1. I got home from work today to a selection of mail. In the process of opening them, one with a ‘Persephone Books’ stamp on the front, I noticed the hand handwritten note on the reverse: four your birthday. So I stopped opening it. I might be wrong, but I suspect this might be a gift from . Whatever it is, I shall look forward to opening this on Thursday.

2. Quite surprisingly there were not one but two articles of interest on the front cover of The Bicester Review this week! One about proposals (including, I think, public consultation) about what to do with Garth House, the historic old hall much neglected and home to the town council. The other one was about the possible future of Emma’s old primary school; St Edburgs Primary School when it closes to make way for a more modern school elsewhere in the town. It seems that the historic nature of the building will remain intact…

3. My mum phoned, to instruct me to go out and buy my birthday present. They’ve decided to buy me a new barbeque and have pointed me in the direction of Homebase. Quite convenient, as we were hoping to have another bbq this weekend. 🙂