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: Humor/humour
Back to School!!!
With the new school year about to begin in the US and UK, my eye drifts to this cartoon that …
Meg christens herself
When my daughter Meg was nineteen months old, I had her christened in our family’s parish church in England. Here’s …
US vs UK: Mind the Gap
I’m really enjoying the Olympics (go Team USA! Go Team GB!), and hope you are, too. I just did a …
In Which I Carry the Olympic Torch
The Olympic torch, made of what appears to be gold-colored metal, is a meter long and surprisingly heavy. In order …
A donkey in search of a scratching post
I saw this donkey and its mother a few days ago in the field next to our holiday cottage in …
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 …
US vs UK: What each country does best
What the US does best What the UK does …
US vs UK: How the British “do” rude
An American, if he or she is truly riled, will just come out with it and call you a jerk …
In which Meg joins the Brownies
My 9-year-old daughter Meg was a Girl Scout back in the US, so when I heard from two of the …
The Year of Living Englishly 