Map of Eynsham
To amuse myself while recovering from a trapped nerve, I thought I would do a little gentle doodling in the form of a hand-drawn map of Eynsham, the village where I live. Click on the map to enlarge it. It’s my Eynsham and my drawing, so I make no apology for it not being to [...]
Eynsham under snow
My village of Eynsham in west Oxfordshire rarely gets snow. But yesterday it began to fall about 4o’clock in the afternoon and continued to fall for the next 12 hours. I went out about midnight last night to see what was going on. The view down the Pug Lane alley at the back of our [...]
On NBC Nightly News
After last week’s auction and media scrum over the Swinford toll bridge, I thought it was all over. It seems I was wrong! On Friday I was asked by NBC news correspondent Mike Tai…
Toll bridge for sale
It’s true! When I found out I couldn’t believe my ears; indeed, I actually had to sit down.
The Swinford toll bridge is for sale for £1.65mill…
Scrap the toll on Swinford bridge
Although I haven’t been actively blogging here about the problems created by toll collection on the Swinford bridge for some time, they remain. …
Swinford Toll Bridge radio ranting
Cripes-a-lorcy, it’s been a busy week! Apart from being frantically busy at work, I took my motorcycle theory test on Thursday – which I passed. Also this week, my online petition to scrap that stupid 5p toll on the…
Namibian San bushman rock art
In Damaraland in Namibia, near a place called Twyfelfontein, is a remarkable collection of rock art carved into the huge red stones of the mountains.
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Daylight robbery and misery
I recently got an email from Paul M from Witney who works in Oxford. Like thousands, he suffers the hell that is getting over the Swinford Toll Bridge every morning. I thought of Paul as I rode effortlessly past the traffic on my motorcycle yesterday mor…
Cocktail of despair and smugness
Yet another …
Traffic? what traffic?
Earlier this year I spent a good deal of time ranting on this blog, as well as in t…
