Tag Archives: England

Guest Blog at MoggiePurrs!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Great excitement today dear readers! Before my recent writing crisis (for want of a better word!) I did manage to write a guest blog for my lovely American friend Beverly over at Moggiepurrs. If you would like to read … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, CATalogue, Guest Blogs | Tagged America, cats, England, Guest Blogs, LinkedIn, WordPress | 20 Comments

Remembering 2001 and a Birthday Kingfisher

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Do you remember where you were on the evening of September 10th, 2001? I remember it well because I was quietly celebrating my birthday with my lovely children and their father having dinner at a local steak house in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Current Affairs, Family Life, Family Traditions, Musings, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged 9/11, Birthday, California, Celebrations, Current Affairs, Diana Princess of Wales, England, Ex-pat, Family Life, joy, Kingfisher, Loved Ones, Musings, Photo of Kingfisher, sorrow, Twin Towers, USA, World Trade Center | 26 Comments

Project O – In My Humble Opinion

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Let me introduce you to the enigmatic Opinionated Man from Harsh Reality. We have a few things in common; one is that we both started our blogs in January of this year. The other is that he has had over … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Current Affairs, Guest Blogs | Tagged America, Children, Country of origin, England, Freedom, Greek Orthodox, Guest Blog, Jesus, Leukeamia, mothers, Opinions, Project O, Respect, Salvation, Self-esteem, Social Issues, travel, Western Culture | 36 Comments

Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home…

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, it had to come to an end sometime. After more than two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine and soaring temperatures here in the UK, with yesterday being the hottest, and stickiest day yet, the heat wave has broken. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Family Life, Garden Snippets, My California, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged British Summer, California, England, Garden Centres, Gardening, Gardens, Greenfly, Heatwave, Ladybird, Ladybug, Met Office, nature, Roses, Thunderstorms, West Country | 11 Comments

My Kind of Crazy – A Bad Moon Rising But I Love You Rafa!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I blame it on the moon. This ‘Supermoon’ which has recently graced us with its presence. According to the BBC website, this so-called ‘Supermoon’ ‘occurs when the Moon reaches its closest point to earth, and is known as a perigree … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Family Life, Musings | Tagged Andy Murray, Astronomy, Childhood memories, Current Affairs, England, John McEnroe, Moon, Musings, Rafael Nadal, Supermoon, Tennis, Tim Henman, Wimbledon, writing | 4 Comments

Spring Is Sprung & My Hummingbird Tale

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Spring is sprung The grass is rizz… I wonder where the birdies is? Every spring time I think of this little poem; it takes me right back to when I was nineteen and working at the Post Office in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Garden Snippets, My California, Sweet Robin | Tagged California, divorce, England, English Garden, English Robin, Family Life, hope, Hummingbirds, San Diego, Spring, travel | 30 Comments

A Fridge Magnet’s Wisdom & My Little Gardening Man

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It felt positively spring-like on Wednesday. The sun shone all day! It’s all gone downhill since then. Today, Friday, and its back to more rain in the air, although not quite so cold so things are looking up I suppose. “Perhaps we shall … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets | Tagged California, Children, England, Flowers, garden, Garden Photos, Growing a Garden, hope, Lavendar, love, Rambling Rose, Roses, Spring, Tete-A-Tete | 12 Comments

My California – It’s Complicated

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I started this blog to mark my new life as a new writer. I know I’m not keeping to the ‘rules’ by sticking to one subject and perhaps this blog will end up being several blogs in one. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Childhood Memories, Family Life, My California, Writing | Tagged California, England, expat, living abroad, music, pain, sorrow, thank you, travel, writing | 12 Comments

Maisy & The Missing Sun

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Let me tell you a little story about Maisy. She is special. When my daughter was ten years old we took her to our local cat shelter to look for ‘her’ kitten – the kitten we had promised her for … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Photos | Tagged aquarium, California, cat photos, cat shelter, cats, Children, divorce, England, fish, kittens, loneliness, Maisy, Pet Passport, rain, sun, tears, weather | 12 Comments

Bring on the Cats

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, it had to happen sooner or later, I did warn you! Having shared in my previous post what joy can be found in the simple things of life, especially in nature and wildlife (namely, Sweet Robin!), I think this would … Continue reading →