Almost American

In some respects, the British approach to games is different to the American one. Although it goes down well here in the USA, Whose line is ...

There is snow forecast for Thursday across the UK. The BBC website posted the following recommendation for drivers: Carry warm clothing, fo...

You Are a Gingerbread House A little spicy and a little sweet, anyone would like to be lost in the woods with you. Hmm - I had thought I...

The little ones put this plate together before going to bed and decided that Mrs Claus should have a cookie too. Hers is in the plastic bag ...

We decided not to bother with one of our Christmas traditions this year - I'm sure it's one we share with lots of other people. It...

I picked the Littlest American up from daycare today and as we were leaving we had the following conversation: - Can we have a menorah? - Wh...

It's even Mac compatible they say. . . The British version would dispense beer. The American one, Coca-Cola.

My kids and I all have dual nationality, US and British. Contrary to what many Americans believe, it is perfectly legal to be American and h...

I suppose it should have been no surprise to see Christmas decorations up outside people's houses last weekend (before Thanksgiving) gi...

Stinking Billy asked why the name Almost American. Very easy really - I was born in the UK, lived in Turkey for a couple of years, and Fran...

Hmm - I tried this test on some of the blogs that I read and most are apparently written at an elementary school reading level, with a few a...

55% How Addicted to Blogging Are You? Clearly from the infrequncy of my posts, I'm not so addicted. Been doing a lot of reading of blogs...

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...