tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post129297954614139384..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: OxfordRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76985362312247968412013-03-07T18:25:43.763+00:002013-03-07T18:25:43.763+00:00Time for you must be at a premium at the moment wi...Time for you must be at a premium at the moment with so much new life happening on the farm. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68464488287024018542013-03-07T16:47:29.347+00:002013-03-07T16:47:29.347+00:00Oh my…your photos breathe such tradition and knowl...Oh my…your photos breathe such tradition and knowledge, a true pleasure to “visit” I have just recently ear-marked my navy blue Oxford sweatshirt to my “milking” clothes. I will soon have to order another one :)labergerebasquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057578832231849332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69741372071449733162013-03-04T07:51:45.713+00:002013-03-04T07:51:45.713+00:00Oxford has a vibrancy about it and always feels as...Oxford has a vibrancy about it and always feels as if lots of things are happening. It is interesting that one of your daughters decided to settle and make her life in Oxford, I think that it gets under the skin for many students. The big drawback being that it is such an expensive place to buy a property.<br />Glad you enjoyed the photos - next time I shall hope for better, it was too cold the other weekend.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-57234140292914428202013-03-03T22:28:20.213+00:002013-03-03T22:28:20.213+00:00My two daughters both went to Oxford and my older ...My two daughters both went to Oxford and my older daughter still lives there ten years on. I have come to know it quite well now and I like it very much. It is one of those places I feel I could live in. I like the balance of ancient and living modern sometimes rather scruffy town. It is a real place. Love your photos!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26870334275566431602013-03-03T00:52:57.042+00:002013-03-03T00:52:57.042+00:00Nor am I. I love them, that is for sure...Nor am I. I love them, that is for sure...Lise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70149929815877013192013-03-01T12:13:40.628+00:002013-03-01T12:13:40.628+00:00Dear Olympia - Oxford is a lovely city, and our gr...Dear Olympia - Oxford is a lovely city, and our granddaughter is very happy there - working hard, but having lots of interesting times too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70676724884564900982013-03-01T11:49:04.882+00:002013-03-01T11:49:04.882+00:00Lovely ! You went there ,you saw your granddaughet...Lovely ! You went there ,you saw your granddaughet and spent wonderful family times This place is beautiful and she is very lucky that she studies there !I wish to her these years will be the best years of her life !<br />Have a nice month !<br />Olympiaoldthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792844004937988499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73561973424849274242013-02-28T11:03:47.983+00:002013-02-28T11:03:47.983+00:00Dear Annabel - there are 38 colleges making up Oxf...Dear Annabel - there are 38 colleges making up Oxford university and each of have them have their own individual charm.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46920716051642463852013-02-28T10:54:25.631+00:002013-02-28T10:54:25.631+00:00It is a beautiful room which looks particularly lo...It is a beautiful room which looks particularly lovely at night time when the lamps are lit.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4927268460767435512013-02-28T10:48:44.975+00:002013-02-28T10:48:44.975+00:00That would be great, Rosemary. LMH has been doing ...That would be great, Rosemary. LMH has been doing a lot of building recently, so is much changed from the place I knew and loved back in the 60s.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79066602884195293992013-02-28T10:25:35.780+00:002013-02-28T10:25:35.780+00:00Next time I go Perpetua, if I have time, I will tr...Next time I go Perpetua, if I have time, I will try and get a photo of LMH just for you. It was far too cold last weekend to wander around for too long.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-17157734295698118762013-02-28T09:21:23.399+00:002013-02-28T09:21:23.399+00:00That sure is a lovely dinning room, & image th...That sure is a lovely dinning room, & image the silence when mouths are full :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85535004117300821872013-02-28T01:03:07.786+00:002013-02-28T01:03:07.786+00:00what a beautiful school!! she is very lucky!what a beautiful school!! she is very lucky!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948902008774576943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74596761165439423782013-02-27T23:27:58.744+00:002013-02-27T23:27:58.744+00:00Keble is just across the University Parks from my ...Keble is just across the University Parks from my old college, LMH, Rosemary and I had several good friends there. In fact my middle sister has been married to one of them for almost 40 years. :-) Many thanks for these lovely photos of a city very close to my heart.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68695146099650228302013-02-27T23:10:15.818+00:002013-02-27T23:10:15.818+00:00Dear Dimi - hopefully you will have the opportunit...Dear Dimi - hopefully you will have the opportunity to visit at sometime in the future. I think that you would enjoy a trip there.