Almost American

Having a wonderfully perfect day thanks to my darling DH!

For many years after I first came to the United States, I was often a guest in someone else's home at Christmas. When I eventually got m...

Mince pies are not easy to find here in the US, and when you do find them they are often quite expensive. Most Christmases I just go without...

Here are some more of the search terms people have used that brought them to my blog in the last few weeks. Some are fairly obvious. It'...

When I got home from work today, I found a message on our answering machine from President Bill Clinton. Yes, the man himself! Of course, i...

A while ago Parent Hacks website posted a 'wonderful' idea one of their readers had come up with: serving jello (jelly) in individu...

. . . is nearly ready. And , yes, it includes green bean casserole (as discussed in the comments over at Pond Parleys ) because my father-in...

A housemate of mine introduced me to this many years ago - the New England Thanksgiving tradition of listening to Alice's Restaurant by...

"Ooh, Betty!" - Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford) in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em " I didn't get where I am today by ...

Some more phrases from my TV watching past. "I didn't get where I am today by . . . " "Ooh, Betty!" "Get down S...

"Stupid boy!" - Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army "It's good night from me" " And it's goodnight from h...

. . . from TV shows: "Stupid boy!" "It's good night from me" " And it's goodnight from him" "Que...

Answers to Saturday's questions: 1. "Little weeed!" - Bill and Ben, the flowerpot men (1950's and 60's) 2. The Wooden...

One of my favourite TV shows as a kid: Tony Hart and Rolf "Can you see what it is yet?" Harris both made art look so easy! "J...

Lynneguist posted about Sesame Street and other kids' TV shows this week and started me thinking. She commented that "From the Flo...

When I was growing up in the UK, pretty much everything that needed to be plugged in to work was sold without a plug on the end of the cord....

It must be nearly Thanksgiving! Apparently the turkey shooting is more organized than I thought - I had visions of people just wandering ou...

" Uncle Jay " has a weekly show to "help small minds understand big news." This week's show: Swine flu? That's ...

Nappy Valley Girl's excellent blog post about Halloween has prompted me to write about it yet again, even though I wrote about it in 20...