The Victoria Hotel Oxford

<br><br><br>"Whatever can go wrong at the most inopportune moment, will" Sod's law<br><br>All I had to do today was to get the laptop ready for travel: clear out old files to make space for photos, transfer my planning files with all the hotel, travel and other necessary detail; and check in.<br><br>First the laptop email chose ...

"We're leavinghome" Beatles<br><br>Leaving thehouse for three months over winter can be a bit of a worry, and besides, thehouse insurers don&#8217;t like it.<br><br>Fortuitously,Barbara and Steve will be house sitting. Good friend Barbara and new partnerSteve have both recently left failed marriages and are looking to start a newlife together. So the arrangement suitsthem, suits us, and suit our insurers. <br><br>But even so,much has to be done to get the house ...

Willie and Kath came up for a few day's at half term in October, to catch up with Sid and Debbie and to get a wee rest if that is possible with two small children!! They went on a pumkin hunt at Blenheim but did not tdo the hunt , instead they had a fish and chip picnic in the park, and ran around with the kids all afternoon. Here are a few pic's mailnly of Maisie and Ruan.

... will be flying. Check out www.seatguru.com a website which lists all the plane configurations for all the airlines and shows the good, the bad and the indifferent seats. Did you know for example that seat pitch on most planes is an inch shorter in the rear seats?<br><br>The best time to claim your seat is at the time of purchase. It&#8217;s amazing how booking agents lose interest in these matters once the dosh is ...

"Got no bags and baggage to slow me down ......" Cliff Richard - Travellin' light.<br><br>No that's not strictly true. I may be travelling light, but Vanda's has already emptied her three wardrobes, and yesterday the kitchen sink went missing. Think that may also be in the case!<br><br>Take a lot or take a little. that has been the debate over the last several weeks.<br><br>Vanda's view is she will need clothes for every conceivable occasion, and washing and ironing ...

... for over a year, and I had yet to meet this fellow who has won over my best friend. He goes to school here in Oxford, so they got married last Spring, and she moved over here pretty quick after that, and I never had the opportunity to meet him. (She lived in Reno while she was in the states). I was super excited, and actually kind of nervous. But Matt really is a great guy, and we got along great. They ...

... anthem with two young boys singing the solo parts Christ Has Risen.   From there to a pub where I had a half-pint of Youngs Special and a Ploughman's supper which meant bread and cheese and salad.  A bit disappointing but better than Jim's lasagna I think.  A cold walk home--and later we went out for our decaffeinated coffee for which there is a surcharge--but it is hard to find and we were happy to get it.

So, the problem with going to sleep at 8:45 is that by 5 in the morning you have already gotten 8 hours of sleep. That's where I am right now. I guess it is almost nice, we're so busy in the day that starting the day off quietly really helps me pull myself together. Of course, sometimes it gets a little lonely as my housemates don't get up until maybe 9 or 10, but I have a great time catching up with friends back at home because this is ...

... personality of cheerful/witty friendliness. For example, I asked the bus driver to split a pound into smaller change, and he said "Smaller than a pound? Is that for my tip, then?", which sounded twice as funny in British English. I feel the urge to ask everyone to repeat what they say so I can savor the sound of the accent. On the plane, the world's cutest five year old Irish girl said "boo" while playing peekaboo ...

... was fun to talk to as we chatted while he was processing things and talked about Canada and Ireland. I like his accent way better than the British. The internet we can't get hooked up till the phone line is active or even place an order so we will be placing our order on Sept 16th and they said it will be less than 7 days to get it hooked and running. We are going with BE for internet (not to be confused with BT for phone), they really lack creativity in their names. I have ...