<br />Hope you are enjoying lovely spring weather.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41960392940013938742013-02-27T23:08:14.296+00:002013-02-27T23:08:14.296+00:00Dear Sarah - I do understand what you are saying a...Dear Sarah - I do understand what you are saying as the surroundings are very exceptional. She does realise how fortunate she is, especially as she made it there through the state system.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-44361645563257349932013-02-27T23:04:50.002+00:002013-02-27T23:04:50.002+00:00Dear Demie - glad you have got the sun it does eve...Dear Demie - glad you have got the sun it does everyone a tonic to have sunshine and blue skies.<br />Granddaughter is really happy, the only trouble is that the time is passing too quickly for her.<br />Take care.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64283923434317365792013-02-27T21:56:19.144+00:002013-02-27T21:56:19.144+00:00Dear Rosemary,Oxford is a wonderful place to visit...Dear Rosemary,Oxford is a wonderful place to visit!!And very famous too!Beautiful pictures!I would love to visit Oxford one day. It looks so beautiful and historical! <br />Thank you for sharing!Hope you have a lovely evening!<br />Dimi..DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2776172808076339502013-02-27T21:32:12.375+00:002013-02-27T21:32:12.375+00:00How wonderful you've had the opportunity to vi...How wonderful you've had the opportunity to visit her, all together!<br />It's a hard time, university, but probably the best in our lives...<br /><br />Oxford is wonderful! Love the photos from inside Especially the one with the worn stairway.<br /><br />Never seen the iron men by Gormley before ( I MUST visit Stavanger!)<br /><br />lots of love from sunny east Norway : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41159766317363708372013-02-27T20:29:23.325+00:002013-02-27T20:29:23.325+00:00What a lovely visit to your grand daughter. She li...What a lovely visit to your grand daughter. She lives in such stunning surroundings it puts my children's Uni's in a completely different league! <br />Sarah x Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75119989987486865812013-02-27T18:43:46.032+00:002013-02-27T18:43:46.032+00:00Dear Lala - I am so happy to welcome you and say h...Dear Lala - I am so happy to welcome you and say hello.<br />I am sure that the first time the students eat in the dining room it must feel rather grand. When taking dinner in the evenings they have to wear their gowns, so it is quite a formal affair.<br />I hope that it warms up in Spain soon, I shall be travelling there shortly. The whole of Europe seems to be cold at the moment, I see that they even have snow in Milan.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14186580058837574332013-02-27T18:39:46.931+00:002013-02-27T18:39:46.931+00:00Dear Rosemary - I should explain that my granddaug...Dear Rosemary - I should explain that my granddaughter's college was not the dinning hall used for Hogwarts. These pictures are of Keble and Christ Church college was the one used in the film. There are 38 colleges making up the collegiate system at Oxford, and each of them have wonderful dinning halls, libraries etc.<br />Next time I visit it should be warmer, and hopefully I will get some better photos - it was so cold last weekend. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-49063837340538773382013-02-27T18:33:13.965+00:002013-02-27T18:33:13.965+00:00You will just have to visit Oxford, Mark, and go t...You will just have to visit Oxford, Mark, and go to all of the colleges to find out which one influenced you. I do not think most people understand that Oxford and Cambridge have a collegiate system. Each of the 38 colleges are independent and self-governing. It is at the heart of the university's success, giving students and academics the benefits of belonging to both a large, internationally renowned institution and also to a smaller, interdisciplinary, academic college community. Each of the 38 colleges has extensive library and IT provision, accommodation, welfare, sports and social events. Because there are relatively small numbers of students at each college it allows for very close and supportive personal attention to be given to them. Although my granddaughter does attend University lectures, she also receives a great deal of one to one tutoring from top academics within her college.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6827625600785134922013-02-27T17:57:59.774+00:002013-02-27T17:57:59.774+00:00Hello Rosemary,
Congratulations to your grandaught...Hello Rosemary,<br />Congratulations to your grandaughter ! Being a graduate in Oxford, that's wonderful...I've always wanted to know what it must feel like being seated in the dining room :-)<br />Thank you very much for your visit on my blog and following too..i'm following you back :-)<br />Greetings from a sunny but cold Andalucia<br />LalaMy Castle in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-91124035114150021722013-02-27T17:40:13.157+00:002013-02-27T17:40:13.157+00:00You've given me Hogwarts shivers of delight wi...You've given me Hogwarts shivers of delight with your 7th and 8th photos as well as the use of the term "common room." Can you tell I am a fool for Harry Potter? Wonderful photos Rosemary, love the quintessential red phone booth as well as the exterior of your granddaughter's college.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.com