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!
Welcome to Sapphron!
In a bid for world domination, I’ve decided to play the politicians at their own game and create my own nation, in the hope that I can do better than them!! Come along for a visit and set up you... Read More
Yahoo! Groups : guildfordfreecycle
Freecycle is a wonderful idea …. people who have stuff they don’t want offer it up for free for other people to claim. All for free. The ultimate in consumer recycling – upgrading yo... Read More
To church I must go
Mystery shopping’s been around for a while now but whoever thought of Mystery Worshippers?... Read More
BookCrossing exists, it's official!
Next time anyone asks me what this BookCrossing lark is all about, I’ll point them in the direction of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: bookcrossing n. the practice of leaving a book in a ... Read More
NobodyHere
Clever. But weird. Very weird. Very very weird. NobodyHere... Read More
Steam vs.Diesel
Now I love travelling on steam trains but can’t find it in me to share my fiance’s passion for diesels. So when he was desperate to travel on a diesel train after we’d had an afterno... Read More
Not on the Label
“Then there was an unexpected pause. The chickens from the factory’s own slaughterhouse had stopped winding through … We were given an early break. When we got back, a couple of doze... Read More
preparingforemergencies.co.uk
I’m sure everyone’s already seen this site, but in case you haven’t, visitpreparingforemergencies.co.uk. It’s one of the best spoof sites I’ve seen for a while, and in fa... Read More
The Infinite Cat Project – Cats watching cats watching cats. Hey! It's a concept!
I don’t know why, but “The Infinite Cat Project – Cats watching cats watching cats” makes me think of Alice in Wonderland. Sometimes I’m a bit weird, I know. Now all I ha... Read More
Ch-ch-ch-changes…
As you can see, I’ve been making a few changes around here, in the vain hope that I’ll actually remember to post in this thing a bit more regularly (Fat chance of that, methinks!) Only pro... Read More
Glastonbury Observations … warning, long and winding ramble!
And so we return home from another fantastic time at the Glastonbury Festival. This year felt very different from last year, very much more chilled rather than a manic rush from stage to stage, and of... Read More
Images of Glastonbury
I never fail to be fascinated by the flags at the Jazz World Stage at Glastonbury. There are more of my photos from the festival here.... Read More
Genuine Glastonbury 2004 Mud ! Fresh this morning !!
I wish I’d thought of doing this … could have made a fortune the amount of mud on me! eBay item 3824508716 (Ends 01-Jul-04 15:25:35 BST) – Genuine Glastonbury 2004 Mud ! Fresh this m... Read More