Almost American

I do like looking through the list of of search terms used by people who found my blog. Searches for Smarties vs M&Ms seem to have fin...

Brit Gal Sarah is used to severe weather in her part of the US as she lives in 'tornado alley', but (even after 24 years here!) it ...

One of my favourite summer fruits is blackcurrants. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find them here in the US. Blueberries, on the o...

After far more rainy days than usual this summer, it was a delight to see a blue sky with no clouds at all in it!

Normally I wouldn't be very happy to find a large hole dug right next to the house when I hadn't planned to have one there. I would ...

I asked DH this evening how he feels about driving around rotaries and his response was that he hates them. Not because he dislikes rotaries...

When I first came to the United States I had no need of a driver's license. Instead I got what was called a "liquor ID card" a...

I have misplaced my UK driver's licence. I'd kept the original slip of paper (because that's all it was - not even a photo on it...

The view from the lean-to we stayed in at Allis State Park in Vermont. The website for the park touts it as one of Vermont's best kep...

(For my US readers only.) This weekend (July 30 - August 2) you can get 30% off at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic stores with this coupo...

Oops - sorry - the link for Skywatch Friday for July 30 should have taken you here ! View from our back deck a week or so ago.

Sitting eating dinner tonight, watching the wild rabbits running around, the Littlest American suddenly said "And there's a skunk ...

This morning I read about the death of Mollie Sugden, the actress who played Mrs. Slocombe in the BBC sitcom Are you Being Served? Shortly ...

Tonight's beer : Tonight's beer cap:

The English lawn is so simple, and yet it takes a lot of maintenance to make it look so good. Supposedly, that was part of the point origin...

You've Been a Little Ruined by American Culture Whether you live in the US or not, deep down you're a little American. And there...

DD brought this piece of art work home from school last week. She likes doing scratch art projects like this and over the years she has beco...

Since starting to blog, and choosing to blog much of the time about being an expat, I have met many other expats online. Michael Harling is ...

Well, one of my commenters got the ice cream flavour right, but I'm afraid I'll have to disqualify her and not give her the non-exis...

Many years ago when my parents came to visit me for the first time in the United States we spent some time travelling around New England. I ...