Very close to us at West Cottage is a forest called Wychwood. It used to stretch over 180 square miles and was counted as a Royal Forest of William the Conqueror in the 1086 Doomsday book. It's a mixed forest of
I have a Land Rover story to tell you, but rather than show you the gruesome happenings, I'm going to show you the lovely vintage things I bought the other day. So, I had to run into Oxford today and Robbie
"There is stillness, the stones hold us. Still." (Druid saying recorded by Romans) In the next door village of Stanton Harcourt is a stone henge. The village is named for it: from Stan (farm) + tun (beside the rocks). It's a little
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! We've been major energizer bunnies round here. We've been building the carport, and removing stuff to the tip, and collecting plums, and chopping wood, and burning branches, and digging out a huge and ugly
There's so much abundance around us here in Oxfordshire. When I drive thru any of the villages around us, I usually find a roadside stand with some freshly picked veggies and flowers and an honesty box requiring you to deposit
Gosh it's been such a busy week and I'm extremely behind on commenting and visiting everyone. Come to think of it, it seems like that's the case with practically everyone out there. :D Are you all enjoying the last couple
It makes me chuckle to say that. Blenheim is very close to us here in Northmoor. It takes us maybe 10 minutes to drive to it and, they have this terrific scheme for annual passes, that, if you buy a
The world is very liminal today. It's a grey day here where things can go either way. The river is very still. Robert and I wonder if the river is still because of a storm downstream. Too much water downstream.
I can't believe how fast the month of July has trickled thru my fingers! Where did it go? I also can't believe that a whole month has past here at West Cottage. Sometimes I wish I could make the time stand
It's been a funny kind of a day today, and I suppose there's something about the moon or this heat or something, because I woke up feeling super down. R and I were listening to the Sound of the 60s