St. Patrick’s Day message: Skip the green beer and other bits of advice
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, once a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic calendar — at least for the
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Today is St. Patrick’s Day, once a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic calendar — at least for the
Read moreI’ve been invited tonight (Sunday) to a Downton Abbey party. I’m not sure what to wear — do I go
Read moreGuns … firearms … shootings … it’s one of the hot topics in the USA that, as a British expat, I’m
Read moreNorthern Ireland signed an peace agreement April 10, 1998. That’s now more than 15 years old. It’s called the “Good FridayAgreement,”
Read moreYou might not know, as Americans, what the word FANDABIDOZI means. To me, as a Brit, it means ‘super, marvelous,
Read more(Flying tomatoes. Photo by Will Kirk) Editor’s Note: Claire took a week off from Forty Shades of Fitness and decided to
Read moreThis weekend I played at the Callidus Cloud U.S. Open Netball Championships. All the time in the USA I get
Read moreSo, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that
Read moreWhen you met Margaret Thatcher, what you saw was what you got. My few face-to-face meetings with Mrs. (later Baroness)
Read moreLondon: Olympic Games fever has taken hold of Britain. Unlike the magnificent flame that illuminates the main athletics stadium, it
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