I readily confess to being a diehard Liverpool Football Club fan. As per my mother’s request, I took diction lessons to lose the Scouse accent. This is ironic, because she was a Geordie. Anyway, the Scouser in me remains loyal to the Reds, which puts me in a bit of a conundrum, as I can’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
Football Conundrums
Posted in General Ranting, Interesting Observations, tagged BBC Radio 5, England, football, Liverpool Football Club, soccer on 15 August 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Toast to Old Friends
Posted in Friends & Family, tagged England, holidays, homesickness, Ireland, Irish Language, St Patrick's Day on 16 March 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cé go bhfuil mé i Meiriceá anois, beidh mo chroí i gcónaí a bhaineann glas na cnoic i bhfad ar shiúl. Mo chuid fola beidh sé ar siúl i gcónaí leis na cathanna throid fada ó shin. Beidh mo aigne cuimhneamh ar an streachailt agus misneach. Agus beidh mo chroí at gcónaí le mórtas d’Éirinn, [...]
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Posted in Friends & Family, tagged England, expats, holidays, Ireland, St Patrick's Day, travel on 17 March 2010 | 2 Comments »
To everyone who doesn’t understand Irish well enough to translate the blessing from the previous post. While I grew up in England, my family has strong ties to Ireland and St Pat’s is my favourite holiday. I always enjoyed visiting Ireland as a child, and learning the language made me feel even more connected. The [...]
Let the Festivties Begin!
Posted in Friends & Family, tagged British culture, England, guy fawkes night, holidays on 5 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Enjoy the fireworks and bonfires this Guy Fawkes night! And will someone *please* have a bit of bonfire toffee for me? To my friends back home (especially you, D) don’t get carried away by mischief but do, by all means, make as much as you can.
Pride in Tradition
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 'The Queen' film, British culture, British expats, British government, British Monarchy, England, Helen Mirren, Princess Diana on 6 August 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just watched the film ‘The Queen’ starring Helen Mirren, and it made me proud, once again, to be British. Ours is a nation steeped in tradition and strengthened by the face of our Monarchy. I remember being in the crowd at Buckingham Palace not long after the death of Princess Diana. My sister and [...]
British Products in the US
Posted in Health, tagged displaced brits, England, English products, Health, The Master Herbalist Limited, the weary gardener's muscle and joint rub on 6 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
Being a displaced Brit, there are certain products that I really miss. I’ve been able to find replacements for most, but I’d really like to find a store and/or online shop that sells The Weary Gardener’s Restoring Muscle and Joint Rub. I was fortunate enough to find a bottle at the World Market a year [...]
The Baby Steps Week So Far
Posted in Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mental Health, The Week So Far, Therapy, tagged Dissociative Identity Disorder, England, healing, overwhelm, Swindon, Therapy, week so far on 23 October 2008 | 2 Comments »
There’s a progressive pattern that most children follow– they learn to crawl, then pull up, then stand on their own, and then take their first wobbly steps. Why shouldn’t those of us with internal children take those same steps in healing? I get frustrated and try to push things along at a higher rate of [...]
The Great Motivator
Posted in Abuse, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mental Health, Ritual Abuse, tagged anger, birth parents, books, cults, emotions, ending abuse, England, family of choice, fear, self awareness on 4 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote about the difficulty of expressing anger in another post. It does, however, have its positive side. Anger is a great motivator. I’ve volunteered at shelters for abused women and children in England and here in the US, and I’ve heard that phrase used loads of times. It wasn’t until a couple of days [...]
It’s Definite
Posted in Friends & Family, General Ranting, Interesting Observations, tagged alters, cultural differences, England, homesickness, London on 20 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am homesick. I’ve been complaining of this for quite some time now, but today some of my internal people took up the cause. Recently, Mairead complained that she was tired of having to read and write words that were f*ck*ng spelled wrong. I got a laugh out of that. That isn’t a big issue [...]
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