Home?

We have been in Oxford for over two weeks now; wow it seems like forever since we have seen familiar soil. By now it has seeped in that our home for the next while is 21 Sycamore Road Botley, Oxford. By American standards we dwell in a small house, but to us it is about the size we are used to, hence it is not as difficult to deem this home. Our garden by comparison to American yards is quite small, but here there has not been one visitor to our house that has not commented almost immediately on the immenseness of our garden. With that being said, not one of those people has walked out into the garden and for that matter neither have we except to see what is in the old shed. Maybe at some point we will host a big garden party but soon the weather will turn foul and all hope for our garden will be lost for the season. Our flat on the other hand is able to hold visitors, and has already hosted a large gathering of girls, and numerous other guests. We are blessed with a good size living area, again not huge by American standards but for here, we are in the penthouse, while other college houses are in the proverbial outhouse. We can seat quite a few as you can see by the picture, and all 4 of us can have our own couch if we so choose to use the uncomfortable wicker seat in the corner. It is home here in England, and we are quite happy to call it our own, at least for a while.