Almost American

When I was growing up in the UK, for the couple of weeks before the 5th of November, Guy Fawkes' (or Bonfire) Night" , you could be...

We dug out the plastic pumpkins last night for tonight's trick-or-treating, only to discover that they still contained candy from last y...

The little people in the house claim to be accident-prone today. This morning they were "accidentally" watching TV. This afternoon...

road repairs Why one of the towns I commute through leaves their road repairs until the fall, I do not know, but it seems to be a regular th...

I'm in that tiny percentage of the population that has familial hypercholesterolemia. My cholesterol was over 350 the first time it was ...

Can you name all the states of the United States? Do you know where they all are on the map? How about the British counties? How many counti...

So, the Riot for Austerity challenge is to use one tenth of what the average American uses. A pretty extreme challenge, but they're not...

Several years ago, dear husband and I were driving to see some friends in northern Vermont when I saw an animal at the side of the road. The...

I've been meaning to blog about our bears for a while, but reading this post about a bear in Colorado prompted me to get started on it....

Last year I was surprised to hear of graduation ceremonies in the UK for 4 year-olds, so I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised to re...

I'm contemplating joining the 'Riot for Austerity' . Not sure how far I'll get, but the goals are worthy ones . . .

My parents recently paid us a visit from the UK. The immigration official at the airport told my father that he had a 'problem' beca...

Many years ago someone told me that chocolate in the United States was formulated differently in order to improve its shelf life. I knew it ...

After spending many thousands of dollars to get a work visa and then a Green Card in order to stay in the United States, it was amazingly si...

Watching TV last night, the weather forecaster commented that although today the temperatures would reach the 90's for a second day in a...

Are they as honest on their 15.25 ounce cans? "Contains only as much corn as the 11 ounce cans." I think not.

in Nelson, New Zealand.

The Little American is practicing for the Memorial Day concert at school on Friday. One of the songs they will be singing is My Country ...

I've just started reading the articles at Writers on America from the US Department of State. It looks as though there is some interest...

I remember someone telling me once shortly after I arrived in the US that a big difference between the US and the UK is the can-do attitude ...