Almost American

Another viral ad doing the rounds . . . Can you guess what it's for before it's over? (This is not a sponsored post.)

We are going on vacation later this summer and DH, being the organized one in the family, is already planning. He's been making a list o...

(Photo borrowed from Miss Chicago .) When I was training as a language teacher we were told that, very often, students have more difficulty...

I had to fill out (fill in) a form last night. When I got to the end I wondered why I'd bothered: I do wonder though, how will they know...

Forget wanting to live in the USA being about freedom and the pursuit of happiness - apparently it's all about the doughnuts ! I only fo...

As always on the 4th of July, we headed off to our local parade. There were all kinds of groups in the parade - police, firefighters, farmer...

We are not a sports-loving family. We don't go out to play or watch team games of any sort, and although the kids occasionally watch (Am...

This cartoon is by Dave Walker and is used with permission.

I wrote this post back in February and apparently I forgot to hit 'Post'! I recently recommended that Kelly , in her search for the ...

I had to renew DD's British passport last week. When we went to get her photo taken they asked in the store if this was going to be her ...

Massachusetrts? More to the point, where in Massachusetts is Massachusetrts? You see, unlike in the UK, where we put the name of the county ...

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I remember my dad and brother getting really bad hayfever when I was a kid but I don't remember ever seeing as much pollen in the UK as...

When I first arrived in the US as a graduate student I didn't think about gardening in the USA. It never occurred to me that I was goin...

I've never actually eaten fiddleheads - fern sprouts. The season for them is very short - only three weeks or so. They do have them in ...

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...