Many Thanks to Scooter McKenzie for this cartoon. But I need a caption. Any ideas?

(You can visit his blog currently at the top of my local blog roll .)

This is what they look like before a lick of paint.

And this is how they look after – all shiney and brown. Half are fenced off, and half not.

In planning Heritage Day it is good to try and find a couple of different properties each year so people who come every year have something new to look at. One such property this year was Helensbourne. And I am very grateful to them for so readily agreeing to open up and then going above and beyond on the day. Hester, who also helped much over the weekend, sent me these pictures. She says…

These views of the River Thames have not been seen by many of us before,

but the fortunate owners of the house can look out on them any day.

However this shows something of how precarious the supporting structures of these mediaeval houses can be.

… The huge Jenga Tower crashed all around poor James leaving the adults helpless with laughter – including the ‘suspicious-looking‘ man out of the Abingdon Operatic Society’s version of Sweeney Todd – next month.

The event is mostly oganised by Sandra from the Town Council.

Brian Moylan was there with some MG cars. Abingdon is the spiritual home of MG.

There was a chance for some to try out Ceroc with a taxi dancer.

The Mayor, Patricia Hobby was there, ably abetted by The Town Crier, Mr Tony Legge Esquire.

And the winners of Abingdon’s got talent got to perform again on the big stage.