Oxford

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 14, 2013

Memories

It’s so strange how some things stick in your memory so vividly, and other things which are much more important just vanish. I’m not talking about remembering something when you’re wandering up and down the aisles of a supermarket, or remembering someone’s birthday, or even remembering a particular event. Sometimes events are so exciting that they pass in a blur. It’s interesting to recognize what triggers memories as well. The photo is of a very old house […]

A visit to the Ashmolean

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 9, 2012December 9, 2012

City of dreaming spires

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 6, 2012December 6, 2012

Writing by LoisNovember 24, 2012September 28, 2013

Three brothers

For quite a while I’ve had a character lurking in my busy writing brain .. now he has been joined by two brothers. I can see them so clearly the three of them, but as yet they have no story, and apart from being related to each other, they have no other connections like wives or parents. They have no names […]

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisApril 17, 2012December 13, 2025

Raul Malo in Oxford, November 2011

November 2011 Well, everyone, Raul was absolutely sensational last night – I have seen him perform many times (though never enough) and he has never been more brilliant than in Oxford yesterday! The whole day had been a good one for me – I’ve had a hell of a week with an inspection at work on […]

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisMarch 20, 2012March 20, 2012

The Mavericks… O What A Thrill

The Mavericks – April 2004 Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry Driving up to Coventry on a sunny Thursday afternoon I began to think I was mad. It was a two-hour drive, see the boys, back home in the early hours of Friday, work all day, then off to Oxford to see them again! I was looking forward to meeting […]