The blog has been somewhat quiet over the last couple of months.  Silent as the grave, in fact.  There was, however, good reason.  I was busy as the proverbial bee, finishing the thesis.  So with the electronic submission complete and only the printing, binding and handing over of the examination copies left to do, here…

Really, there is only one: to finish the thesis. It’s been a while since I had time to update the blog, mainly because my work schedule has been so heavy, but also because my free time has been taken up, quite rightly, with family things: a holdiay, sports days, various local field days, that sort…

Fascinated by this post about a university building in London which apologises for its existence.  Perhaps the University of Oxford’s new accommodation blocks could take a stone from its plaque, since they ought to apologise for their ugly presence dominating the skyline of Port Meadow without proper consultation. thornhaugh street | Darkest London.