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.

WPC: The Streets of Old City Dubrovnik, Croatia

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Over at the Daily Post, the Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is ‘Street Life’. Cheri puts the challenge to us in this way: ‘For this challenge, document the movement (or stillness) of a street: tell a story with your … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged cats, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Photos of the Old City of Dubrovnik, postaday, travel, UNESCO, Weekly Photo Challenge | 100 Comments

The Best Conversations Are In Cars

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Since sharing in my last post about all the different writing voices screaming in my head, I’ve managed to quieten down a few of them, although not enough to feel too smug. Not smug at all in fact. Still, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Memoir, My California | Tagged California, Cars, Childhood memories, Family Life, Memoir, School, School Children, writing | 101 Comments

WPC: Reflections

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week’s theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Reflections’. Of course, as with so many of the themes, this is wide open for interpretation. For once though, I’m going to stick to the literal theme and share some photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Bodhiam Castle, England, Norfolk Broads, Photo of Castle, Photos of reflections, Poem, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 88 Comments

A Lingering Look at Windows: English Village, The Cotswolds

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

For this week’s A Lingering Look at Windows over at Dawn’s place, I’m sharing some photographs that I managed to squeeze in. They were taken during a little weekend getaway that Hubby and I attempted last weekend to a particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in A Lingering Look at Windows, Photos, Travel | Tagged A Lingering Look at Windows, England, English Village, Photo challenge, photos of windows, The Cotswolds, travel | 90 Comments

WPC: Inside My Hope-Filled English Garden

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge theme is ‘Inside’. This is my interpretation. Here’s hoping. Walking around my garden today, I can’t help thinking how different things are compared to last year when we were in the grip of a long, … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets, My California, Nature & Wildlife, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged California, Emjily Dickinson Quote, English Gardens, English Robins, Family Life, hope, joy, nature, postaday, Springtime, Weekly Photo Challenge | 89 Comments

The Luck of the Irish and My Californian Earthquake

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Today is St Patrick’s Day, as if you didn’t know. You would think that since I am a quarter Irish thanks to my paternal grandmother, I would be leaping about all over the place to the strains of Riverdance (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, My California | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Childhood memories, Earthquakes, Emigration, Family Life, Los Angeles, News, Paso Robles, San Francisco, St Patrick's Day | 62 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective of a Little Girl’s Joy

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge over at the Daily Prompt is ‘Perspective’. Interesting. From my perspective, I’m determined to get a couple of posts out this week even if it has been like walking through mud. This is because, blogging … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Childhood Memories, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Blogging, Childhood memories, Family Life, Girl with the Summertime Smile, joy, Poem, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, WordPress | 69 Comments

Making My Way Back To You Now…

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Oh sunny, happy Monday morning to you all dear friends! I hope you all had a super weekend. I’ve missed you…I’ve been away from my laptop since posting on Friday. Son Nicky spent the weekend with us celebrating Hubby’s birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Friendship | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Friendship, thank you | 55 Comments

Far From Okay But I Want To Be Happy

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Do you ever feel so weighed down that you want to stay in bed, pull the covers up over your head and go to sleep for days on end? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. No spring in my step, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Family Life, Friendship, Mothers & Daughters | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, depression, Friendship, happiness, Happy YouTube Clip, Mental Health, Mothers & Daughters, Optimism, sadness, Social Worker, Vitamin D Deficiency | 95 Comments

WPC: Abandoned Minoan Ruins of Crete

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week is ‘Abandoned’. The scope here is endless, open as always to individual interpretation. It could be about buildings, ruins, wastelands, or things that are overlooked. It could also be about people. I knew … Continue reading →