All Seasons Guest House Oxford

... br>Its going to be a a ******* Ball!!!!!
The Goodbye Party Organised and i think everything is sorted!
No more clothes to buy...maybe just a few xmas presents before i go.
And i have packed and unpacked my bag about 4 times already!

Its really bad i am just wishing the next few weeks away!!!

I'm sure i won't be sleeping for days before!!!!!

Only 553 hours to go!!!
Yippie!!!!

H.x

With time rapidly dwindling I went down to Banbury way this afternoon to visit my brother et famille before I leave, taking the opportunity to say goobye to two young nephews - one of whom was able to appreciate some of the implications of what I am doing, "But what if you get sick?" he asked. :-)

Back up to Stoke in the late evening. Last day of preparations tomorrow.

... to hotel in Amsterdam
- Hair straightening and Christmas Ho Ho Ho dress on bus in Amsterdam - all you people out there know what this means!!
- Booth of Truth
- "Secrets" game
- "Mopping" up - All you peeps out there knows what this means!
- Getting stuck in Anna and Adrianīs room, and Adrian offering a string of tied up bed sheets to help me escape from the window
- Getting into trouble from a man in jocks in the hall of our hotel for making too ...

... could do but pass the time dozing, playing playstation and chatting with the other on the bus.

The ferry crossing was very choppy! Quite a few people got seasick unfortunately, but thankfully I wasnīt one of them.

As we drove back to London, we all played a game called "Secrets", where you write on a piece of paper any secret you have kept over the tour and want to get off your chest before ...

... to work, then during the day we kept losing broadband connection. With an over booked plane it was imperative I checked in as soon after 7.20pm as possible so as I could to preserve our precious seats. Eventually after fraught nerves but good assistance from son Stephen I got the job done.

Off to bed with some relief.

... really did enjoy walking along the river Thames and silently laughing at all the epic punting fails I witnessed. It reminded me of my time in Cambridge...but we should keep that hush- hush because Oxford and Cambridge don't like each other very much. The river...the sun...green grass...hot boys rowing...and a good book...ahh...this is what the summer should be made of...

5. Evensong at Christ Church
-Without meaning it to be...this happened to be a very Christ ...

... is so much hurt in this world that there IS a deep hunger for help, and if you find helping people to be a life-giving process, the by all means, do it! As long as we remember that these things are God given, specifically unique to us, we can do no wrong. We are all different, there is not one person on this whole planet like myself and like you. So, then lets live who we are out and be who God made us. Why are we afraid to follow that path when it is the one that will ...

... him standing alone by the road with his breath evident in the chilly night air. I ran up stating simply, "There is another bed in the room. Do you want it for the night? I leave early, but at least it's a few hours of sleep." His eyes grew huge and he explained how he had been praying to God only moments earlier for some sense of direction and aid. He thanked me at least six times on the way up to the room, perpetually giving God thanks for the gift. I offered my God my own simple ...

... baguette, said our prayers over a delicious Cotes de Rhone, and finshed the meal with a terrific apple strudel (the closest I could find to apples and honey). Tomorrow we will make Tashlich outside our front door--our rented house is right on the canal. An auspicious beginning of the New Year--especially for Abigail as she starts a very exciting adventure reading for her Msc in Science in Archaeology. We are so very proud of ...

August 13, 2000 – Sunday


London to Stratford to OxfordAfter the usual European continental breakfast, we headed off to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. We arrived in Oxford, and I was overwhelmed by the old, and I mean very old, buildings.

We toured a small part of Oxford University. There are over 30 colleges at Oxford and there really isn't a 'campus’ to speak of. Oxford is known ...