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Out and About with The Totterings

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Out and About with the Totterings is the latest work by one of England’s best loved cartoonists, Annie Tempest. Annie is best known for her comic strip ‘”Tottering Continue Reading →

Get Your Brit On With John Lewis

From a small shop on Oxford Street in 1864 to Britain’s High Streets in 2010, John Lewis has grown to be the U.K.’s favourite department store. They’ve got it all: clothing, housewares, toys, food and now a new line of gifts called “A Celebration Continue Reading →

Changing of the Guard – Britain's New PM

Last Thursday’s British election resulted in a Hung Parliament, something which hasn’t happened in almost thirty years. This means out of the three parties on the ballot, none of them received a sufficient amount of votes required to be able to claim Continue Reading →

Mother's Day Teacup Candle

Sunday is Mother’s Day in America, so I thought I would share a craft idea that I think makes a fabulous gift for the tea loving Mom. Last year I was given a homemade teacup candle as a Christmas present and I think it’s just precious. The one I received Continue Reading →

U.K. Elections – Have Your Say

On Thursday, Britons go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, the results of which could mean a new Prime Minister for the United Kingdom. One MP for each of 650 constituencies will be elected to the House of Commons and whichever party wins the most Continue Reading →

Book Winner

Congratulations to Feather14 for winning a signed copy of A Yank Back To England. You can email me your details at smitten by britain at hotmail dot com Thanks to everyone who entered. If you’re still interested in a getting a copy of the book, you can purchase Continue Reading →

Author Denis Lipman & Book Giveaway

Last December I reviewed the book  A Yank Back to England by Englishman Denis Lipman. Denis lives in Maryland with his lovely wife Frances and their daughter Kate, and has done for twenty- five years now. Lucky for me, he’s not too far from where I live Continue Reading →

Taking A Breather

There’s been a lot going on in my life lately, including this crazy move to WordPress. That was a lot of work let me tell you and I’m still not finished. I think at the end of the day, it has all been worth it. At the same time I have been finishing Continue Reading →

The Best Thing About Being English

I hope Ricky Gervais doesn’t mind me nicking this excerpt from his site, but it’s too good not to share. On St. George’s Day, here’s the best thing about being English, according to Mr. Gervais.  Continue Reading →

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 →