Almost American

Karen tagged me what feels like weeks ago for a meme about springtime that originated here . I've finally got around to it, mostly beca...

My latest post is over here , at Michelle's blog, A Mid-Atlantic English . Go read that post and then come back! In many ways, Michelle...

Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate at university in the UK, I dated an Argentinian for a short time. I remember him asking me about...

When I was in primary (elementary) school I had school dinner (lunch) every day. My mum counted on us having a good meal, to the point where...

Our family traditions regarding Easter when I was growing up were simple - lamb for lunch and a large chocolate Easter egg each. One year fo...

DS came home from school today and tore his bed apart. Not literally - one of his classmates told him that the leprechauns left gold coins u...

Last weekend we went to visit friends for a St. Patrick's Day party. This is not a 'holiday' I have ever really celebrated befor...

It's been too long since we were last in the UK and it's time to start thinking about another trip there. We used to go a lot more o...

This cartoon is by Dave Walker and is used with permission. Actually, my desk doesn't look quite like this - it's not as organized ...

I LOVE Cadbury's Creme Eggs and am very happy that they can be found year-round nowadays. The regular Creme Eggs are my favorite, but th...

Where in the world would you see a notice like this? Yes, it is in the United States. In the 'restroom' of the customer services dep...

. . . there is another sporting event that I will be watching this weekend. BBC America is broadcasting the Six Nations Cup live this year! ...

Last weekend we had some very good friends over for dinner who we hadn't seen since before Christmas and we finally got to exchange Chri...

Americans who live in the snow belt always laugh when the UK grinds to a halt because of an inch or so of snow. I was ready to do the same t...

Yael pointed me in the direction of this article on differences between the British and Americans . The opening line ("The first thing...

mom/Mum and Nappy Valley Mum both blogged about kids' birthday parties recently. I blogged about food at birthday parties, but they ha...

A commenter on another expat blog , pointed out this article from a couple of weeks ago in The Economist : The funny thing is, with the pas...

I'm copying the idea for this blogpost from NFAH . She wrote about changes in her life in the last 10 years. I went a little further bac...

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...