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Month: November 2019

Recipes

DAIRY FREE FISH PIE

Here’s another of our delicious dairy free recipes: Serves 4: INGRIEDIENTS 1kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and halved 400ml soya milk, plus a splash […]

29th November 201929th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on DAIRY FREE FISH PIE
Musings

ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET… OXFORDSHIRE’S THEATRES AND LUVVIES…

The Great Plague of London in 1665 saw the luvvy of the day moving quickly up the M40 to avoid a black […]

28th November 201928th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET… OXFORDSHIRE’S THEATRES AND LUVVIES…
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THE FANTASY WORLD OF CHARLES DODGSON…

…aka Lewis Carroll If you study maths at Christ’s Church College, having been educated at Rugby School, then gain an Honours degree, […]

26th November 201926th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on THE FANTASY WORLD OF CHARLES DODGSON…
Musings

OXFORD BY NUMBERS…

~ 27 British prime ministers. Christ Church are proud to brag that it has produced 13 British Prime Ministers in the last […]

21st November 201921st November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on OXFORD BY NUMBERS…
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SUMMERTOWN CONUNDRUM; NORTH OR SOUTH?

In North Oxford, there are two roads about two miles apart, running parallel to each other, that connect Woodstock Road and Banbury […]

21st November 201921st November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on SUMMERTOWN CONUNDRUM; NORTH OR SOUTH?
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The Mole Inn – Toot Balden

Just five miles south-east of Oxford is the delightful Mole Inn. We’ve had a couple of very satisfactory lunches there. With two […]

19th November 201919th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on The Mole Inn – Toot Balden
Musings

RIOTS, PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No, not a Hollywood Blockbuster …the tale of OTMOOR.

An innocuous area of around 400 acres between Oxford and Bicester to the north-east of the county. Part RSPB nature reserve, Otmoor […]

19th November 201919th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on RIOTS, PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No, not a Hollywood Blockbuster …the tale of OTMOOR.
Musings

OXFORDSHIRE’S FARMERS MARKETS…

Farmers markets are definitely on-trend (you may have noticed my overuse of this phrase; the same love, possibly more hate relationship that […]

15th November 201915th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on OXFORDSHIRE’S FARMERS MARKETS…
Musings

CENTURIES OF INDULGENCE IN THE SHIRES…

…A treat for all you 55shire-ites…Keys in the middle please. No not for sharing, we are off to look at two of […]

13th November 201913th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on CENTURIES OF INDULGENCE IN THE SHIRES…
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STANSFIELD & HOOLE – Bicester

Should you find yourself in Bicester (town, not the village) and fancy a tea or coffee, but not Costa 1 or 2, […]

13th November 201913th November 2019 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on STANSFIELD & HOOLE – Bicester

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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