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• BBC America's "Mind the Gap"

  So my first piece is up on the BBC America web site. "Mind the Gap" is a column explaining American things to Brits (and vice versa on occasion. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Crimp Or Not to Crimp?

  

  That is the question.I read today that at least one celeb has been spotted with crimped hair. (This is apparently Jenny Garth, btw....No, I know. Neither do I.)... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What's Changed in the UK Since 2006? - Self Check-outs

  So where was I? Oh yes, talking about changes in the UK, here and here. My book (see left) came out in 2006, for Americans visiting or relocating to the UK. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things My Gran Said

  I read a charming post by Stay At Home Dad a few days ago, which prompted me to add a few of my own. I'd love you to share any of your memories in the comments... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Comment Boxes - Use with Caution

  I must admit, I can never resist a comment box. Be it the Daily Mail (my dirty little secret that is brilliant blog fodder), the Huffington Post or the... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Giz a Ring Will Ya Pet?

  My mate Iota sent me a link to this great You Tube video. It's two very lovely young girls from Tyneside putting a very different spin on a popular song. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Minding the Gap

  

  I've been known to moan "We never DO anything" occasionally, and, truth be told I only have myself to blame. I mean, does anyone else have a social-life-fairy o... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ragweed Blues

  

  It's that time of year again - not back-to-school time, although it obviously is back-to-school time. For me it's also ragweed season, and let me tell you, I... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Reason to Jump for Joy

  I'm spring-boarding off Potty's post about her son not needing to be walked into the classroom these days. The same thing is happening to me, although I think... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Don't Feel Sorry for Prince Harry

  Little bit behind in commenting on Prince Harry's naked romps in Las Vegas but still....There's an ad campaign in the States that says "What happens here,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What's Changed in the UK Since 2006? - Kitchens

  

  As I mentioned in a recent post, my book "Rules, Britannia" came out in 2006 and quite a bit has changed in the UK since then. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Englishman - A Love Story

  A few years ago I came across a love story on a blog that had me spell bound. That story is now a novel, and the author and blogger is here to tell you about it... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The UK - What's Changed Since 2006?

  My book "Rules, Britannia" (see left) came out in 2006. As with most traditionally published books, it was actually finished a good 18 months beforehand, meanin... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Plea to Teachers at Back-to-school Time

  

  So far, I have spent 15 years as a parent in formal schooling (ie. not counting nursery school, which was a co-operative - meaning that we had to assist in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Mother's Morning

  Back-to-school is definitely in the air, and for some reason I've been walking around for the last few days composing this little ditty:A Mother's MorningWhen... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Euro-bashers - Get It Right.

  Like most people, I spent a large part of last weekend watching the Olympics. (Yay - good job London.) While it was fairly momentous that Presidential wannabee... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• If Only We Had the NHS

  I'm not going off on a political rant here, but for those in the USA who sniff at Obamacare, call him a "socialist/communist" and refer to the healthcare... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh Em Gee, and Other Acronyms

  I was reading that the phrase OMG has been used before, despite teenagers perhaps thinking they invented it. Apparently a certain Lord Fisher, wrote it in a... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• William the Conqueror & Bloggy Friends

  

  Have been doing some research on my mother-in-law's side of the family, courtesy of Ancestry (dot com). She is from Texas and her family have been in the USA fo... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Olympics Cont. - NBC Fail

  I don't want to harp on about the bad NBC coverage of the Olympics over here. But I will. (There's a special hashtag on Twitter - #NBCFail for that very purpose. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION