Almost American

Since the weekend, I've come to the conclusion it's not really the snow I dislike so much about winter. When it snows, I simply stay...

the Snow Queen and get rid of her? It's looking much too much like Narnia before the thaw around here! This photo was taken last Saturda...

I opened the fridge at my parents' house on my first day back there to discover there were several cans of Budweiser. (Don't try ask...

Despite the directions on the site where I found this image, I can't get Google Maps to duplicate these instructions for me so I think ...

Today's post is from a guest blogger (actually, I'm just posting an email she sent me) - my mum, who recently spent a couple of days...

For years I have been irritated by the fact that Americans assume that just because someone is from the UK we will automatically want to be ...

I'm not allowed to give blood here in the United States because, despite being resident in the US for so long, I have spent long enough ...

Too many years ago now, I spent a summer living in Taiwan. I lived with a Taiwanese family, took the bus to work every day, and even ate out...

When I was growing up in England, sending a signed Valentine's Day card was considered to be incredibly naff, not to mention unromantic....

Of course this wouldn't be funny at all if they showed people giving the correct answers . . . Jay Leno does a segment like this too, a...

We like to put bird feeders out in the winter. Our neighbors, on the other hand, have stopped feeding the birds because they objected to how...

There are efforts being made in many countries to raise people's awareness of just how unheathly obesity can be. Education seems like a ...

Not one but THREE emails from my mother in the UK today reminding me to vote! Having gone to the effort of getting American citizenship, yes...

I think Maddy's comment on my last post was hinting that I should have posted about the SuperBowl. Yes, one of the teams playing was our...

The drive-through is a thoroughly American concept, and something I managed to avoid for a very long time. I have no interest in eating at s...

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...