Living On A Different Timeline

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's been hard to put my finger on</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I feel I live on a different timeline in the UK</div><div style="text-align: center;">with history stretched over a bigger canvas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanPXRV8EsSMSyM4FU00e07dz0mvuaXC2tsT-WVXo6-DzbJ0WlKJPldAlf_bh8aArqI9pJrEAQlmlBwfdhHn86ZFmcpwv7GEX8FiG3nbkLMf4GbvK8W1JykuYJDSRIFR7YLEChhpAhsyo/s1600/DSC_0029-010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanPXRV8EsSMSyM4FU00e07dz0mvuaXC2tsT-WVXo6-DzbJ0WlKJPldAlf_bh8aArqI9pJrEAQlmlBwfdhHn86ZFmcpwv7GEX8FiG3nbkLMf4GbvK8W1JykuYJDSRIFR7YLEChhpAhsyo/s640/DSC_0029-010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Victorian era does not feel so long ago here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as I hear it referred to frequently and see visual reminders daily</div><div style="text-align: center;">(1837 - 1901)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A real turning point in English history was</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Industrial Revolution<br />which created<br />a huge migration of people<br />from the countryside to cities<br />in search of work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the pollution was horrendous in London,</div><div style="text-align: center;">wealthy Victorians built houses in the suburbs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the age of Darwin, Dickens, Carroll, Beatrix Potter,<br />Oscar Wilde, French Impressionism, and the construction of Big Ben</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The Empire was at its most powerful,<br />extending across one-fifth of the earth<br />with almost a quarter of the world's population under the Queen's rule<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span><br /><div>The culture had an emphasis of all things pretty and nature-related </div><div>as Victorians often craved the countryside they left behind<br /><br /></div>Plant and science exploration exploded<br />which we still benefit from in our gardens and classrooms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, beautiful Victorian buildings and homes remain a visual reminder</div><div style="text-align: center;">of this Golden Age</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPND_8hncpKuA5tjxxuSRZilo7TgNWQPY6zIGRPmWeox8ifZQECZ2-VKEitP4KC0mssJHoJ2vEQEkAFCJZUwu34NeNG1JlsV1CMQAdTeKo8ipy7FKo_eg7LqvJIS2udNBK1dKRIo7brk8/s1600/DSC_0024-112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPND_8hncpKuA5tjxxuSRZilo7TgNWQPY6zIGRPmWeox8ifZQECZ2-VKEitP4KC0mssJHoJ2vEQEkAFCJZUwu34NeNG1JlsV1CMQAdTeKo8ipy7FKo_eg7LqvJIS2udNBK1dKRIo7brk8/s640/DSC_0024-112.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victorian walled gardens enable tender plants to grow better with its warmth and protection</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juxtaposed,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the United States was in a very different place at that time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with few visual reminders still standing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andrew Jackson was US President when Queen Victoria was crowned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That seems quite incongruous to me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, California Gold Rush, The Wild West, American Civil War,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Oklahoma was still 'Indian Territory'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodness, doesn't that seem like a REALLY long time ago?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dx1JUppBAhBFFcgw809Sl0TpA2ZgFe0Cxe3rfGTJQSwg995iOoetMC6goAncxktA4wOYiqrzFzqHjPnYKJdDEhsnbhTUqMiE1DuMTr4xkfGVhknzU80UIwpe5MjdIRdWltdWVXiqh68/s1600/DSC_0047-1912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dx1JUppBAhBFFcgw809Sl0TpA2ZgFe0Cxe3rfGTJQSwg995iOoetMC6goAncxktA4wOYiqrzFzqHjPnYKJdDEhsnbhTUqMiE1DuMTr4xkfGVhknzU80UIwpe5MjdIRdWltdWVXiqh68/s640/DSC_0047-1912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another significant turning point in recent English history was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">World War II </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with its years of rations, effects of continual bombing, shattered families,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">personal sacrifice, and generally changing the