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Daily Oxford

Daily Oxford

Kimmar ― http://dailyoxford.wordpress.com

Musings and observations from rural New Zealand. Chaos and mayhem when a city girl moves to the country and learns that vegetables don't come from supermarkets and horses can actually bite. A few recipes thrown in too.

Avg. Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0 ∙ 4 Reviews ∙ 22 Followers

Listed: Nov 24, 2010

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Quirky

Daily Oxford ― You have two English Pointers and you need two things: a lot of energy and a good sense of humour. Both Zeph and Zsa Zsa get up to THE most hilarious antics and usually at the speed of light. Both of them can come in and out of the house whenever...

Tags: Animals, Dogs, English Pointer

Kimmar ― 1 day ago

As big as a bear

As big as a bear

Daily Oxford ― I was in Sydney for six days last week. I was there to speak at a conference and then spend a few days with my Aussie mate and God-niece, Emily. The conference was held at a hotel in the CBD – prime positioning for some shopping! But I...

Tags: Animals, Dogs, Great Pyrenees

Kimmar ― 3 days ago

Uh oh!

Daily Oxford ― Well, I disappeared again Dear Reader. Last time, I was in South Africa; this time I was in Sydney, keynoting at Intranets2013. I spoke on issues around leadership and trust. Then I spent four days with my great Aussie mate and my God-niece, Emily. ...

Tags: Musings, Observations, Sydney, Toddler

Kimmar ― 4 days ago

They’re delicious

They’re delicious

Daily Oxford ― You know my penchant for spotting spelling and/or grammatical errors. Well, South Africa was full of them. And here’s a classic: Now, true to say that wafer (the crisp, thin, flat dry biscuit we often enjoy with ice-cream) can also be ...

Tags: Musings, Observations, Spelling Mistakes

Kimmar ― 1 week 6 days ago

Zsa Zsa on her own

Zsa Zsa on her own

Daily Oxford ― Zeph is four months older than Zsa Zsa. And it’s true to say he had four months of quality time with us before little ZZ came along. So she’s never really had time on her own with me or El Hubs. Zeph has always been there too. The ...

Tags: Animals, Dogs, English Pointer

Kimmar ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

The best day

Daily Oxford ― May 8 is my birthday. Happy Birthday to me! Many famous people were born on this best day of the year: David Attenborough – British naturalist who is 87 today; Enrique Iglesias – Spanish singing hunk; Kevin McCloud - British designer ...

Tags: Musings, Observations, May 8 Birthday, Nivea Natural Oil, Zsiska

Kimmar ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

Sundogs

Daily Oxford ― Thankfully, Zeph seems to have (momentarily) given up on using our large mosaic outdoor table as a sunbaking platform. Since picking them up from the breeder’s kennels, they’ve been super clingy. Zeph is apparently a very dominant male ...

Tags: Animals, Dogs, English Pointer

Kimmar ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

The menu

Daily Oxford ― I promised to show you the Qantas Premium Economy menu. You get a special printed menu and the food (from what El Hubs told me) was pretty scrumptious. I opted for vegetarian and was served special meals, which were also very good. Departure time...

Tags: Food, Qantas Premium Economy Menu

Kimmar ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

The food

Daily Oxford ― I promised to tell you about Qantas Premium Economy. I’ve not flown Business Class before on Qantas (not that I can remember anyway) but have done on Emirates and Singapore Airlines. So I’ll have to compare Premium Economy to this. I...

Tags: Musings, Observations, Qantas Premium Economy Review

Kimmar ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

Welcome to Sydney

Welcome to Sydney

Daily Oxford ― I was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Although I live in New Zealand now, I consider Sydney home and I still consider myself an Aussie. As Peter Allen sang: I still call Australia home. So I was REALLY looking forward to my lightning visit ...

Tags: Australia, Musings, Observations

Kimmar ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

The taste of Italy

The taste of Italy

Daily Oxford ― We flew Qantas Premium Economy over to Johannesburg (from Sydney). I’ve been avoiding Qantas these last few years, favouring Emirates instead. This was mainly due to what I considered pretty poor service the last few times I flew with the...

Tags: Italy, Testaccio

Kimmar ― 3 weeks 3 days ago

A stage for mice

A stage for mice

Daily Oxford ― We spent April in Johannesburg, visiting the family of El Hubs. Although El Hubs was born in Mozambique (former Portuguese colony), his family moved to South Africa in the 1970s during the struggle for independence. So El Hubs went to school in...

Tags: Musings, Observations

Kimmar ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

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