by Julie Pennell | Mar 29, 2015 | across the ponderings, british things, oxford
I feel like we have a thousand people coming to visit from now until we move home at the end of June, and we’re so excited to play host and show those of you who are coming a fun time in our temporary town. For those of you who can’t make it to see us...
by Julie Pennell | Mar 23, 2015 | across the ponderings, british things, day in the life, oxford
You know that scene in Forrest Gump where he decides to go for a run and just keeps going? That kind of happened to us this weekend (except instead of a jog, it was more like a stroll). We woke up, rolled out of bed, and grabbed coffee from a local cafe. But it was...
by Julie Pennell | Feb 23, 2015 | across the ponderings, british things, Travel
A few weeks ago, I met my friend Lauren in London, and she took me to her old stomping grounds in Notting Hill. It was later in the day, and unfortunately we had just missed all the action of Portobello Market. “You have to come back and experience it,”...
by Julie Pennell | Feb 3, 2015 | across the ponderings, british things, snow
I know this post will mean nothing to any of you reading from the Northeast or Chicago, but I am so excited to say we finally had our first snow in Oxford! Each morning, I wake up and open the curtains in our bedroom, taking a moment to look at the view. Quite often...
by Julie Pennell | Jan 5, 2015 | across the ponderings, british things, christmas
Happy 2015! Hope you had a great holiday. It’s been a busy few weeks over here in Oxford, so I figured I’d give you the Cliff’s Notes version of what happened over Christmas.My last post touched on our Christmas dinner with our neighbors Greg and...
by Julie Pennell | Dec 22, 2014 | across the ponderings, british things, food drink
Our lovely neighbors did it again–another amazing meal from Chef Greg and hostess Aleks. The four of us celebrated the holidays a little early this year, and Greg whipped up a traditional English Christmas dinner this past weekend. It was delicious and really...
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