Almost American

Thanks to my brother for sending me the link to this cartoon: From the webcomic xkcd (whose author has allowed the reuse of this image her...

When DD asked yet again this year what they eat in England for Thanksgiving, I realized we have been failing miserably to teach her about ...

DD commented as we walked out of the house today, "Mom, the pumpkins are looking really scary today." Scary? Today, but not yester...

This was Columbus Day weekend in the United States. This is traditionally a weekend when the roads here are swamped with out-of-staters driv...

I was hoping when I took this that you'd see the colours on the hillside in the background. I'm happy that the tomatoes and peppers...