I’m on the train to England now and will be flying home to America tomorrow morning. It’s weird because part of me feels like I…
My flat is now nearly empty. The only things that remain (other than the furnishings belonging to the property) are my (nearly) packed suitcases that I’m…
I’m heading to the Homeland for a visit in a few days and I’m already salivating at the thought of it. Actually, I’ve been salivating…
Today was my last day of work. Only I’m technically still working for the organisation until Friday. Only I’m also planning on returning in a month.…
I’m not a big fan of the rain but when the skies open up I do find myself looking – and hoping – for a rainbow. Rainbows make me…
I am packing my home yet again and it’s filling me with a sense of dread and panic. It shouldn’t be so difficult, but it is – in part…
She stood staring at the ticket in her hands, her mouth trembling as she tried not to cry. As she crept further along the security…
Today is just a random poetry day… And I wait By Just Frances I draw in a breath; long and slowAnd I waitDesperately, hopelesslyI wait…
For several weeks now, I have been afraid of the post. If I’m at home when it arrives, I dread walking over to pick it…
Today is Tartan Day, a day when people around the world celebrate their Scottish heritage and ancestry. I’m not Scottish*, but as Scotland is where my…
By the time I was six years old, I had consumed countless s’mores. They’ve been a part of my life for as far back as I…
Home is a hard place for me to define; more so as I don’t know where I will be living over the next few months – and…
It’s National Grammar Day in America, when grammarians will march forth on 4th March to spread the good word. (That’s good word, not well word.) And as a lingual hobbyist, I…
I’m not a big believer in predetermined destinies. I don’t believe that God has my entire life mapped out and that every little obstacle is…
I’ve just completed another one of the Brooklyn Art Library‘s collaborative art projects, Letters From Your Childhood, so here I am sharing it with you. Yay! It’s difficult…
Today was a busy and productive day, despite having nothing tangible to show for it. Still, I’ve taken steps towards tomorrow and that makes me…
Regular readers will know that I’ve been stressed and worried about my visa situation for a while now. And a select group of friends know that…
I have finally managed to get all of my visa stuff sent off to the UK Border Agency. There was a bit of a hiccup in the…
It would seem that I am being challenged on my visa journey this time around. And it is so very frustrating! As you may know,…
I’ve thought long and hard about how to handle the month of October for my blog. You know, since I only posted twice before the…