Je regrette quite a bit.
With thanks to Iota Manhattan, one of my favorite bloggers, for getting me started on this list: Name a guilty pleasure. …
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US vs UK: Say “please”!
During our Year of Living Englishly, my eight-year-old daughter Meg and I were caught (yet again) in one of the …
The publication of A Pennine Childhood by Brenda Wallis Smith!
Dear Readers of The Year of Living Englishly, I am absolutely delighted to announce the publication of the memoir and …
US vs UK: passing the driver’s test!
I was planning to do a post on American driving versus English driving, but since I haven’t (yet), I thought …
In for a penny, in for a pound: the proverbs we live by
Justin, the father of Julia, my 10-year-old daughter’s best friend, has just called, looking for his daughter. Julia and my …
Bonfire Night in England: Please to remember, the Fifth of November
November 5th is Guy Fawkes day in England; the anniversary of the day in 1605 when a band of men, …
Where are you from?
I have just come across a really cool website that I want to tell you about. It’s called “World Family …
This is how you know . . .
. . . that your 10-year-old hasn’t cleaned off her bedside table in a VERY long time!
US vs UK: the English character by New York Times correspondent
Here’s a fabulous article by the London correspondent for the New York Times on the English character. Read it and …
US vs UK: t-shirts! Americans do it best!
No one can beat the Americans at t-shirts. Americans are, without a doubt, the best creators, purveyors, and wearers of …
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