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Sorry, Not Sorry. Escaping 2022.

Sorry, Not Sorry. Escaping 2022.

Dec 31, 2022

I’m gazing out over Carbis Bay in Cornwall. It’s New Year’s Eve and I haven’t given a thought to my December blog. I haven’t missed a...

USA Football Fans on Exmoor? Well, I Never.

USA Football Fans on Exmoor? Well, I Never.

Nov 30, 2022

Breaking News: my loved ones are American! It’s been brought to my attention that my husband of thirty-three years and my adult children...

Remember to Smell the Exmoor Roses

Remember to Smell the Exmoor Roses

Oct 28, 2022

October 2022 may have been the most ‘normal’ month I’ve had in a long time. All that happened was the shortest UK prime ministership in...

Our Very Tuscan British Exmoor Funeral

Our Very Tuscan British Exmoor Funeral

Sep 30, 2022

It’s been two and a half years since I’ve been on a plane. That’s the longest I’ve spent with both feet on the ground since I was a...

Writing Home Takes on New Meaning Every Day

Writing Home Takes on New Meaning Every Day

Aug 31, 2022

I've experienced the concept of ‘home’ in so many varied ways recently I’m starting to think my ‘Write Home’ brand may be taking over my...

Hiraeth, War and Unexpected Exmoor Refugees

Hiraeth, War and Unexpected Exmoor Refugees

Jul 28, 2022

Just when you think things can’t get crazier in this old world of ours, another zinger out of left field clocks you up the side of the...

Life in ‘What The Actual Heck?’ Territory

Life in ‘What The Actual Heck?’ Territory

Jun 30, 2022

June sees the United Kingdom coming down off the highs of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. No matter your views of the Monarchy, seventy...

Queens, Jubilees and Bunting: The Joys of Home

Queens, Jubilees and Bunting: The Joys of Home

May 31, 2022

I’ll be hanging bunting on the second anniversary of my return to England. And possibly crying. Blame it on Queen Elizabeth, an ancient priest, and hiraeth.

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