2018-12-30 06:06
So it’s almost Christmas and over the last few months, my side business has really gone crazy and I’ve been rushed off my feet and working two full time jobs, or at least it feel… Read More
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Brit living in Southern California for about 20 years who can be a bit gobby. Observations and rants about the differences.
2018-05-25 21:25
If you’ve ever read any of this blog, you will know that I actually quite like a tipple every now and then. Not that I’m always drinking, mind you. But when I do&hell&hell…Read More
2018-01-26 19:15
It was 1994, it was August and it was one million degrees (which may be a slight exaggeration, but not much). I don’t think you could get more of a difference in landscapes betwe… Read More
2017-08-25 21:48
In a couple of months, we're going on a cruise and as you do, I looked in the mirror the other day and thought “Blimey, I need to go on a diet!” I’m not sure I actual… Read More
2017-08-07 20:26
There’s always that moment and awkward conversation when I meet someone from England. This is how it usually goes: “Hello, how are you? Fine thank… Read More
2017-04-14 20:12
The school summer holidays, six whole weeks of doing nothing and going back to school seemed ages away. What a great feeling that was and what made it even better was when your mum and… Read More
2017-03-16 22:16
Last week I had a bit of a skive off work and we went to Universal Studios for the day. We had gone there back in the summer and the lines were horrendous - including spending 1.5 hou… Read More
2017-01-31 22:49
When I worked in England and I don’t know if this is still the case now, but when it was your birthday, it was your responsibility to bring cream cakes to the office for everyone. &nbs&hell…Read More
2017-01-18 22:27
It’s been raining in California for the past two weeks. By rain, I don’t mean a little drizzle, I mean full on pouring; raining cats and dogs; pelting down; bucketing down… Read More
2017-01-11 20:10
My other half is in a motorcycle club and around Christmas, there’s always a lot of charity going on. A few of weekends ago was their annual Toy Run which, this year, was to benefit Hi… Read More
2016-11-15 23:53
About three weeks before my wedding the stress was gradually strangling me….When I'm stressed, I tend to swear - a lot. Not that I don't actually swear a lot anyway, but a… Read More
2016-10-10 21:50
I know I’ve been beating this topic to death recently, but I promise this will be the last mention of weddings… no, really, it will.I recently came across an infographic showing… Read More
2016-09-09 21:46
Ahh… so the wedding day arrived. I thought the morning was going to be lovely and relaxing, a right old pampering day for me. What was I thinking? This is me, I know how t… Read More
2016-07-28 17:14
You know when you're trying to lose a bit of weight to get into a dress for a special occasion? Well that's what I've been doing. The only problem is my family have been here for… Read More
2016-06-30 15:10
Is it too late to change the theme of the wedding only one month before the ceremony?I asked this question to my other half and he mumbled something about “Whatever floats your boat.&r&hell…Read More
2016-06-03 22:56
The problem with the America office (apart from the atrocious spelling, obviously) is this: … Read More
2016-05-23 21:41
If you read my post a while ago about the terrible time I’m having planning my wedding, this is a second installment. If you didn’t read it, here it is.Anyway, when we left… Read More
2016-05-10 20:09
Another year, another Mother’s Day, another British Pub. What could be better? Just about nothing, that’s what. This year we tried Ye Olde King’s Head in… Read More
2016-04-29 22:54
To an American, reading that heading, it sounds like I was actually running IN the London marathon and that I choked (aka failed). Now don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I c… Read More
2016-03-29 21:52
There are a few phrases that practically every English person knows (and possibly loves) that tend to stick in your mind. I have a few and they've nearly all come from adverts, or… Read More
2016-03-17 22:44
It’s been a while since I’ve actually posted a blog… and for anyone who cares – I’m sorry!!You may have thought I was taking a sabbatical (which is basically a… Read More
2016-02-11 19:02
This was not the blog post I was going to write today, but circumstances changed. I’m not going to get into the gun control debate because there’s enough of that already. … Read More
2016-02-01 20:54
So you’ve decided to move to America, get a job and live your life in the sun. Fine, but what about when you actually start work? [I’m talking about in an office here] Do y… Read More
2016-01-21 20:43
Today in America it’s National Hugging Day… yes, you did read that right, it’s a day that celebrates hugging. [*shudders*]I can hear all British expats in the USA right no… Read More
