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I’m sitting in what will be Sydney’s room for the next eight weeks.  Fairly sizable, it has an armoir, a bookshelf, a desk, a bed, two chairs, an overhead light, and a sink.  Not bad!  Of course, while he and … Continue reading →

We strolled a mile along the road to an organic farm market this morning. This isn’t like Ithaca, though: the market was obviously part of a gentleman-farming, tourist-observing, fancy crowd. A small marble cheese board the size of my palm … Continue reading →

Sydney and I checked out of our London hotel yesterday and traveled to Oxford, where we took a taxi to the office of one of Sydney’s professors.  We spent the rest of the afternoon in that office, enjoying some down … Continue reading →

The view to the west from St. Paul’s after a bit of knee exercise: Somebody who matters to Erin apparently put toy boats in this pond as a child (notice the lovely London weather, by the way): One of the … Continue reading →

We apparently walked our feet off yesterday, despite frequent jaunts on the Underground. Today I’m in sneakers and Sydney says his feet are still tender. But we’re finding the walking here a bit interesting: – Since the traffic is on … Continue reading →

While walking through the park just by Buckingham Palace Sydney and I were passed by something like 50 apple-cheeked rugby boys out for a run. We did go to Harrods very quickly last night.  After passing hurriedly through the handbag … Continue reading →

Westminster Abbey: I suppose you should recognize this: And less aesthetically exciting, I suppose, but I find it amusing: Sydney

After a pretty uneventful flight, we arrived  in London early this morning. Sleeping on the overnight flight turned out not to work too well, since there was a group of people travelling together sitting around us who had no intentions … Continue reading →

Highlights of our preparations: – I have complained bitterly about Sydney’s keyboard (the keys feel sticky to me and they’re harder to push than most typewriters), not least because I’m coming from a light-touch laptop.  He, in turn, has complained … Continue reading →

I have spent a long couple of days preparing a teaching application, and I just finished.  Who knew you needed something like 5000 words and almost a hundred pages of attached syllabi, student evaluations, and the like to fill out … Continue reading →