Laura Spira
@lauradragon1.bsky.social
Grandma. Emeritus Professor of Corporate Governance, Oxford Brookes University. Occasionally at laurafspira.substack.com. Mostly baffled.
Eynsham park and ride car park near Oxford has been completed but cannot be used because no road has been built to connect it to the main A40.
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Eynsham park and ride car park near Oxford has been completed but cannot be used because no road has been built to connect it to the main A40.
I always liked this, in the much missed Boswells store in Oxford:
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I always liked this, in the much missed Boswells store in Oxford:
I always liked this, in the much missed Boswells store in Oxford:
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I always liked this, in the much missed Boswells store in Oxford:
caenhillcc.bsky.social for lovely farm animals. Also george-station-cat.bsky.social for a splendid cat!
Chris and his farmily of forever friends (@caenhillcc.bsky.social)
Caenhill countryside centre, a charity supporting young people & rescuing animals in the south west of England. My name is Chris, I work with country singer Kirsty Clinch, Lorna, artist Caroline & dau...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
caenhillcc.bsky.social for lovely farm animals. Also george-station-cat.bsky.social for a splendid cat!
Well, I finished it and liked it almost to the end but I found the very snide depiction of loosely disguised Keir Starmer very unnecessary
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Well, I finished it and liked it almost to the end but I found the very snide depiction of loosely disguised Keir Starmer very unnecessary
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October 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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At a restaurant in Naples they opened the door, explained that they were not yet open but welcomed us in, sat us down and gave us prosecco on the house!
October 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
At a restaurant in Naples they opened the door, explained that they were not yet open but welcomed us in, sat us down and gave us prosecco on the house!
Well, I’m loving Clown Town so I wonder if I’ll agree with you about the Pynchon. I read V and The Crying of Lot 49 in 1968 to impress a boyfriend and hated them!
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Well, I’m loving Clown Town so I wonder if I’ll agree with you about the Pynchon. I read V and The Crying of Lot 49 in 1968 to impress a boyfriend and hated them!
Oh dear, I’m just about to start it. What do you think of the Zoe Boehm books?
October 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Oh dear, I’m just about to start it. What do you think of the Zoe Boehm books?
What do you think? Let’s see yours.
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
What do you think? Let’s see yours.
Arnica tablets help you heal quickly, I never leave home without them! After recent cataract surgery my new specs cost a fortune but I chose very jazzy frames. I thought a bit Su Pollard but Son said very Prue Leith which I took as a compliment.
September 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Arnica tablets help you heal quickly, I never leave home without them! After recent cataract surgery my new specs cost a fortune but I chose very jazzy frames. I thought a bit Su Pollard but Son said very Prue Leith which I took as a compliment.
Ooh, Betty’s! <envy>
August 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Ooh, Betty’s! <envy>
When I was little my dad used to call me Fanny By Gaslight but I don’t think he could have envisioned a future as a Bond girl for a chubby four year old…thank you for reminding me 😍
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
When I was little my dad used to call me Fanny By Gaslight but I don’t think he could have envisioned a future as a Bond girl for a chubby four year old…thank you for reminding me 😍
Wonderful! Especially the woodbine. I hate gardening but love reading about it 😀
August 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wonderful! Especially the woodbine. I hate gardening but love reading about it 😀
In an Archers group I used to frequent such ridiculous announcements were called flounces and people would post pictures of suitable clothing for the occasion, often very frilly dresses.
August 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In an Archers group I used to frequent such ridiculous announcements were called flounces and people would post pictures of suitable clothing for the occasion, often very frilly dresses.
I’m so sorry you’re having such a tough time. Sending a big virtual hug.
August 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m so sorry you’re having such a tough time. Sending a big virtual hug.
My Goodreads review says I enjoyed the book but 3 months later I can’t remember anything about it. I liked Assembly very much too. I mostly ignore titles but have just been irritated by And Notre Dame is Burning which is a really silly title for the book it’s attached to.
July 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My Goodreads review says I enjoyed the book but 3 months later I can’t remember anything about it. I liked Assembly very much too. I mostly ignore titles but have just been irritated by And Notre Dame is Burning which is a really silly title for the book it’s attached to.
Don’t miss the Bean, Anish Kapoor’s brilliant sculpture, it’s near the wonderful Art Institute. The Museum of Science and Industry is good. And go to Ghirardelli’s for ice cream. But the architecture boat tour is our top thing, we do it on every visit.
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Don’t miss the Bean, Anish Kapoor’s brilliant sculpture, it’s near the wonderful Art Institute. The Museum of Science and Industry is good. And go to Ghirardelli’s for ice cream. But the architecture boat tour is our top thing, we do it on every visit.
That is brilliant! Pity the gloves aren’t black, though.
July 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
That is brilliant! Pity the gloves aren’t black, though.
OMG! Mondegreen! I always thought he was singing “We’re going north to the Russia zone”!
June 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
OMG! Mondegreen! I always thought he was singing “We’re going north to the Russia zone”!
Wise words. See also universities where structural change is always seen as the answer and no one ever looks at what works and could be built on.
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wise words. See also universities where structural change is always seen as the answer and no one ever looks at what works and could be built on.
Has she any qualifications? Or proper insurance? I rather hoped he was a goner, he managed to irritate me immensely in a very few minutes.
June 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Has she any qualifications? Or proper insurance? I rather hoped he was a goner, he managed to irritate me immensely in a very few minutes.
Stop it, Kate. @brianbilston.bsky.social has brought a great deal of innocent pleasure to countless people. And then there's this: brianbilston.com/2016/03/23/r...
Refugees
They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or me Should life have dealt a different hand We need to see them for who they really are Chancers and scroun…
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June 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Stop it, Kate. @brianbilston.bsky.social has brought a great deal of innocent pleasure to countless people. And then there's this: brianbilston.com/2016/03/23/r...