way the English lived yet again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gardens that had been a source of beauty </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">became an important source of food</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of England was re-purposed for the war efforts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Castles and country estates were turned into hospitals and served other military needs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today visual reminders include</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/london-tidbit.html">Brutalist</a> Architecture replacing bombed buildings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">war memorials, museums, red <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/posted-by-happy-homemaker-uk-poppies.html">poppies</a>, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and 'pillboxes' that dot the countryside in southeast England</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCex3ngFkyIoc3PNvnpjeWhhsdgPsxXw4AKfC5a2_2FQjTjZdTq1L-5KRvjtZOVuE2dOpEs2vtPAZKOzpCY-K5j4NX2qjVSLR-BkblzuHbV-E9lmxDct9Uc6Qn_djB50tZjKBQJgPUQWM/s1600/DSC_0145-0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCex3ngFkyIoc3PNvnpjeWhhsdgPsxXw4AKfC5a2_2FQjTjZdTq1L-5KRvjtZOVuE2dOpEs2vtPAZKOzpCY-K5j4NX2qjVSLR-BkblzuHbV-E9lmxDct9Uc6Qn_djB50tZjKBQJgPUQWM/s640/DSC_0145-0011.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WWII Pillboxes were strategically built in case of a German land invasion</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a few significant turning points </div><div style="text-align: center;">in American culture and lifestyle over the past century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Great Depression, Civil Rights Movement, The Women's Movement, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Vietnam War, the Digital Age, 9/11</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">America has had smaller bursts of change more frequently in a shorter amount of time<br />whereas it appears England has big watershed years that last decades</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />To me, it <i>feels</i> like 'recent' history began<br />in the 1960s in the US,<br />the late 19th century in England<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEOCmwNgHaD2-aomzRrNsu_hg8gLQtzhG5sjkCIDLiqVHYokhm4uodPFxmBTnpTbhGDfmmmGoavVthBUxRpOVhCVNAvDCsxlWZM2HcJEOTcy_UgDz5VqH4-z0EMZaA7xdmoUWgFYtfGQ/s1600/DSCN3845-111119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEOCmwNgHaD2-aomzRrNsu_hg8gLQtzhG5sjkCIDLiqVHYokhm4uodPFxmBTnpTbhGDfmmmGoavVthBUxRpOVhCVNAvDCsxlWZM2HcJEOTcy_UgDz5VqH4-z0EMZaA7xdmoUWgFYtfGQ/s640/DSCN3845-111119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />From my observation,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an English era generally lasts the length of a reigning monarch<br /><br />This year the country celebrates the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign<br /><br />Although the English can rattle off an impressive list of monarchs of the past centuries,<br />not so for their Prime Ministers, which seem less significant and almost a 'flash-in-the-pan'<br />(Churchill, Thatcher and Blair were quite memorable)<br /><br />Yet with American presidential elections held every four years,<br />the 'eras' change quite frequently<br /><br />Think of these past US Presidents and their eras over the last 60 years<br />while Queen Elizabeth II reigned continuously:<br /><br />Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama<br /><br />Each US president practically represents a shift in thinking, culture, and history<br /><i>every four years</i>!<br /><br />( or eight, if re-elected )<br /><br />See what I mean?<br /><br />A different timeline</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- all photos by me -</i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>Reference: <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a></i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II <a href="http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/timeline">(here)</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">Psst - don't forget to submit your post to Post Of The Month Club at <a href="http://www.giftsofserendipity.com/p/post-of-month-club.html">Gifts of Serendipity</a> in a few days :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; 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Living On A Different Timeline

