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• British Snow-Wimps

  

  I thought I'd left all this behind. Snow and cold, that is.Actually I'm not complaining. This so-called cold is not nice but it's positively balmy compared to... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Repat Life - So Close to Rome!

  

  Been a while eh? I'd love to say I've been rushed off my feet doing exciting things but most of it's boring domestic stuff and that's mainly because the teeny... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Repatriation, Six Months On

  

  So yes, we've been back in Blighty for six months, give or take. Thoughts?1. It's not that different when you're still doing the school run. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Avoid Being Obese - See Trump's Doctor

  

  So Dr. Ronny Jackson reported last week that Trump is in perfect health. Despite the fact that he looks like he’s about to explode (and that’s not just a... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2018 - No Resolutions, Just a New Handbag

  

  After the total s***storm (excuse the French) that was 2017, I don't believe there's any point at all in making NY resolutions. I mean, we could all be blown... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Britain - A Nation of Selfish Parkers?

  

  One of the lovely things about returning to the UK as a driver is the frequency with which other drivers let me in, out and through. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Repatriation Brain - Confusing Dates and Times

  

  I've now been back in the USA for FIVE months. How did that happen, as they say. On the one hand, it seems like I've only been here five minutes, and on the... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Choosing My Melt Downs Wisely

  

  A few weeks ago my maiden column for the web site "Anglotopia" launched. Anglotopia is a US based web site and blog for Anglophiles and I was talking about my... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I'm Furious With Anne Robinson

  

  Don't usually do semi-political stuff but I've had it with women like Anne Robinson. As usual, I took pen to paper Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The First Kid-Free Holiday

  

  Wow - almost a month since I've blogged. What on earth have I been doing? Well, still blinkin' unpacking the house, for a start. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep -Oh, How I've Missed You

  

  One of the great things about being back in the land where I grew up is being able to sing along to the radio. Having birthed kids in the 90s and early 00s, I... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting My Body Back

  

  I should start by making sure no one thinks I had a body to begin with. We're not talking pre and post Kardashian births here. However, I used to be fit and... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• For the Love of God - I'm Just Trying to Get to Tesco!

  

  They say pride comes before a fall and I should have seen it coming. I have just had a friend staying for a few days and she got hopelessly lost (or in her word... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back to Blighty - There Are No Stupid Questions

  So we've been back in the UK for about 6 weeks now. Where did the time go? Most of our "stuff" arrived in under a month which is a bit different from the 8... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things I've Had to Explain to My US Raised Son

  So, the youngest (now 14, almost 6 feet and henceforth the new "Man-Child)" has been coming to England since he was born. He feels very comfortable here and it... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back in Blighty - Some Vexing Questions

  So we've been back in the UK for almost a month already. Where did the time go? Most of our "Stuff" still hasn't arrived, so it's difficult to make the new hous... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Happy Homemaker

  Anyone who knows me would not peg me as someone overly bothered about house and home. Yes, I like things clean and relatively organized but it’s not something... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Repatriation Sing-a-Long

  

  I would say we were “established” in our new home, but that would be a big fat porky pie (lie). We are here with some of our things, and they’re mostly lying... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three More Sleeps...........

  I'm writing this sitting in an echo chamber of a family room. We gave the giant sectional/corner sofa to a young couple, the wife of which is a Brit I met in a... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I'm Not Looking Forward to in England #2 - Looking Like an Idiot

  

  I've blogged about this many times, but only when reflecting on my summer visits to the UK. Not knowing that the 50p I handed over in Tesco had been out of... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION