Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. For the letter Q, I’m enjoying the many times that British queens have been portrayed in films and television shows. The two longest-reining … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. For the letter P, I’m recommending tea in the Pump Room in Bath. The Pump Room was a central feature of Regency-era Bath, … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. For the letter O, I remember the childhood rhyme, “Oranges and Lemons.” For those of you who didn’t grow up with the It’s … Continue reading →
Join us at Readers’ Workouts to show that book lovers can move! I set my goal for April to 1000 minutes of exercise, since I’ve been struggling lately to meet my goals. I was bound and determined to reach 500 … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. For N, I want to re-visit the oldest structure that I saw in either my 2012 trip to Ireland or my 2014 trip … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. Mary Poppins returns on Christmas Day. Are you excited? I haven’t been this excited about movie release since The Imitation Game which opened … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
This morning, I’m giving a presentation about school discipline reform to a local chapter of the American Association of University Women. Here are links to the resources that I’ll be mentioning today. They provide a pretty good picture of where … Continue reading →
I’m doing the A to Z Challenge in April, using the theme of the UK & Ireland. Today, I’m going to talk about our most-used appliance, unusual for an American household — our electric tea kettle. You don’t have to … Continue reading →