What makes a home

I will be upping sticks this year to chase my life long dream of settling by the sea.

I imagine i will be in a form of transit for quite a while so i'm having to think laterally about where i will live during that transitionary period.

Anyway, it got me thinking about homes that aren't your standard brick built two up, two down.

My first choice would definitely be a house boat. It would need to be something on the scale of David Gilmour's Astoria Houseboat Recording Studio to accommodate all my painting, photography and other misc items but a girl can dream right

Second on the list would be some form of camper van. I love the idea of being able to take your home wherever you want to go. I think this would be right up my street (and i can fit a roof rack for my easel!)

Third and final on the list would be a yurt, settled in nice shady spot close to a beach

What would be your choice and why?

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Earlier this week i found myself back in a part of Oxford that was once my home (we're talking a very, very long time ago).

Walking down the streets brought back a lot of memories, thankfully they were mostly good ones and the sun was shining. Finding myself with spare time before my appointment i decided to visit one of my old haunts - a wonderful, time forgotten coffee house.

It's shabby, slightly dim and still run by the same old men that were there all those years ago when i spent a summer hanging out at their tables talking everything from my latest crush to politics (yes there was a time when i thought there was a cause i could believe in). The decor may have faded but the quality of the coffee is still outstanding. I spent a very happy twenty minutes savouring mine.

Take a look and see what you think, maybe it will appeal to you as much as it does to me.