by Exmoor1 | Oct 22, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, Humor, Humour, immigrants, immigration, Living abroad, relocation, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel, writer, writing
I admit it. I’m distracted. Which doesn’t bode well for a writer. A recent trip to England, a house search while over there, a million things to contemplate about relocation across the pond, and, well, it’s all spinning in my head and any kind of writing gets...
by Exmoor1 | Sep 26, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, citizenship, Expatriots, expats, hiraeth, Hireth, Homesickness, Humor, Humour, immigrants, immigration, Living abroad, relocation, search for home, Transatlantic, writer
I assisted at a US citizenship oath ceremony last week, held at the District Courthouse in Madison, Wisconsin. By ‘assist’ I mean I crinkle cut vast quantities of veggies and lugged a cooler through courthouse security. No mean feat, actually, as the handle of the...
by Exmoor1 | Aug 26, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, Humor, Humour, Living abroad, relocation, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel
I’m gearing up to sell my house in the spring. If all goes according to plan, it will be my last house sale in the USA in preparation for my first house purchase in the UK. With me so far? Plan – move – UK? You have questions, you say? Oh. You mean why are my American...
by Exmoor1 | Jul 23, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, hiraeth, Hireth, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel
July has been a big month in the Gemmell household, two newsworthy events occurring within days of each other. First, after decades of dithering about citizenship, I celebrated my first Fourth of July as a US citizen. I know, right? Hell froze over despite climate...
by Exmoor1 | Jun 24, 2019 | Anglophiles, Blog Post, British, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Expatriots, expats, Homesickness, Living abroad, search for home, Transatlantic, Travel
I’m fortunate to have citizenship in two countries: The United Kingdom and the United States of America. But it’s not lost on me that ‘United’ appears in both nations’ titles when ‘united’ currently seems a strained concept in either place. Pick your poison: the...
by Exmoor1 | May 13, 2019 | Blog Post, book promotion, British humor, British humour, British in the USA, Humor, Humour, search for home, writer, writing
Oh, the joys of parenthood, the wonder of bonding with a tiny soul, the bliss of cradling a new-born in your arms! As a mother of two, I wouldn’t have missed the experience for anything. I just thought two children were enough for me. I never dreamed I’d be doing it...
