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Tag Archives: food
30 Years Amongst the Brits
Thirty years ago today, I was walking through Heathrow Airport, when I saw a policeman, and thought to myself, They really do wear those hats. Does Eng-a-land swing like a pendulum do? Do bobbies on bikes ride two by two? … Continue reading
Posted in Immigrant Me, Nostalgia
Tagged beer, bipolar, Britain, Cancer, citizenship, cream tea, Doctor Who, Doncaster Brewery & Tap, fish and chips, food, immigration, love, mental health, nostalgia, T-Rex, writing
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A Child’s 1960s Christmas in Suburbia
It begins with a tree: enormous even when I was a small – in every sense – child. It was huge still when I was an only slightly taller adolescent, and we lived in a much bigger house. Mom was … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday!, Nostalgia
Tagged Bronners, childhood, Christmas, Christmastime, colac, cozonac, Detroit, Donald Trump, food, Frankenmuth, holiday, Michigan, nostalgia, Romania, Thanksgiving
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A “Who” of My Favourite Things
Not all the best things in life are free. Even love comes at a cost: not necessarily financial. As for the next best thing, here in the UK at least, you need a license. Yep, it’s that time of year: … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, List
Tagged art, birds, Books, Daleks, Doctor Who, food, libraries, photography, writing
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Ice Cream, Sea Chanties, and the Three Bells
The internet, I’m sure you’ve noticed, taketh away: principally, time which might be better spent ironing socks, or underwear.(1) It also giveth. For example, I have Papa Internet to thank for my knowledge of which Louis of France was “the … Continue reading
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