The next chapter

Oxford, Day 1: yesterday was spent in a van driving all my worldly possessions to Oxford. Along the way I learnt that Tebay services in the Lake District are still the best services ever, Sutton Coalfield is actually Sutton Coldfield and that England is MUCH more densely populated than Scotland (as evidenced by it taking 3 hours to travel 100 miles in the Manchester area on a Friday afternoon).

Today, in between unpacking, we took a walk out in the sunshine. This really is a beautiful city - and remember, I've just come from Edinburgh!

Reading: poems in Ulster Scots