Are we British?

documenting our UK adventure

pumpkins are for Christmas too

In the front of my house, sit two happy pumpkins. They were never carved, just placed carefully into empty planters. I realize that...

Dear Cla(i)re

"I'm going to have to cancel tonight as my health seems to be declining. I will pay you the money and feel horrible about this forever! I...

If I lived in the Regency era, I would be dead.

Have you ever looked around a crowded room and wondered how many people exist because of advances in medicine? How many people would have...

thankful

It has recently come to my attention that my children do not know what Thanksgiving is. This shouldn't surprise me, as at school they are...

Dreaming of Queues

In my dream, I was happily standing in an orderly queue. I don't even know what the queue was for, but isn't it strange that my dreams...

I want to be Bill Bryson when I grow up

When I first moved to England, it was recommended to me by multiple British friends that I read Bill Bryson's "Notes from a Small...

Leavers in Alberta

Some people have to leave and some people have to stay. That's just the way it is. I always knew that I was a leaver. I didn't ever...

The Comedic Genius of Wuthering Heights

Happy 200th Birthday Emily Brontë! It may surprise you to know that we are still discussing and debating you and your work. We can't seem...

sugar and spice

I awoke to the sound of my sweet partner's snoring. I checked the time, it was only 5 am. I blinked and it was 7. Our wide open bedroom...

True North Strong and Free

It's easy to love Canada. It's a large, non-threatening country that may be home to more beavers than humans if you travel above the 55th...