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Tag Archives: America
The Words We Know
I’m thrilled to introduce Memoir Across the Pond, my new column at Carrot Ranch. A huge thank you for following my previous Unsung Heroes column through the travails and challenges of 2020. And to Charli Mills for the opportunity. Writing … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir Across the Pond Column
Tagged America, Carrot Ranch, England, Ex-pat, Family Memoirs, Home, Memoir Column, My California, travel
13 Comments
The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018: Mummy
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
Happy Thanksgiving
From across the Shining Sea, I wish my dear American family and friends a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted in Nature & Wildlife, Thanksgiving
Tagged America, English Garden, Peace, Thanksgiving
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Of Guns And Flowers And A Car Crash
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
Happy July 4th: Back To Blogging On Monday
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
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Crazy Alien: Bite-Size Memoir
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
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Memoir, Travel
Tagged Alien, America, Bite Size Memoir, Cinema, Citizenship, Emigration, Immigration, Ipswich, Memoir, Movies, travel
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Are We Nearly There Yet?
“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
Posted in Family Life, Memoir, My California, Writing
Tagged A Horse With No Name, America, Book Writing, Family Life, Las Vegas, Memoir, Mojave Desert, Road Trips, Summer, writing
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition is British High Tea in California
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
Posted in My California, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged America, California, England, Friendship, Juxtaposition, Pacific Coast Highway, postaday, Tea, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Christmas Storms, Thunder for New Year’s Eve and Thank You Classic FM!
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
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life
Tagged America, Childhood memories, Christmas, Family Life, Happy New Year, Musings, My California, New Year's Eve, Storms, travel
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Ever Thankful and One Crazy Grandma
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
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Guest Blogs, Mothers & Sons, My California
Tagged America, Celebrations, Childhood memories, Christmas, Cooking, Family Life, Grandma, Grandpa, Guest Blog, joy, laughter, Los Angeles, Mothers & Sons, thank you, Thanksgiving, Thomas The Tank Engine, Turkey Dinner
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