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• How I Know I'm Old

  

  An FB friend was commenting about something on the telly showing people how to tape music off the radio. I mentioned that I remembered trying to do that by... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Things Mothers Say

  

  So, my mother has just left after a month here. She claims not to read this blog as she "knows it's mine" whatever that means, but if she is..... I'm just... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• First World Problems

  

  There's a brilliant video doing the rounds at the moment, and if you're lucky enough to have the electricity (or battery power) and technology to read this,... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Delicious Irony of Liz Jones

  If one can be almost loathe to do something, I'm almost loathe to write this post because the woman lives and dies by publicity. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Comic Relief That is Donald Trump

  

  Now that the election is over, I'm hoping everything settles down and politicians can get on with actually running this country. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Apologies My Fellow Brits

  

  I thought it would be a long night. I thought there would be much argument. I thought there would be ramifications for days to come.No - I'm not talking about... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Election Exhaustion

  I'm deliberately writing this the day before the election so that my post isn't tinted with either elation or bitterness. Although many of you know which way I... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Werewolf Pronunciation and Other Spooky Things

  

  So this year, as usual, we "did" Halloween. The big decision about the 9 year old's costume, the gathering of fabrics, props and other notions; this year he... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Expats Blog Awards

  I don't get nominated for stuff very often, which is fine and usually my fault because I don't promote myself, or I forget or I don't get enough cool people to... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding Rachel Davenport

  

  Some of you may remember Mike Harling as my co-blogger on our Pond Parleys blog. Well, Mike has just released his debut novel, which I found entertaining and... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Babs the Fab

  

  Had the most wonderful experience on Friday night - went to see Barbra Streisand at the United Center in Chicago. It's a huge sports arena that seats about... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inside The Actor's Ego

  This is one of those posts where you start off writing about one thing, and it morphs into something completely different.I was going to comment on an article... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like Bring Shout Out of Canon

  

  I don't know why I don't weigh about the same as my dog, I really don't. The nervous energy I expend before many people are even out of bed each day astounds... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Parent's Weekend - Debrief

  So I'm back. Exhausted. Not so much from the activity of Parents' Weekend, but from the fact that I can NEVER sleep in hotels. No matter how lovely and comfy th... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parents' Weekend. It's an American Thing.

  So this weekend is Parents' Weekend at the Queenager's university. That's right. It's an American thing and it's huge. Most colleges and universities have... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vanity, They Name Is....

  

  On Wednesday I was supposed to take part in a live stream web chat thingy on Huffington Post. I left a comment on one of the discussions about girls in... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Child Gone Off to University?

  Quite a few of my friends are experiencing the first born going off to university at the moment. (For American readers, - it's very recent as English... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Things Girls Do

  

  So, a few posts ago, I wrote about the things boys do. Given as I also have a daughter (who reads this blog), I thought it only fair to write about the things... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging - What's Changed in Five Years?

  So... I was tagged by Iota to put down my thoughts about what has changed in the blogging world. One thing - no one tags anyone any more, which is no bad thing... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Things Boys Do

  

  I've noticed a growing trend in our house and it's definitely a boy thing. No, I'm not talking about the toilet seat; I have my men pretty well trained in that... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION