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Posted at 1:31pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A steep climb to Huntingtower
After covering the Queen's visit to Magdalen College last week, I filed my copy from the local Subway outlet in St Clement's and found myself with a little time on my hands before Her Majesty's visit to the John Radcliffe Hospital I popped into the ramshackle Age Concern shop to check on the stock, and although the Summoned By Bells Betjeman first edition had been sold, there were other treasures on display.
Posted at 9:15am Friday 21st November 2008
The Twinkling of an Eye
The other day, I did another stint volunteering in the basement in the Oxfam bookshop in St Giles.
Posted at 9:21am Thursday 13th November 2008
Joy In The Morning
It was a hive of activity in the basement of the Oxfam book shop in St Giles the other day, when I dropped in for a spot of volunteer valuation work.
Posted at 8:49am Tuesday 4th November 2008
Rescuing Papillon
It was half-term last week, so I took a few days off to visit my parents in Hereford.
Posted at 11:18am Wednesday 22nd October 2008
A drama involving Alan Bennett
It's not every day you get to speak to a national treasure but I was fortunate enough to enjoy a brief phone conversation with the author of Writing Home the other day.
Posted at 8:46am Thursday 16th October 2008
A birthday bash with Rumpole of the Bailey
One of my favourite second-hand book shops is Oxfam in St Giles, which next month celebrates its 21st birthday.
Posted at 9:00am Monday 6th October 2008
Shuting back to Hereford
I made a flying visit to my home town at the weekend, the cathedral city of Hereford, and while there was no time to ransack the secondhand book shops, I found time to peruse mum and dad's bookshelves. I made some great discoveries.
Posted at 8:40am Friday 3rd October 2008
Understanding maps
Enjoyed a brief walkabout at the Gloucester Green Thursday market which featured a succulent hog roast.
Posted at 10:00am Wednesday 24th September 2008
The pub's own Parson's Handbook
To celebrate the Indian summer at the weekend, we took the lads on a camping expedition to Ashurst, Hampshire, on the edge of the New Forest.
Posted at 2:52pm Tuesday 16th September 2008
Cord Jacket Required
The breaking news over the weekend ‹ well it was for me anyway ‹ was that Alexander McCall Smith was embarking on a new serialised novel for The Telegraph, entitled Corduroy Mansions.
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