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Downton aka Bampton

Wow, I just looked at the stats for the site and noticed the number one word entered was “Downton”. I’m thinking some people were looking for my world’s worst sneak preview pics… So….… Read More →

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A day at Downton Abbey

Nobody likes a show off, and last weekend I got that once in a lifetime opportunity to put not just one, but two in their place. Did I feel smug? You bet I… Read More →

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“I see dead people. 6 million of them”

Have you ever had one of those days where everything just seems to go wrong? Sadly they happen quite frequently to yours truly, but last week as I stood in a dark corridor… Read More →

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Mid Summer Nightmare…

Have you ever noticed there are some people in the world who always manage to back the right horse, or be in the right place to make an extra bob while the rest… Read More →

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Dear Hollywood….

I know the economy is in a bit of a state, and there’s a fair chance a new war will erupt in the middle east any day now, but quite frankly this week… Read More →

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Spring Clean

Last year I made a life changing decision, ok admittedly I was forced in to it by a severe lack of money, but nonetheless, it was still life changing, and having just done… Read More →

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A Right Royal Day Out…

I went to London last week for a wedding. You might have heard about it? According to the groom it was ‘supposed to be a small family affair’, and I guess it was,… Read More →

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Friday Nights In…

Do you know what one of the best things about getting older is? It’s being able to do what you want, when you want, and not needing to give a damn what anyone… Read More →

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Britain’s Got Talent(ed) manipulative TV producers

Last weekend 11 million people in this country sat down to watch one single TV show. 10 million, nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine of them probably loved… Read More →

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Deal or no deal?

Yesterday the man on the front desk of Magdalen College told me a story of a group of people in their ‘twilight years ‘ who, when asked to pay the £4.50 entry free… Read More →

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Father friendly….

When I was at school we used to be made to go to confession each week. It was like clockwork, every Tuesday we’d all grudgingly trot off to the church next door to… Read More →

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Living in Oxford.. My Oxford…

Forgive me Oxford, for I have sinned. Unable to wait even 12 hours after the clocks moved forward, on Sunday found myself committing a seasonal crime I like to call ‘selective geographical omission’. … Read More →

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The University of Life

Up until last Saturday there were only two things I’d never in a million years expected I’d be able to say I’ve achieved in my lifetime. One was “I’ve swum with sharks, the… Read More →

  • Sassy and Single

    I blame Jeremy Smith at the Oxford Mail for the name of my column. Not to mention the cheesey photo they print beside it each week. That said, it's been nice to have been MADE to write down ramblings each week.
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