Okay, maybe not you exactly. More like for a new English baby named Oliver who is 3 weeks old.
His scarf features the colors of the mother’s football club. He also has one in the colors of the father’s football club, but I figured that mum has put in the most work thus far, so she [...]
A few weeks ago I was in the grocery store and suddenly noticed that I was pronouncing things British style to myself, in my head, where no one, British or otherwise, could actually even hear me. Like “fillet” pronounced “FILL-it,” and “herbs” with a non-silent “h” (note: this letter is usually pronounced “haitch” around these [...]
The hats are knitted by volunteers; 50p of the proceeds go to Age Concern.
Once upon a time (1605), Guy Fawkes and friends tried to blow up King James I, the royal family, and assorted aristocracy and parliament members. This Gunpowder Plot failed, however; their unsuccess was rewarded with executions all round; and Guy Fawkes was hanged, an event which is gleefully commemorated (okay, that or that the plot [...]
1. Halloween is just coming into vogue in the UK; we got a single trick-and/or-treater whom we duly ignored. Bah, humbug!
2. Instead, we wholeheartedly embrace Bonfire Night. Technically the 5th of November (as in, “remember, remember the”), but aside from a few fireworks last night, the celebrations tend to be moved to the weekend before [...]
