Where's my boy?

Janey is missing Colton. He was so good about throwing the ball for her and taking her on runs while he was in San Antonio over the holidays. Now she has to settle for walks with me.


I was so glad to hear from Colton yesterday. He got a great room in the center of Oxford with a landline that he can make free calls to the US on in the evenings. They are keeping him busy with orientation and tutorials, but he did manage to squeeze in a visit to Turf Tavern. From Wikipedia:


The Turf Tavern (or just "The Turf") is a popular but well-hidden historic public house in central Oxford, England. Its foundations date from the 13th century and the low beamed front bar area from the 17th. It was originally called the Spotted Cow but changed its name in 1842, probably as a reaction to gambling meetings held on site. The pub is frequented mostly by university students (of both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University) and tourists. It is located down a narrow winding alley, St Helens Passage (originally Hell's passage), between Holywell Street and New College Lane, near the Bridge of Sighs. Running along one side of the pub is the only remaining section of the old city wall. Due to the mainly illegal activities of its original patrons the Turf sprang up in the area just outside of the city wall to escape the jurisdiction of the governing bodies of the local colleges. Local legend has it that it was at the Turf Tavern where former U.S. president Bill Clinton, while attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, infamously "did not inhale". The Turf is still a frequent gathering place for the Rhodes community in Oxford as the site of Turf Tuesday every week during term.


Colton's classes start next week and he's been told to plan on spending a lot of time at the Bodleian Library, which is one of the oldest libraries in Europe and the main research library for the University of Oxford.


This is such an exciting time for him and I know that he's soaking it all in. Joie de Vivre!