It was at my suggestion that Sam, my 15-year-old son, reserve a table for a Mother’s Day Brekkie. I had no doubt which one he would pick: KC’s Downtown Grill here in Windsor, CA. Nor did I have any doubt that it would be teeming with families: it’s part of their charm and has been [...]
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Happy Mums Day USA
Posted in A Brit Abroad, British, Parents, Teens, tagged UK on May 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dad’s story as an evacue
Posted in A Brit Abroad, British, tagged England, Evacuuees, WW2 on October 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
1. The Journey The old steam train pulling out of Chiswick main line station is packed with children of all ages. The mass exodus had started all over England from the major cities and towns that were about to become targets by German bombers. With a luggage label tied through the lapel of my little [...]
Keeping the flame on simmer . . .
Posted in A Brit Abroad, Ads, British, You Tube on August 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Living in California while most of my folks are in England (with a straggler in Australia and a few in Canada), it makes sense to use Facebook. I still pick up the phone and use e-mail, but generally it’s a lot easier to upload pics, videos and comments that are shared amongst those who elect [...]
Hot Dog Anyone?
Posted in Book, British, Hot Dogs, Nothern California on July 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Now I know that it’s highly unlikely to see the words “British Food” and “Gourmet Cuisine” in the same sentence. I work part-time at a health club in Northern California and surrounded by accordion abs, bulging biceps and taut tushes. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised by the rave review given by a co-worker of [...]
Does this apply today?
Posted in A Brit Abroad, British on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Posted a few years ago, still make sense? http://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/50-strategies-for-making-yourself-work/
How to waste a morning!
Posted in A Brit Abroad, Blog, British, middle-age on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How many blogs are there? Over 50 million according to Cyberjournalist. I have asked myself why all morning as I struggled to find a way to add a stumble upon button and link to this site. I then clucked around all the various themes to see how to make this page more readable, but mostly [...]
