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December 2006

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The Fourteenth Day of Advent

1. I have now got myself, thanks to my Career Counselling meeting, a new slimmed down (yet beefed up) web-orientated CV. It’s slick and stylish and new. For the meeting, because there was no computer in the room, I took…

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The Twelfth Day of Advent

There’s a certain amount of relegation that goes on when it comes to Christmas cards. In order to fit on new people I’ve met this year, some people, those for whom I have definitely lost contact with or who have…

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The Eleventh Day of Advent

After reading through various forum posts around on the web about how to burn programmes recorded on my Humax Digibox to dvd and failing miserably to even understand them, I have finally come across the the definitive and easiest and…

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The Eighth Day of Advent

I didn’t mention that yesterday when I woke up, I dreamed that it was Saturday, and so I overslept. Not significantly you understand, but enough to place me in the full Oxford rush hour. Today, it was different. Maybe it…

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Kittentastic!

Arthur is currently sliding about on the lounge floor under the doormat, and Bella is really not sure how to handle it! Oh wait, Arthur is now going under the rug…

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The Seventh Day of Advent

A couple of days ago, Radio 4’s PM programme asked listeners to send in photos of what they were doing at 5pm on Tuesday 5 December 2006. The results are quite interesting… ( window on the world ) Amongst the…

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The Sixth Day of Advent: The Stories of Shahrazad

A glorious return to the antique (spiegeltent) mirror tent, for a sumptuous performance by Creation Theatre. Amongst velvet drapes, glittering lights, mirrors and ornately carved panelling, tonight was the night for storytelling, and stories well told. Tales from 1001 Arabian…

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The Second Day of Advent

Today has been a glorious winter day. After the rain and the wind and the gloom of last week, today has been crisp and sunny. Heading out early I descended with the rest of the band to Millets Farm for…

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