I love this table from Oxford artist Athol Whitmore – the clash of distressed wood and the street art overlay. What do you think?

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I popped into the lovely Sarah Wiseman Gallery in Oxford’s Summertown a while ago and Sarah gave me a sneaky preview of some of the paintings and prints of an upcoming exhibition by the much-admired Catherine Rayner. Then I promptly forgot …

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  I came across this on ANother magazine today. It’s a zebra, painted onto a hand. No reason to post it other than I think it’s both bonkers and beautiful. It’s by Guido Daniele, an Italian artist who clearly has …

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I touched on this a few posts back, but there’s a lovely half-day to be had in central Oxford, either on your own, with kids or extended family that effortlessly includes a bit of culture, a lovely walk, and some …

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I absolutely love these sparkly LED-lit pictures from Oxfordshire-based company Illuminated Canvas. Brilliant for wedding presents, personalising bedrooms  or even – my favourite – displaying your kids favourite works of art. There are loads of different canvases to choose from, …

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• KIDS RECIPE: Plum & apple cobbler by Beverley Glock

I don’t know about you, but I love going to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It’s really calming, beautifully set out and, apart from some not-so-great expereriences in the cafe which is a bit too school canteen for my liking …

Waddesdon Manor is my ‘local’ National Trust estate, and it’s greatly admired and loved round here, because there’s something for everyone, from the gorgeous woodland playground for kids, vast well-kept grounds and the treasures of the house itself. Somehow I …

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If you’re going into Oxford this week, take a 30-second detour from the Westgate Centre and see the last few days of the Jenny Saville exhibition at lovely Modern Art Oxford gallery in Pembroke Street. I popped in on a whim …

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Hangovers, children and museums are not a natural mixymatchy. God knows I was struggling with Visions of Mughal India today…! But my blood pressure dropped pleasantly as I approached Vermeer’s painting, Young Woman Seated at a Virginal at the Ashmolean. A late …

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Had a lovely time with my 3 and 4 year olds today at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, peering at T-Rex skeletons, stuffed foxes, pinned beetles and whole aviaries of taxidermied birds. If you haven’t been to the Pitt …

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