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Category: England

Britain…

Mean Time

4 Feb 20164 Feb 2016
And as I, in my metal tube, Hurtled through the stratosphere A scientific marvel, Did ancient ghosts glance up, and ask themselves in wonder? "Didst the Angel of the Lord…
Animals…

Stagnating

21 Sep 201523 Sep 2015
Where the deer roam free Far from the noisy city I found stag nation It's Monday and Ronovan writes has thrown out a difficult coupling  - stag and noise. I…
Britain…

Well Connected

6 Sep 20156 Sep 2015
This was one of my earliest images I used when I started my blog in November last year. Thanks to a wonderful connection I spent 2 weeks in Oxford and…
Architecture…

Westminster Tiles

8 Aug 20159 Aug 2015
One of the many marvels of Westminster Abbey are the medieval floor tiles in one of the side chapels. Thankfully I was there when the day was cloudless and the room empty…
Architecture…

Haiku – Temple

20 Jul 201520 Jul 2015
 Fill your mind's temple With thoughts of a joyful world Where the heart runs free Ronovan writes promts this week are free and think. A lovely pairing indeed! Thanks to Ronovan for his ongoing…
Architecture…

Bathed in Light

13 Jul 201513 Jul 2015
 In the lake, a moon, Misguided in its madness, Bathing in the light Ronovan writes promts this week are guide and mad. A challenging one indeed! Thanks to Ronovan for inspiration and…
April in Paris…

Who is Papa Bouilloire?

19 Jun 201519 Jun 2015
Who is Papa Bouilloire Papa Bouilloire (Pa Kettle) was born when I travelled to France with my beloved Kitty and Miss P. one Autumn. Although Paris is perfect in every…
Architecture…

Papa Bouilloire Chapter The End

13 Jun 201513 Jun 2015
Papa Bouilloire Goes to Oxford – Chapter The End I tottered down the cobblestones back to Magdalen expecting that the old Sainsbury bags appending from my arms would burst at…
April in Paris…

A great big THANK YOU!

10 Jun 20159 Jun 2015
In the last week two very exciting things happened (well at least I thought they were exciting) Since starting blogging in November last year the blog has had 10 000…
Animals…

London œil

27 May 201526 Sep 2015
The London Eye  If you go to London and glance across the Thames near Big Ben you will see the London Eye, the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. Resembling a giant…
Antiques…

Papa Bouilloire Chapter the Thirteenth

22 May 2015
Papa Bouiloire Goes to London My dear friends, Despite my attachment to Oxford, my Esteemed Colleage had encouraged me repeatedly to go for one day to London. I had already…
Antiques…

TJ’s Household Challenge Tray Chic

16 May 201516 May 2015
Don't give your heart In my servitude I brought pleasure to others But never my heart or "The tragic fate of the first thinking biscuit" What lovely flowers! The biscuit…
Architecture…

Papa Bouilloire Chapter the Twelth

16 May 201516 May 2015
In which we climb the Magdalen Tower! Having returned refreshed from my little excursion to Chipping Norton and the omnibus journey through the Cotswold hedgerows I arrived back in Oxford…
Britain…

Papa Bouilloire Chapter the Eleventh

9 May 20154 Jul 2015
In which I journey to the towns of Woodstock and Chipping Norton Tuesday As My Esteemed Colleage had encouraged me to take some time away from Oxford and although I…
Architecture…

Westminster

4 May 20154 May 2015
Searching for answers I traced the spring to its source And thought differently I have only visited Westminster once and found it completely different to what I had imagined. Having…

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