katielou

July 2007



miniature books

Wednesday, 25 July 2007 11:29 P GMT+01
Have just realised Paul uploaded his photos from the miniature book exhibition in Boston Library. iPhone 1, kate's digital camera 0. Mine are all out of focus, which is very annoying, but only by lying the camera on the glass can you take pi
Category: confs culture
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Katielou

flood victims

Wednesday, 25 July 2007 10:41 P GMT+01
Well, every time you think it can't possibly rain more this summer, away it goes. There have been amazing scenes this week of the dreadful flooding in Gloucestershire and now moving down (up) stream to Oxford. I've been staggered by the '
Category: rants
Katielou

Harry Potter and the new choir stalls

Sunday, 22 July 2007 8:19 P GMT+01
This would probably have been two separate posts, except for the fact that Duncan helpfully gave a sermon on Harry Potter... more on him later. The cathedral chose while I was off in Boston to install and dedicate the new nave choir stalls. They'
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boston day 2

Monday, 9 July 2007 4:40 A GMT+01
Was awake early, which was good, as having debated between the Episcopal Trinity Church and the Congregational Old South, I favoured the Trinity Church 9am service, which was fabulous. Very beautiful gold and wooden interior, and lovely service. Very
Category: confs blackboard
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boston 1, every other US airport 0

Saturday, 7 July 2007 11:58 P GMT+01
Well blow me down. We've arrived safe and sound in Boston, to a characterful hotel which is lovely, free wireless (woohoo), and with poster intact, if last item off the flight (woohoo). We had to wait quite a while for the bags because the immigr
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Katielou

BbWorld'07

Friday, 6 July 2007 10:01 A GMT+01
Just to say I'm off to Boston for the BbWorld conference. I'm torn between where I blog, because we need to blog loads more at work, so I'm going to attempt to blog there instead of here, but if you come here looking, you'll no doubt
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Katielou

camino de santiago

Wednesday, 4 July 2007 7:44 P GMT+01
My lovely blackboard friend Arthur in setting off shortly on a trek of which I am exceedingly envious. having spent part of my year abroad in Jaca, on the Camino de Santiago in a holy year, I've always wanted to go back and do the pilgrimage, pre
Category: general culture
Katielou

demographic markers

Tuesday, 3 July 2007 10:55 A GMT+01
I'm sure economists have scientific markers about where people/places stand on some socio-economic scale, but here's an amateur view. There's a Starbucks and a Monsoon about to open in Middlesbrough.... There was no cafe culture when I ar
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Katielou