This week at work I was lucky enough to attend an event as part of the World Literacy Summit held in Oxford. It was the UK launch of the Jane Austen foundation and a talk by Jane Austen’s fifth great nice Caroline Jane Knight. Caroline spoke at length about growing up on the Chawton estate in Hampshire as Read more about Austen and Easter break[…]
This weekend we headed to London to catch up with Alex and Victoria. First up we toured the many wonders of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The above (and pic at the top of this post) were two beautiful but very unusual chandeliers positioned in the entryway to the museum itself. We had some fun in Read more about Journey to the V&A[…]
This weekend we went to visit Jam’s dad and stepmum in their new home in Wiltshire. they have two adorable dogs (both westies) Lilly And Cassie Once we had made a fuss of the dogs and cheered Oxford to victory watching the boat race coverage on the beeb it was decided a quick drive to Read more about Galloping off to the White Horse[…]