My dad came over to visit us this summer, so here’s a little snapshot of our week hanging out in Oxford…
Dad arrives at my sister’s house first to hang out with my niblings…
Dad comes to stay
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France, May 2017
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A little mini-break with my lovely mum in May. We went for a long weekend to visit my aunt and uncle on their gorgeous farm in France. They live in the Cahors region, about an hour from Toulouse, near Montagudet … Continue reading
My lovely cats
Some pics of my cats Tiggy and Cleo, going about their business and looking generally sleek and beautiful…
Tiggy gets to know my new chicken planter…
Getting some shade under my little cherry tree…
Casa del Maya – the amazing transformation of my loft!
As many of you know, one of the biggest pieces of life admin I have been involved with lately has been my loft conversion.
After about 18 months of hard work getting all the paperwork in order and getting all the permissions from the council and the housing association and the bank, I finally got the money and it’s all started!
I thought I would document the process as I go along too…. Continue reading
A day at the zoo
Last weekend my sister and her family came to stay, and we went to check out the Cotswold Wildlife Park – our nearby zoo, and it was BRILLIANT!
I love zoos, and getting to see lots of amazing animals, although I increasingly worry about the cruelty of animals being trapped in small cages and things. However this zoo was FANTASTIC! Tons of amazing animals and the cages and paddocks were cleverly designed so it seemed like they weren’t in cages at all.
Here we are, pretty excited about the zoo in the morning…
And still pretty excited when we were in the car on our way!
Quotes
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As part of my book challenge this year, the first book I happened to read was Rebecca, and in it I discovered a quote that I really love!
Then while staying at my mum’s recently I got a chance to do some block-printing, and so I printed it out, letter by letter.
The actual print was huge, but I’m planning to print out a nice photo of it and frame it for my casa somewhere.
I (heart) Pottery
I have finally achieved something I have been trying to do for years. Ever since I moved to Oxford I have been keen to find a local pottery class I could take, as I adored pottery as a child, and have been keen to take it up again ever since. All my years living overseas made that hard to do, and even when I was based in Oxford it was hard to find a class I could easily access on a weeknight, without a car etc. However I finally found one and I’m LOVING it!
Here are my first attempts at making some pinch pots and finger pots – very crap, but useful for practicing with glazes and slips etc.
Where’s Wally goes to Italy
And finally, here’s what I was REALLY doing in Pisa and Florence – dressing up as Where’s Wally and hiding in crowds, because really, what else could possibly be more silly and fun than that??
These pics are not posted chronologically, but in true Wally style I have ordered these from easy-to-spot to Aaaarggh-where-are-you!!!!-difficult, just like in the books.
Happy Wally-spotting!
- Packing the Wally costume
2. Hiding in a crowd of one…
Street Art of Florence
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In addition to the incredible sculptures, fantastic architecture, and renaissance paintings we saw in Florence, we also spotted a lot of really fun street art while out and about, and we had a lot of fun stumbling upon it on … Continue reading
Florence
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So on the Saturday afternoon, after an immense 24 hours in Pisa, we hopped on a train and zipped off to Florence, a mere hour away. Glorious wisteria in full spring bloom… The Ponte Vecchio in the morning sunshine Really … Continue reading
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