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Keeping Secrets
I’m terrible when it comes to keeping happy secrets. I tend to drop hints and go on about how excited I am or how much I’m looking forward to the big reveal. It must difficult for the person on the...
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You’re Never Too Old For A Party … Now Make A Wish And Blow!
Earlier this year I had a conversation with my husband, John about his birthday and what he might like to do to celebrate it properly in the way one does a significant birthday, particularly those...
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Birthday Surprises!
John Winchurch (Painted by Lauren Finley) You probably already know this about me, but if you don’t I’ll say it now. Sentimental and Mushy I am a seriously sentimental mush and my gift giving behavior...
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The Perfect Way To Start My Day
Once people realize I’m an American living in England and not just here for a visit, they always ask me if I miss my life in the US. My response never varies when I tell them that I miss my daughter,...
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Presidential Elections & The Expat Vote
After dropping my absentee ballot into the post box in the photo above, I thought of how many times I’ve enjoyed the privilege of voting in a Presidential election. At 52, I’ve seen my choice for...
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Moor Surprises … On A Saturday Walk
The trade-off for a having a fair amount of rainy days in Cornwall is the green you see everywhere when you step outside the door. Yesterday, John and I took a walk around our village and up on the...
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Approved … For British Citizenship!
Sometimes there can be no shortcuts when you’re working towards a goal especially when others have the final say. All you can do is put your head down and slog on and hope it will go your way....
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The End Of The Tunnel – Health Care & Me
I thought I should check in to say I’m still here. For over a week I have been really ill with a ferocious bug of some kind and yesterday, while the topic for many was the American presidential...
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A Big Serving Of Hate With A Side Order Of One Person’s Version Of Christian...
Some people seem to have lost their minds over the election and not just people like Donald Trump. My friends and family have remained civil over our political differences of opinion, as should be...
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Down A Slippery Slope
While away in Dorset for John’s birthday in late September, we spent a day walking near the cliffs around Lulworth. This part of the Jurassic coast is famous for the limestone arch, Durdle Door. You...
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UK Immigration & My British Citizenship Ceremony – One American’s Experience
Receiving My British Citizenship Certificate From Deputy Lord-Lieutenant, Peter Davies A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in. And how many want out. ~ Tony Blair...
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Safer In the UK – One American Mother’s Perspective On Gun Control
Mountain View Elementary School (Internet Photo) Few things were certain for me in my early years, but some things were absolute. School was my safe place, home was not. Watching the news yesterday as...
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Music, Memory, &“Joy To The World”
Growing up, my world view was severely limited by the life I had with my mother and step-father. In their house, anything normal was considered a privilege which could include everything but...
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Christmas 1942 – Somewhere In England
I found this tiny program in some of my great-aunt Wylly’s things when I went to see my cousin, McKenzie last summer. I had a whirlwind trip where I scanned photos and documents for most the time I...
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Time Flies – Catching The Last Light Of 2012
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne Filed under: Photography, Photos, Travel Tagged: 2013, Elizabeth Harper, End Of 2012, Gifts Of The Journey, Nathaniel Hawthorne,...
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Synchronicity, Dates … And My British Passport
When a day begins with a sunrise this gorgeous it may be reasonable to assume that something special is going to happen. Five years ago today I sent the email below. On 2008-01-07 at 04:19:19,...
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Warning! Comfy Slippers Can Lead To Public Embarrassment
I gave my husband a pair of slippers as one of his Christmas gifts. He’d needed a pair for a while and had been walking around in red wellie socks for several months looking like a movie extra in Dr....
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Hazards Of Being A Curious Explorer
It would be a mistake to imagine you might be able to veiw Cornwall properly from the window of a passing car. If traveling near our home, you’d see the wide open spaces of course and the immediate...
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The Last Photographs Of My Life … Not Yet
Multi-Car Accident on A40 in Slebech, Wales ( I took this from inside the ambulance. The blue van in the middle of the road is the one that hit us. She also hit the car to the left, near the sign.)...
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A Castle For Your Dreams
13th Century – Restormel Castle, Cornwall, England Hundreds of years ago someone imagined a life on hillside overlooking the River Fowey. Not content with the natural height provided, they scooped up...
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