Perfect Easter Sunday Morning

Easter Sunday morning was cold and a little bit cloudy, but dry with some blue sky peeping out, so we decided to wrap up well and walk along the river into town.

I remembered some of the holidays I'd had as a child.....the boats we used to own like Solveig. I can't remember what the other one was called, and the adventures dad concocted for me and my three sisters including hidden treasure, maps and compasses..........a la 'Swallows and Amazons'.....

.........we considered hiring a boat, but no, it was too cold......I think we'll leave that for a little later in the year.......

We were surprised to find that Antiques on High was open on Easter Sunday and so popped in for a quick browse....and a warm........discovered what 'S' wants for Christmas (that's forward thinking for you).....gave a few hints to 'A' re the Russian hand painted brooches and pendants that I love, with impending anniversary in mind...........

........were even more pleased to see that the Vaults and Garden Cafe in Radcliffe Square just opposite the Radcliffe Camera were open........especially as I'm evangelical about their food........which is quite fitting as they are located in the gardens and vaults of St. Marys church !

....despite being in a church vaults the cafe has a really homely feel....it's a shame I can't show it to you today......but I didn't think the other customers would appreciate being photographed eating their lunch so had to be content with shots of the ceiling ................

...which does give you some idea of the architecture of the building.....but not the lovely homely feel with a higgledy piggle of tables........and it is always busy and has a nice friendly buzz....the staff are always helpful..........
....I could photo the food though......the pumpkin soup was delicious as was the choice of homemade bread.......'S' opted for wholemeal and a swirl of cream in her soup.......I went for the raisin and walnut bread, which was something else......'A' had coffee and cake chosen from an awesome range of home baked ones.......

The food isn't at all restauranty it's just homey comfort food.....the best mushroom risotto that I've tasted .......and according to 'A' they do great meat dishes. The vegetables which are all organic are mostly sourced from Worton Farm in Cassington. Everything else wherever possible is local, organic and Fairtrade. I noticed the lamb on the menu was Wytham lamb a village down the road.....so it is genuinely local.......but we managed to resist anything too harty as we had a roast dinner to look forward to after a good walk home......