After nearly three years, I am finally heading home to America for a holiday. My bags are packed, my tickets are printed, and my excitement levels…
Greetings from America! Are you surprised to read that? Well, you should be since very few people knew about my trip. I mean, even my…
Yesterday was Homecoming at the Cle Elum Roslyn High School and, as luck would have it, not only was I home for it, but a couple of…
Today is Thanksgiving and, once again, I have so much to be thankful for. Of course, it’s always a little awkward being overseas on the…
Today is Independence Day in America. It is the day when the nation celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. As a proud American,…
Random thoughts—Week 1: List 50 things I’ll never do. Climb Mount Everest Compete in a sport professionally Give birth (sadly…) Celebrate 50 years of marriage…
If you’re American, you may not realise that milk is a very important part of British culture. From the 1946 School Milk Act (an addendum…
Tomorrow, I will be hosting Thanksgiving for the first time since Paul died*. It won’t be as big of a crowd as our last Thanksgiving…
As I write this post, people are counting down to Christmas. Really. I mean, it’s not even Thanksgiving and they’re already counting down to Christmas.…
If you aren’t already aware of it, tomorrow is Election Day in America. And as we all know (or should know!) one of the most…
In America it seems to be fairly straight forward: We move right. In the UK (and potentially the rest of the world?) people seem to…
You’d be forgiven for forgetting that I’m meant to be training for a marathon, since I’ve not really brought up the subject recently, but I…
Today is the 235th birthday of my beloved America. I always get a bit weepy on Independence Day because my patriotism always gets the better…
I’m in the homeland enjoying a four-day weekend before the start of my final (three-day) work week. And as it happens to be Pioneer Days…
This weekend, families around America will gather for barbecues and picnics. Campgrounds and parks will be filled to capacity. Parties will be held; laughter will…
I think that one of the worst things about the life of an expat or repat is dealing with food let-downs. Or is that just…
I picked up my medical records today so that I can give a copy of my medical history to my new GP when I arrive…
Well, it would seem that I wasn’t meant to have a proper Thanksgiving this year. I wished for one, and even invited family and friends…
It was September 2001. I was 27 years old and travelling off of the North American continent for the first time in my life. No,…
Since 1775, the United States Marine Corps has been winning battles and defending our nation. On what marks the 235th birthday of the Corps, I…