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An American in the Cotswolds
http://americaninthecotswolds.blogspot.com/
One woman's journey from burritos and margaritas to tea and scones.
- Added on: Jul 29th, 2008
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: yankinthewolds
- Listed in: Non-Fiction Destinations
- Tags: american los angeles expatriate ex-pat cotswolds
Recent Posts
A Christmas Story
When my sister and I were little girls my father brought us a Christmas present that has become the stuff of family lore. It was an Olde English Sheep Dog named Greta, purchased from the pet department at Harrods and transported back to us in Florida...
Falling Apart
Our Cotswold town appears to be falling to bits, and just before Christmas! It's almost as bad as when the Chinese takeaway shut down for six weeks back in February. It all started about a month ago when the town sign -- a lovely oval, hand painted...
A Pilgrim\'s Regression
To make it to my Thanksgiving table, a pilgrim need not have left Plymouth. In fact, he would have needed to head 167 miles in the opposite direction to Gloucestershire. Good thing my Thanksgiving was held on the Saturday after the holiday, giving sa...
Return to Hamburg
We kicked off the Christmas season last weekend with what is threatening to become our annual visit to Hamburg. After checking into our Japanese hotel, the Nippon, we were at loose ends before dinner so decided to look around a nearby grocery store. ...
Take Your Beauty Where You Find It
It's easy to find beauty in the Cotswolds, even in November when the countryside offers up a half-hearted reprisal of spring before the winter sets in. Trees flame up with golden foliage standing in for the oil of rapeseed yellows of May, while the ...
Happy Birthday Dorothy!
Sunday we celebrated the ninetieth birthday of Dorothy Watson, owner of the village bakery and matriarch of St. Michael's in Guiting Power, a title for which she has some competition given the regular church congregation consists of about six other l...
