US vs UK: birthdays–and happy birthday, Mum!
Today, my mother is turning X5 (and no, “X5” isn’t a division of Britain’s MI5, it’s an attempt to mitigate …
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US vs UK: What the “L”?
Watch out, world! My daughter Katie takes the wheel on her maiden voyage. “Why don’t they have “L” plates here?” …
US vs UK: No sex please, we’re British!
Here’s a display for Trojan condoms in a drugstore in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Take a look: Notice anything, except the …
‘Ow’s tha muther f’ soap? and other Derbyshire-isms
When my parents were children growing up in the Peak District of Derbyshire, people didn’t venture far from their villages. …
US vs UK: English judge judges the jury: “fundamental deficits in understanding.”
Speaking of cats: The very feline-looking cat Lucy and the very feline-looking Vicky Pryce OK, I’ve just got to take …
US vs UK: Walkies
When my father, a geophysicist, went to Houston in 1969 to analyze the moon rocks for NASA, he decided to …
US vs UK: Walkies
When my father, a geophysicist, went to Houston in 1969 to analyze the moon rocks for NASA, he decided to …
Christmas in Crich, England, a year ago
Christmas Day began for my mother and me with a midnight church service at our parish church that dates from …
Our hearts are broken
President Obama is speaking for so many of us: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/us/obama-school-shooting/index.html Here is the speech that Obama made to the community …
Bob Lescher, my literary agent, R.I.P.
There was a half-page obituary for Robert Lescher in the New York Times this morning. Bob was my literary agent; …
The Year of Living Englishly 