We spent a weekend last month at the Oxfordshire home of friends Colin and Mary Louise during which they had a garden party to celebrate their 70th and 80th birthdays. It was a great occasion and guests included family, friends, fellow Vice Chancellors from around the country, their gardener, neighbours and us
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a fabulous afternoon.
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| The caterers did a superb job with delicious food for 90 people |
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| Time to sing Happy birthday |
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| Their home was once a barn in the garden of their previous weekender ( when they could get away from Oxford). About 10 years ago they decided to down-size and sold off the big house and half the garden and develop the barn and the remainder of the garden. It is a beautiful home with a modern interior and cleverly sourced old materials on the exterior. |
