Monthly Archives: October 2010

So we were settling into our temporary lodgings, preparing for another move in November to our permanent home.  But on his first trip to his college last Monday Sydney was given keys to “his house.”  When he asked for a … Continue reading →

On his first day in Oxford Sydney took care of some of the immediate concerns: pick up mail and his “new fellows” packet, get keys, and buy a tuxedo.  Yes, that last one was high on the priority list, since … Continue reading →

There is a path that runs along the Thames from where it begins in the Cotswolds (sheep country), through Oxford, to London.  I got out to walk some of it this morning, since the bridge over the Thames is about … Continue reading →

For my birthday last fall my brother, Adam, gave me a webcam.  The idea was to make it easier for Mom and Dad to see and hear Katherine as she grows.  We have used it some since, but haven’t yet … Continue reading →

For the curious, I’m including some pictures of the place in which we’ll be staying until our house opens up in early November.  It’s an apartment that was converted from a barn, just outside the town of Abingdon.  Thus the … Continue reading →