Almost American

• Acadia 8 years ago  Just found this post from several years ago, that I never actually published! I spent a week in Maine on my own with the kiddos this month while DH was using a precious week of his vacation time to take a bronzecasting class at the Wooden Boat School. We spent the week staying about an hour away...
• Ebola in the USA 10 years ago This flyer was sent home with the kids from school today. Apparently Ebola in the USA is different to elsewhere! At least that's what the flyer would imply - why else include the words "in the U.S"?  And then a friend posted this on Facebook:
• A tradition remarketed 10 years ago Christmas crackers are a thoroughly British tradition that have only just in the last few years made it over to the United States. For many years they were pretty much impossible to find. Nowadays, you may have to look hard, but it is possible to find them. Most Americans are still pretty clueless...
• Tea time! 11 years ago I decided to have a cup of tea instead of a cup of coffee with breakfast this morning. My son was appalled: "Tea this early in the day! Tea isn't for the morning, it's for teatime in the afternoon!" He knows I have an alarm that goes off inside my head sometime midafternoon to remind me to have a...
• School shopping 11 years ago The beginning of the school year in the USA must rival Christmas for the amount of money being spent! Last week we got a note from my son's teacher for this year listing the supplies he will need to bring with him. Fortunately, his school provides many of the things he will need - not all public...

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