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• Expat/Repat Update

  

  Been a long time since the r... repatriation. (For those who thought I was introducing a little Led Zeppelin, my apologies. Gaze at Robert Plant for a while... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2021 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come and Have a Butcher's

  

  Hi there. I have a LOT going on at the moment, most of which I can't talk about until the deal is sealed!Ooooh, I hear you say. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2019 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Very Merry Un-Valentine's

  

  At the risk of sounding bah-humbug and party pooper-ish, it's quite liberating being in the UK on Valentine's Day. Nothing required at school, no last minute... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Passport Panics

  

  I was reading a thread the other day on the Two Fat Expats Facebook page, (which I highly recommend). It started with this photo, then immediately launched a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy New Year!

  

  Happy New Year to everyone!Haven't blogged here for a while and was wondering whether to leave it and move on. But I can't. It'd be like leaving one of my... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Green Bean Casserole Or Brussels Sprouts? Pick Your Poison.

  

  Anyone who knows me will know how much I detest dislike the American Thanksgiving staple - the Green Bean Casserole. Words just can't.So of course I decided to... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tempted to Pee in a Bucket, and Other Moments from This Week

  

  Been a bit of a busy time here in Repat world. First off - big news. I have a literary agent in the UK and we are pitching a new book! A departure from my... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cancer Schmancer

  

  I'm not much one for spilling too much stuff on the blog or writing too much about members of my family. Not least because they'd all kill me. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Right Way to Procrastinate

  

  Did you know there's a right way to procrastinate? Me neither. I am a bit of a one for procrastination, even though I manage to give the impression that I'm a... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moving - The Mental Challenges

  

  So, we're in. Almost settled. Well, it's a bit of a sliding scale really isn't it?I mean, almost everything is out of boxes, and the things we dragged all the... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• I'll Never Move Again. (Not Least Because I Assaulted a Worker.)

  

  So we've moved. Again. Bit of a SNAFU with the lease on the old property, but we were looking to move anyway, so...........You'd think after the massive... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Old School Blogging is Back!

  

  There have been more than a few old school bloggers talking about getting back into it, recently. By old school bloggers I mean bloggers who still write posts,... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Complaints? Always Write That E-Mail

  

  For years, one of my kids' entreaties to me has been "Oh mom, please don't write an e-mail." I'm not one of those complainers who sit around looking for things... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's Coming Home? Or is It?

  

  I mean, talk about jinxing something. Everywhere you go in England, you see or hear "It's Coming Home" - a very foolhardy reference to World Cup victory, in my... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• British Men - Whipping Their Tops Off Everywhere

  

  So yes, it's bloody boiling where we are. I'm not saying that in the usual British "Ooh it's hot" way either. It's genuinely hot and has been for a while now. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Knickers in A Twist

  

  It's stories like this that I really missed when not living in the UK. Did you hear about the knicker revolt a few weeks ago in Colyton, Devon? No. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yet More Moving!

  

  Well, it seems we're moving again. Less than a year after the BIG MOVE, we seem to have sold our US house and bought one in the UK. (That's what I've been busy... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Being Serious and Blogging Politics

  

  Now that I'm back in the UK, I'm trying to learn all there is to know about British politics. Well, kind of. A vacuum of 27 years really doesn't help things... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Seems I Can't Let Go Of Trump

  

  In the nine months since I moved from the US to the UK I've noticed a marked improvement in my stress levels. Oh sure, the move was hard work and very stressful... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What They Really Mean on Twitter

  When it all kicks off on Twitter, it’s interesting to watch the poor souls who are punching above their weight. Obviously, although tempting, one doesn’t feed... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION