All Entries Tagged With: "Living in England"
On Spring Break–back in a week!
I’m heading into London today to get some NL paperwork done. Then I’m staying in Town for the afternoon because Mr. DJ and I have a date! (Roxi has a sleepover). We’re going to dinner and a musical–it’s one I wanted to check out before taking Roxi to see it. I wonder if anyone can [...]
Ah, the joys of living near London
From our front garden.
You all were good sports about my silly April Fool’s Day Joke! Thanks for playing along ;-)
I was supposed to go into Town today to take care of a little paperwork for our move to NL, but the G20 summit has made things a bit crazy here at the moment. Mr. DJ’s [...]
Living as an American (Texan!) in England
Yesterday, I was exchanging messages with Emm about what to write for World Blog Surf Day. I was trying to think of a way to boil down my expat experience here in England. Two years of living abroad was a bit too much to condense into a short post. However, one thing I kept circling [...]
Danger: do not oogle the newborn lambs whilst driving
I wish I had a photo for you. On my way to the airport yesterday morning, I noticed that the sheep along side the motorway had company. BABIES! And oh, they were adorable–they couldn’t be very old. Maybe a few days? It is hard to sigh over them at 70 MPH, though.
All of the daffodils [...]
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone
Roxi and I took Trudy to the vet yesterday. Let’s just say, if you’re a dog owner and you’re wondering why your pet is paying particular attention to the area back there, read this (do not eat while reading this!). The rest of you, please feel free to skip. Suffice it to say, it took me [...]
Snowball Cakes
I like to poke around in grocery stores. Not while I am doing my regular shopping, mind you, but every once in a while, I’ll take a good look around and see if there is anything new on the shelves.
I am sure you can imagine that I’ve found quite a number of delicacies in the [...]
Some days you just need Sloppy Joes
This photo has absolutely nothing to do with this post!
Our petite dishwasher has been on the blink for quite some time. It washed our dishes but didn’t dry them. As soon as the cycle was done, we would open the dishwasher and basically use it as a large drying rack.
When the leasing agent came around [...]
Driving in England: Congestion Charges?
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I have a very limited radius when it comes to driving. The furthest I have to drive is an occasional 40-minute trip to my daughter’s best friend’s house. I was just there on Saturday, as a matter of fact. Roxi was invited for [...]
We’ll be moving house… again!
Another chapter for our Expat book. We just got word that Roxi was accepted into a school in London, so we’ll be packing up our quiet life out here in rural-ish England and moving into Town this summer.
We are very excited about the move, especially since this may be our last year in England. There [...]
Happy Pancake Day!
I made some this morning–gingerbread (but forgot to add the treacle). I ate mine with Irish butter and blackcurrant conserve. The kids had theirs with chocolate spread from Holland. Last year we had them with Lyle’s Golden Syrup.
Our company from the States decided to extend their stay by one day. Hurray! It’s been nice to have [...]