
Today we had a trip to Burnham Beeches. This is an old forest and parkland owned and managed by the City of London. Its just of the M40 at Beaconsfield.…
The Social Network
Went to see The Social Network at the Vue cinema last night. The dramatised ‘history’ of Facebook. “On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark…