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British Icons: New Routemaster Revealed

Written on May 17, 2010 by

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This has proven to be a timely post. I had planned on writing about my favorite British icon today, the Routemaster, and then I opened the internet and saw that Boris Johnson has Continue Reading →

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Happy St. George's Day

Written on April 23, 2010 by
Happy St. George's Day

Today is St. George’s Day in England which celebrates the life of England’s patron saint. Recently there has been a considerable push  to give St. George’s Day greater recognition on the British calendar, alongside St. Patrick’s Day and Continue Reading →

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British Delights – Liberty of London at Target

Written on March 15, 2010 by

I’m starting a new series featuring British goods and items for sale in your local shops and online here and in the U.K. Nothing shameful about a little retail therapy from time to time now is there, especially where us girls are concerned? Any time I run Continue Reading →

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Punch & Judy – British Icons

Written on October 16, 2009 by

Punch & JudyOriginally uploaded by alexbrn If you’re an American older than thirty five, you might remember “Kukla, Fran and Ollie”. It was an American TV show featuring puppets and it was entirely ad-libbed. Initially targeted toward children, Continue Reading →

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British Icons: Happy Birthday, Big Ben!

Written on May 31, 2009 by

Big Ben is probably Britain’s most recognizable icon and today celebrates its 150th birthday. It is the world’s largest four-faced chiming clock which began ticking on 31 May, 1859. The clock tower stands at the north-eastern end of Westminster Palace Continue Reading →

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British Icons: Happy Birthday, Big Ben!

Written on May 31, 2009 by

Big Ben is probably Britain’s most recognizable icon and today celebrates its 150th birthday. It is the world’s largest four-faced chiming clock which began ticking on 31 May, 1859. The clock tower stands at the north-eastern end of Westminster Palace Continue Reading →

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British Icons Twofer

Written on March 6, 2009 by

It made sense to lump these two icons together since they are both heard on BBC Radio 4 and truth be told, I couldn’t settle for blogging about one and not the other. Each icon has a distinctive place in British culture and is the subject of a great deal Continue Reading →

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British Icons No. 4

Written on January 15, 2009 by

Britain is a nation of dog lovers so it’s not surprising that one might be chosen as a national icon. The English Bulldog symbolizes what it means to be British: strong, tenacious and unshakably loyal. But the breed standard has recently come under threat Continue Reading →

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