by Exmoor1 | Jan 23, 2020 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, book promotion, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, citizenship, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, immigrants, Living abroad, relocation, search for home, Transatlantic, writer, writing
The last decade ended with great excitement. I thought I’d purchased my first house in England, ready to move home after thirty years in the US. This new decade began with great disappointment. The purchase fell through. Hand wringing, lamenting, and yelling ‘A pox on...
by Exmoor1 | Feb 23, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, search for home, Travel, writer, writing
To know me is to know I’m somewhat of a cream tea aficionado ‒ and I don’t mean just the ‘life-as-an-expat-makes-me-crave-all-things-English’ kind. No, I’ve loved scones and jam and clotted cream since I was old enough to lick the inside of a jam pot. (Which,...
by Exmoor1 | Jan 25, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Travel
How Long Before a Tree Becomes a Friend? There are pros to life as a rolling stone: a global perspective, varied opportunities, a trail of diverse friendships, strong adaptive skills. Cons: an outsider’s perspective, constant regrouping, new rules. (Did you know you...
by Exmoor1 | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog Post, British, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humour, Living abroad, search for home, Travel
If you caught yesterday’s blog, you’ll know I paid a visit to the West Somerset Morris dancers as part of my ongoing effort to reconnect with my English roots. It was a success. I left the session feeling more English than when I arrived, which shouldn’t have...
by Exmoor1 | Dec 20, 2018 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, Travel
‘I’m off to find England. MY England’, I announce to my American husband. ‘Great,’ he says. ‘Bring back some Club biscuits.’ Tut. Eyeroll. Like Club biscuits epitomise my national identity. (They’ll be in my luggage anyway.) But if not Club biscuits, what exactly is...
by Exmoor1 | Nov 21, 2018 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, book promotion, British, British humor, British in the USA, Exmoor, expats, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, Travel, writer, writing
At the BBC studios in Taunton, Somerset. Photo by Simon Parkin I’ve just returned to the United States from a promotional book tour in England for Dunster’s Calling. Let me repeat that. I’ve just returned from a promotional book tour in England. I know, I know. You...
