Author Archives: Sherri Matthews

About Sherri Matthews

Once upon a time, Sherri emigrated from her native England to America and stayed for twenty years, raising her three children in California. Today, she lives in England's West Country with her family, shepherded by two little black cats. Always home, forever homesick.

Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge Day Four: German Shepherds And Guy The Gorilla

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

One day when I was little, I remember walking with my mother across the road to the mushroom farm to buy goat’s milk for our Siamese cats. This was nothing new, but on this particular day two huge dogs appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Pets, Photo/Story Challenges, Suffolk Tales | Tagged Childhood memories, Dog Bite, Dog Training, Dogs, Five Photo Five Stories Challenge, German Shepherd Dog, Guy The Gorilla, London Zoo, MG Sports Car, Pets, Suffolk | 78 Comments

Breathe

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This flash/poem (if there is such a thing) is dedicated to my friend Charli, who in her grief for the recent loss of her best friend asked us to write a 99 word Flash Fiction about a breathless moment, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Poems | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Betrayal, Grief, hope, London, Poem | 65 Comments

VOTING NOW OPEN – Annual Bloggers Bash Awards

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
You nominated in your hundreds – literally! I had to enlist a committee of fabulous bloggers (Ali, Geoff and Hugh) to help organise all the nominations and sort them into this, the official voting post. To…

Posted in Awards, Blogging, Reblogs | Tagged Annual Bloggers Bash, Annual Bloggers Bash Awards | 30 Comments

Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge Day Three: School Symbol

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

When I left California in 2003, I couldn’t have known that it would be a decade before I would return. It was bittersweet to say the least, walking down memory lane two years ago with my dear friend, revisiting places … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, My California, Photo/Story Challenges, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged California, Childhood memories, expat, Family Memoirs, Five Photo Five Stories Challenge, Memoir Writing, postaday, School, Symbol, Weekly Photo Challenge | 98 Comments

Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge Day Two: Quail Eggs

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

During my children’s school years, I subscribed them to a variety of magazines and book clubs. My daughter’s favourite was The Magic School Bus club. Such excitment when every few weeks her package arrived containing all sorts of goodies: a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Family Life, Photo/Story Challenges | Tagged Ant Farm, Butterfly Garden, California, Childhood memories, Chinese Button Quails, Education, Family Life, Five Photo Five Stories Challenge, Learning, Lego, Science, The Magic School Bus | 85 Comments

Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge Day One: Hot Stuff

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Delighted to accept the Five Photos, Five Stories challenge when invited first by Irene and then by Norah, I’m looking forward to at long last joining in. The challenge as follows: ‘Post a photo each day for five consecutive days … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Flash Fiction, My California, Photo/Story Challenges | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, California, England, Family Memoirs, Five Photo Five Stories Challenge, Heat, Heatwave, Las Vegas, Summer, Sunshine | 67 Comments

The Mystery Of The Missing Laptop And Other Tales From The Summerhouse

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends! Thank you so much for your lovely, warm welcome back. It’s great to be blogging again, although I still don’t have my shiny and new, bright and breezy, newly repaired laptop. Shall I tell you why? Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Current Affairs, Guest Blogs | Tagged American Buffalo Play, Asperger's Syndrome, Blog Interview, Blogging, Computer Problems, Damian Lewis, Guest Blog, Heatwave, John Goodman, S.M.A.G. Badge, thank you | 79 Comments

Happy July 4th: Back To Blogging On Monday

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Wishing my dear American family and friends a wonderful July 4th. I hold dear so many happy family memories of picnics, barbeques, and fireworks, joining in with the celebrations on the Central Coast of California. I never expected to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Traditions, My California | Tagged America, Blogging, California, Family Traditions, July Fourth, Morro Bay | 32 Comments

Not Goodbye But Au Revoir

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Today, I wish the view from the Summerhouse looked like this: My plan was to post my ‘Bench At The Beach’ (May’s theme) photo on Friday for Jude’s Bench Series that she runs every month. Too late for the cut-off, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bench Photos, Blogging, Childhood Memories, My California | Tagged beach, Bench Series, Blogging, California, Cambria, Childhood memories, Family Memoirs, Laptop Problems, Pacific Coast Highway, Silence | 119 Comments

Still Waters – 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Without wishing to sound like a broken record, my laptop is playing up. And yes, I mean my ‘new’ laptop, the one I got back in January to replace my ‘old’, slow, on-its-last-legs one, but which I am now using … Continue reading →