My British Holidays – London in Photos

After a fantastic day trip to Bath and a wonderful day that included Hampton Court Palace and dinner at Jamie Oliver's, it was time to take in the sites of London, which we did over the next two days. Enjoy my London photo gallery. [gallery]

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

There are some food combinations that are so quintessentially English that they conjure up an image the minute they are uttered. Strawberries and cream is one such combination. For me, strawberries and cream are synonymous with a perfect English summer's day. [caption id="attachment_2848" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Strawberries and Cream cupcakes"][/caption] Last year I discovered a fantastic book called Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache, by a very talented English Rose called Harry Eastwood. She is very much a girl after my own heart. Loves cake, not so keen on an expanding waistline which is often the unfortunate by-product of eating cake! If you get the ...

The Heart of Cark-ness

Please welcome a new guest blogger to Smitten, Gareth Williams. Gareth is an Englishman living in Perth, Western Australia with his mixed nationality family. Born and raised in Yorkshire he has strong ties to the Lake District and to London. Living abroad, Gareth keeps ties to Australia and to Britain so he can bridge “the distance in between”. You can read more at his website www.thedistanceinbetween.com The Lake District and the Village of Cark A year before I emigrated to Australia my parents, along with my sister and her family, relocated to a tiny village in the Lake District called Cark-in-Cartmel. The ...

Coventry Cathedral

I have to be honest and say that Coventry is not one of the most exciting places in the world that you can ever visit! It was probably best known for manufacturing the first British motor car as well as being the car making capital of England until very recently. Maybe worldwide it’s better known for the fact that Lady Godiva rode through the City naked to persuade her husband to abolish the crippling taxes he’d levied on the Townsfolk. What I like best about Coventry though are its amazing Cathedrals. My first visit there was about 20 ...

Top 10 British Cover Songs

Welcome to Music Monday! Today I'm being featured over at The Top 10 Blog and I hope you'll stop in and say hello. As the name suggests, The Top 10 Blog is a blog about lists and I was pleased to be invited to share mine: The Top 10 British Cover Songs. You'll have to visit The Top 10 Blog to see my list and then come back here to see which songs failed to make the cut. Since the British and rock n' roll go together like fish n' chips, this post was a breeze to write and I couldn't stop at ...

My British Holidays – London in Photos

Written on August 31, 2010 12 Comments

After a fantastic day trip to Bath and a wonderful day that included Hampton Court Palace and dinner at Jamie Oliver’s, it was time to take in the sites of London, which we did over the next two days. Enjoy my London Continue Reading →

My British Holidays – Dinner at Jamie’s

Written on August 27, 2010 6 Comments

In the last post on my British holidays, I mentioned not being able to spend an entire day at Hampton Court Palace, sadly. That was because we had dinner reservations that evening at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen. The restaurant Continue Reading →

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

Written on August 23, 2010 4 Comments

Summer Is Over

Written on August 15, 2010 5 Comments

I know it’s only mid-August but summer is wrapping up in my household. I’ll be taking a break from blogging for the next week or so, then I’ll be back with more posts and marvelous photos from our British Continue Reading →

The Heart of Cark-ness

Written on August 13, 2010 7 Comments

Great British Literature – Bleak House

Written on August 11, 2010 9 Comments

I’m happy to introduce you to a new guest blogger, Gareth Watkins, who describes himself as ” a sometime writer who spends far too much time reading.” Gareth has kindly agreed to take up the challenge Continue Reading →

Coventry Cathedral

Written on August 10, 2010 14 Comments

Bookmarks & Landmarks: A Literary Pearl Worth Exploring

Written on August 6, 2010 1 Comment

I literally threw the book in the corner of the room. Frustrated, angry, and very annoyed. After a few moments, when my seethe had come off the boil, I realized something. The book I was reading was a good one. And something Continue Reading →

My British Holidays – Hampton Court Palace

Written on August 4, 2010 11 Comments

I have spent quite a bit of time in London and never fail to be fascinated by how much there is to see and do. It is quite difficult to pin any one thing down as my favorite thing to do in the city but on our recent holiday Continue Reading →

My Visit Britain Testimonial

Written on August 3, 2010 8 Comments

I’m as pleased as Punch to announce that I’m taking part in a Visit Britain testimonial campaign. Look for me on websites, billboards and sides of buses. (I’m kidding of course, probably just websites.) Thanks Continue Reading →