Stupid things parents do!
A couple of years ago, I wrote a parenting column for the Boston (US) Globe Sunday magazine. I enjoyed it …
Category Archives: How we’re coming along
Back to School!!!
With the new school year about to begin in the US and UK, my eye drifts to this cartoon that …
Posies and leave-taking
Gaia, a friend of my 9-year-old daughter Meg, thrusts a gorgeous bunch of beautifully wrapped flowers into my hands outside …
I really really like my daughter’s boyfriend (but please don’t let her know)
I had the first inkling that I’d like CJ even before he and my 17-year-old daughter Katie “got together.” CJ …
I really really like my daughter’s boyfriend (but please don’t let her know)
I had the first inkling that I’d like CJ even before he and my 17-year-old daughter Katie “got together.” CJ …
Letting go and emotional rescue
“Mommy?” My 17-year-old daughter Katie’s voice is clipped and tense over the phone. She isn’t using her usual sing-song “Mommmmeeeee,” …
Beacons across Britain: the Spanish Armada and the Queen’s Jubilee
In 1588, when the 151 ships of the Spanish Armada arrived off the coast with the intention of invading England …
The Queen’s Jubilee: the flotilla of boats on the Thames
Photograph from the Guardian It was a cold, rainy day in London for the flotilla of boats celebrating the Jubilee, …
UK vs US: A testing time
Like all the other 16- and 17-year-old students throughout the UK, my daughter Katie has been taking her end-of-year AS-level …
Meg, me, and the US Embassy
London is absolutely chock-a-block with gorgeous, historic buildings. Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, St Paul’s …
The Year of Living Englishly 