2016-01-04 18:31
.. Well not exactly new me. I ended the year as a gobby cow (as usual) and began it in the same way. Obviously not my fault...We were in a bar (not a pub) who had decided it would be a… Read More
2015-12-09 19:58
I remember the good old days when the only way you knew it was getting close to Christmas was when the advent calendar came out. I don’t think my mum was cheap, (sorry mum) but I… Read More
2015-11-24 23:11
I’m sorry England. I’ve tried, I really have, but in the last 20 years of being here I have defended English cuisine until I am blue in the face, but I have to admit there… Read More
2015-10-28 20:20
Yesterday I had a little time to myself so I thought I would give myself a bit of a pamper. It had been a while so I thought I would have a nice soak in the bath and do a facepack and… Read More
2015-10-22 20:22
Good – instead of nice. I was once asked by a co-worker why I always said food was 'nice' instead of good. I’d never really thought about it before because everything was e… Read More
2015-10-09 22:19
When I was young and anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, without hesitation and without fail I answered “A Primadonna Ballerina.” Not any old ballerina for… Read More
2015-09-18 22:03
When I was about 16 or 17 I decided that should I ever have children, one would definitely be called Chelsea….. obviously this was because I was (and still am) a massive Chelsea FC fa… Read More
2015-09-11 19:55
Last weekend, which was Labor (Labour) Day weekend here, we went to a car and bike show – just a small one put on by a local organization and I must say, Americans love their old cars!… Read More
2015-08-31 20:00
Remember how I had a giveaway and the original winner didn't contact me? [so sorry for that person].Well, look what you all missed out on. It's so nice to be able to share 'home' with some f… Read More
2015-08-18 22:37
I did something this weekend that I had vowed never, ever to do, ever again…. I went to a Renaissance Faire. Although to be fair (hah), this was a little local fair(e) and not t… Read More
2015-08-10 16:53
I recently read a news report which said Tesco was no longer going to carry Ribena because it had too much sugar. Whaat? Well, there’s my childhood memories ruined. … Read More
2015-08-03 19:17
I initially started this blog on a slow day at work (did I say that out loud?)… I was bored and had been talking to a friend who blogged and thought “Why not? I'm sure I c… Read More
2015-07-24 19:19
Shaking the MilkI grew up having the milkman deliver milk, in glass bottles, to the doorstep – sometimes before we even woke up. And I remember sometimes getting home from… Read More
2015-07-08 21:40
Today is my birthday (my 20th birthday celebrated in the good ole USofA) and it made me think about what I miss from working in England. Buying doughnuts for everyone in the office &nbs&hell…Read More
2015-06-29 22:36
Last Thursday night, the mister and myself went to the Hollywood Bowl to see the brilliant Ed Sheeran. You have to, after all, support all British people/bands/acts/teams/companies that pas… Read More
2015-06-08 19:29
About a month ago I had a little motorbike accident (ok, it felt like a pretty big motorbike accident when I hit gravel and went down at 65 mph). Anyway, I ended up in the Emergency Ro… Read More
2015-06-03 19:29
It always excites me when something from home arrives in American shops. (Apparently it doesn't take much to get me excited)Just recently there's been a new advert on the telly for Per… Read More
2015-05-28 21:41
This last weekend was a Bank Holiday in America, although it’s not actually called a ‘Bank” holiday, just a holiday. It’s important to know that a holiday weeke… Read More
2015-05-20 22:43
How do you describe a crumpet? I’ve been asked what a crumpet is so often and it really is one of those questions I can never answer – a bit like “what does Marmite t… Read More
2015-05-11 18:08
We’ve been told in California that there is a drought this year and we need to conserve water. There will be fines, they say, if people are seen wasting water and apparent… Read More
2015-05-04 22:41
It’s funny how homesickness can suddenly sneak up on you at the weirdest moments. Sometimes even when you are in a good place.This weekend, for example, I had the worst case of h… Read More
2015-04-29 00:00
Recently, the Fresh & Easy close to my house shut down, which is a shame because it was the jewel that had fallen out of the Tesco crown, but where I could still get English food it… Read More
2015-04-20 20:03
Give me my pills...!!Today I had to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy (chemist) and when I arrived there were already two people in line. They had obviously been there a while bec… Read More
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