Tag Archives: Camping

Shut Away Breaking Free

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
California is hot. Sun-blazing, earth-baking, dry-dusty hot. I came there from England and I didn’t know what hit me. I held my breath from May to November until the rains came. ? Except…

Posted in Memoir Across the Pond Column | Tagged California, Camping, Carrot Ranch Literary Community, Drought, England, Family Memories, Family Reunion, Memoir Across The Pond, Memoir Writing, Pandemic, rain, Summer Heat | 10 Comments

Bite Size Memoir Number 5: Camping

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The biggest challenge for me with Lisa’s ‘Camping’ prompt for this week’s Bite Size Memoir is how to cram in all I could write about it using just 150 words! Still, what I love about these challenges is that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Childhood Memories, Family Life | Tagged Bite Size Memoir, California, Camping, Caravans, Chas 'n' Dave, Childhood memories, Cockney Slang, England, Family Life, Motor Homes, Road Trip, writing | 60 Comments