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For some, Saturday 7 July 2007 was triply lucky. For different reasons, it has been incredibly lucky for Emma and me today. After the incessant rains of the last – umm – month or more, the was shining and it…
Continue readingThis is indeed true, what I say. However what is, perhaps more curiously interesting is that despite the (pretty much universal) perception that we have had a near two months of constant rain, I’m not sure if that’s been the…
Continue reading1. I got the bus in Oxford today, so I made sure I was up bang on time. There’s something very nice – very continental – about walking across St Giles, and down Little Clarendon Street in the early morning…
Continue readingThe sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw! Said Ravenclaw, “We’ll teach those whose intelligence is surest.” Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable. Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and…
Continue readingChapter 10 is done. The second draft is 30% complete. I am pleased. 🙂
Continue readingI’ve just gone to plug myself in to my mp3 player for the day to discover that I’m out of juice. Zero battery. No charge. No life. 🙁 What makes this particularly annoying is I did think last night, as…
Continue readingAfter the rain, a mostly sunny day, it has been blustery and ‘rain-threatening’. Getting the call early on, that the outdoor concert this afternoon with Abingdon Concert Band was cancelled due to a sodden and sinking park, I was able…
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