What question perplexes me most on forms and questionnaires? The question I find most difficult to answer is what major city do I live closest to? As a child through my pre-children years, I would have had several answers: 0-4…
Category: Musings on England
Darn! I Missed World Nutella Day!
How is it that I spent my teen years eating Nutella sandwiches after school, but missed World Nutella Day? I can still smell the chocolatey goodness that was Nutella. I had the freshman 15 BEFORE college due in large part…
Making Memories for My Youngest
The life of the youngest kid in the family is a mixed blessing for my son. For as many times as he has avoided chores…he loves being the youngest. Even when he has to do chores, he always gets the…
Musings on England Trip: Taxi!
After a 7 hour transatlantic night flight we walked out of the nightmare known as the Heathrow customs and arrivals lounge. I was hot and sweaty after standing in line to go through passport and customs. Heathrow has been under…
Musings on England Trip: Hope for Youth
Editor’s Note: I will post on our trip to England in a series of short posts. So much to write about, but I want to make it manageable for myself to write. Stay tuned. Today: Hope for Youth I was…
What Was It Like To Go to School in England?
Senior Year or “Upper Sixth” in English Speak 1. Did you date someone from your school? No2. Did you marry someone from your high school? No3. Did you car pool to school? No–I walked to the train station from my…
