1. We saw men carrying 20ft poles into the campsite and then a tipi went up. A chap shinned up a pole monkey-style, hanging upside down to adjust the canvas. 'Bet they're on the pull,' remarked Ian.
2. Pimm's tents with no queue.
3. Faithless had the crowd and everyone was dancing ecstatically.
Here are Oli's beautiful things
Joni, France and trust by Oli
1. She's not appearing at the Isle of Wight festival. I don't even know if she does live dates anymore. But MAN, this hippy chick can sing. And she's beautiful. Listened to Blue twice this weekend already.
2. It's big, its hexagonal, it's full of mouthy socialists that cook great chips. They make terrible pop music and they don't care. They have elevated daily living to a high art. It could only be France.
3. Letting a near complete stranger play around with your precious site. Oh the power. Some more beautiful things from me might follow if I behave.
Juice, afternoon in the pub and eclipse.
1. There is pink grapefruit juice at breakfast, which no one likes apart from me. 2. Sunday afternoon, and there's musicians sitting in ...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...