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.In the meantime, I'm writing about my repatriation back to the… Read More

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 card-buying for distant relative… Read More

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 flurry of "passport panic" stori… Read More

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 children by the side of the road. C… Read More

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 blog about it again for Anglot… Read More

Was looking through some of my old posts for something and found this. Seems so long ago - Not even celebrating Thanksgiving this year.-------------------------------------Well, I've sold my… Read More

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 usual US/UK stuff, but somethi… Read More

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.I'm making an exception this time though - for a… Read More

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 do-er. It works for me so I don… Read More

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 way from the States last year a… Read More