Author: Alison
Me, just me. Mum to two lovely frustrating wonderful teenagers. Living in deepest darkest Oxfordshire. Ex Londoner and proud of it - though I don't miss the traffic. Chelsea fan, motorsports fan, avid reader. Love my food, wine and family!
Complaining gets you everywhere
Came downstairs yesterday morning to discover that my internet was dead. Gone. No more. Disaster – I work from home so my internet is vital, and my daughter’s studying for GCSEs and needs ... Read More
Not so ornamental after all
I’ve been suffering a lot with tinnitus lately, which is proving to be a bit of a problem – I’ve been deaf in one ear since I was 3 so any noise on the other side, my only working e... Read More
O2 Joggler: touch-screen device to organise family life.
O2 – O2 Joggler: touch-screen device to organise family life.. I have to say I’m quite tempted by the O2 Joggler. I’m not the most organised of people and tend to use the calendar on... Read More
In memory of Peaches
We were devastated when our lovely cat Peaches died last summer. She had acute kidney failure and went downhill really quickly – on the Friday she seemed absoluytely fine and five days later we ... Read More
Greetings :)
A new year, a new WordPress theme. Scroll down to enjoy some of my random ramblings, mobile pics and occasional reviews. Alternatively, check out the tabs along the top for other stuff that I’... Read More
X in the box
So I voted yesterday, dragged myself out of bed, full of cold, and into town to place that X in a small white box. Trouble was, who to vote for? I always thought it would be so easy to choose. Born of... Read More
Faringdon – Shopping – Gifts & Cards I use this shop a lot for buying greetings cards as they have a really wide selection. There’s a lot to see here though – china, jewell... Read More
Faringdon – Shopping – Discount Centres This is actually called The Really Useful Shop and it is indeed really useful. It’s not a pound shop though most things are pretty inexpensive... Read More
Faringdon – Arts & Entertainment – Galleries Sadly this closed down at the end of last year. It’s now being used to display pianos from nearby shop Pianoforte, as well as some ra... Read More
Burford – Arts & Entertainment – Parks I went here a few years ago and was a bit disappointed, but went again last month and was really impressed with how it’s changed. The wildl... Read More
Cromer – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops Lovely cafe with fantastic views. The Rocket House cafe is above the Henry Blogg lifeboat museum (well worth a visit and free too,... Read More
Cromer – Eating & Drinking – Fastfood & Takeaway – Fish & Chips Best. Chip Shop. Ever. Quite simply the best chippie I’ve ever been too – I first sampled Mary... Read More
Faringdon – Eating & Drinking – Fastfood & Takeaway – Fish & Chips Excellent fish and chip shop, in my top 3 ever. Amazing batter, really thick and crispy, and the fish i... Read More