Tag Archives: America

The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018: Mummy

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, here’s my entry to The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018  Closes at 23:59 tonight…sorry for the short warning!   Mummy She was one year younger than me, that shy, pretty woman … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

From across the Shining Sea, I wish my dear American family and friends a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving.

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Of Guns And Flowers And A Car Crash

Posted on December 5, 2015 by

On Wednesday just before lunchtime, somebody drove across my path in the middle of a roundabout (I had right of way). I barely had time to slam on my brakes before crashing with a sickening thud into the side of … Continue reading →

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Happy July 4th: Back To Blogging On Monday

Posted on July 4, 2015 by

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 →

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Crazy Alien: Bite-Size Memoir

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

Whenever I think of anything to do with immigration, I get a shiver of crazy. My first brush with American immigration happened when I turned up alone at Dulles International Airport newly arrived from London. It was 1980, my boyfriend … Continue reading →

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Are We Nearly There Yet?

Posted on July 26, 2014 by

“Are we nearly there yet?”  How many times as kids did we ask this question of our parents during inexcusably long car journeys? When it came time for my own children to ask me the very same, my answer was … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition is British High Tea in California

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

This week’s theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge is Juxtaposition.  Juxtaposition is defined in the Collins English Dictionary in this way: ‘The juxtaposition of two contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placed together or described … Continue reading →

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Christmas Storms, Thunder for New Year’s Eve and Thank You Classic FM!

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

Well here we are, it’s 2014 and I can hardly believe it! How are you all my dear friends? I do hope you all had a truly wonderful Christmas and that you saw the New Year in with style?  We … Continue reading →

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Ever Thankful and One Crazy Grandma

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

Here we are and it’s Friday again, and time is a-flying! I had to go into town today to get a few things, ha!  It was crazily busy, you would think that Christmas is just around the corner.  Oh wait, … Continue reading →

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Bonfire Night and A Drive in the Wilds of Wiltshire

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

 Remember, remember!  The fifth of November,  The Gunpowder treason and plot;  I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! (English Folk Verse, c 1870) When we lived in America, the ushering in of November brought … Continue reading →

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