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK It's been hard to put my finger on but I feel I live on a different timeline in the UK with history stretch...

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Forest Frolic: Bluebell Season

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There is nothing like seeing the forest</div><div style="text-align: center;">carpeted with bluebells</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspvaQHC8fqevACGO50LdZvNRX9byW-g_Umpl3gvsRiDZO8TedrDQ2ySSn0sIbKOB8YXL_6drykyJXJ6_OCv2_s2QA7DMxJ3X-DHiPWkGkUd1YXQsWsYW4j9jlNuTe9OhmQ5kYHLQXj0k/s1600/DSC_0095-005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspvaQHC8fqevACGO50LdZvNRX9byW-g_Umpl3gvsRiDZO8TedrDQ2ySSn0sIbKOB8YXL_6drykyJXJ6_OCv2_s2QA7DMxJ3X-DHiPWkGkUd1YXQsWsYW4j9jlNuTe9OhmQ5kYHLQXj0k/s640/DSC_0095-005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like purple fog hovering over the forest floor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfyobm5iG8_QbIbPdL_hjrTRQtTvXULX_JOCbHAGkaf3YZKYKKTy8C2gaKn8THK4FbGDnNdB9y0XYQ6HYeqCwbxtO_5BUBfQ1Z6gc4LVzVhvuM2hyphenhyphen1DtG4oDKL-NKU-zLzBMkT8DyD1E/s1600/DSC_0037-014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfyobm5iG8_QbIbPdL_hjrTRQtTvXULX_JOCbHAGkaf3YZKYKKTy8C2gaKn8THK4FbGDnNdB9y0XYQ6HYeqCwbxtO_5BUBfQ1Z6gc4LVzVhvuM2hyphenhyphen1DtG4oDKL-NKU-zLzBMkT8DyD1E/s640/DSC_0037-014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Also, 'tis the season for wild garlic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It smells amazing when walking by</div><div style="text-align: center;">and is featured on local menus</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQ6D5JXceAzdsmPGkRY7vZcd_DtqpJXu1tvWY-ZbqnrRbLKc9t_es7v8R33blFwLcsOOm5mjo2rTZcJMBC6jBrth9PbgyJRMxNefnrRrKSjSB4vYjlS7x1lI-W-8LAv1TJwRrSuJHQmI/s1600/DSC_0384-113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQ6D5JXceAzdsmPGkRY7vZcd_DtqpJXu1tvWY-ZbqnrRbLKc9t_es7v8R33blFwLcsOOm5mjo2rTZcJMBC6jBrth9PbgyJRMxNefnrRrKSjSB4vYjlS7x1lI-W-8LAv1TJwRrSuJHQmI/s640/DSC_0384-113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The rain hasn't let up in weeks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I am enjoying the fruits of its labor</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last year's bluebell post (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/on-bluebell-quest.html">here</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">Post Of The Month Club has moved to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.giftsofserendipity.com/p/post-of-month-club.html">Gifts of Serendipity</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmRIb9zcy5j2cRxTp-gnhjxWbsRn3KyU5yvkNmjNUgq7w1B4dKH46LmhRzWhawX0xJtwDDb726793CgQbs4GYYs43uBj-xKkIla7CY1Szf1xMFu4Lynuv65jyaQ9zohnwxBjW6CoXv7o/s1600/POTM+Club+Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmRIb9zcy5j2cRxTp-gnhjxWbsRn3KyU5yvkNmjNUgq7w1B4dKH46LmhRzWhawX0xJtwDDb726793CgQbs4GYYs43uBj-xKkIla7CY1Szf1xMFu4Lynuv65jyaQ9zohnwxBjW6CoXv7o/s320/POTM+Club+Button.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Submit your best post of the month</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the last day of each month</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See you there ;)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Linking to <a href="http://my3boybarians.com/">Project 52</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Forest Frolic: Bluebell Season

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK There is nothing like seeing the forest carpeted with bluebells Like purple fog hovering over the forest floor ...

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Golden Fields of Rapeseed

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">With a break in the rain, I</div><div style="text-align: center;"> grabbed my camera and dashed to the fields </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to the welcoming sounds of a rooster, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a pheasant (sounds like old car horn), </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a great tit (squeaky bike pump)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this sweeping view...</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7AwK-B3p1tRDQEkVcDjLsUz3j04Dpw5dS4GWDmmYgbntMII_rCgr780dXmGQhe8itkrpGD3Tz2NJ093JDuUnJJOi5vlp5xoaryKNFKwcmiAHWbYsIZhlrTw_5I5-cKYxTNQ_081g0OM/s1600/DSC_0131-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7AwK-B3p1tRDQEkVcDjLsUz3j04Dpw5dS4GWDmmYgbntMII_rCgr780dXmGQhe8itkrpGD3Tz2NJ093JDuUnJJOi5vlp5xoaryKNFKwcmiAHWbYsIZhlrTw_5I5-cKYxTNQ_081g0OM/s640/DSC_0131-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the mustard family, </div><div style="text-align: center;">rapeseed is commonly used in the European Union</div><div style="text-align: center;">as edible oil (Canola), animal feed, and biodiesel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the fields are abloom :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhtq0ie31g-fuHCF4y5-1XNzRlT8BeIRaII0xpkkgfpp_ZgCcbiV9D3hWzWAFS4US2-bBikHd5xdZhuZm7PH_ggHSA3ELMAnrgERucJJ4G7MoKab4X3awjk4tEU7ACU3YkYXT_IYRSqs/s1600/DSC_0033-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhtq0ie31g-fuHCF4y5-1XNzRlT8BeIRaII0xpkkgfpp_ZgCcbiV9D3hWzWAFS4US2-bBikHd5xdZhuZm7PH_ggHSA3ELMAnrgERucJJ4G7MoKab4X3awjk4tEU7ACU3YkYXT_IYRSqs/s640/DSC_0033-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ Stunning }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- photos by me -</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Info: <a href="http://www.soyatech.com/rapeseed_facts.htm">www.soyatech.com/rapeseed_facts.htm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Golden Fields of Rapeseed

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK With a break in the rain, I  grabbed my camera and dashed to the fields  to the welcoming sounds of a rooster, ...

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On Vacation With The British & Airplane Suggestions

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We went to Florida for Spring Break last week<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLj9me-9Gmg2rkSWMXvZgbYSd5PQ3LtPxMC5YfVKaWZam-lfdgLL_pJQ8iAxcW7D3tzRrHHs3nm1dh-VHFmvPsK0k0c47AbEGLe4_P8zb276Oo9Fu0-OXqUi9oASVLgCWVTGiJTuCUJ4/s1600/DSCN7112-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLj9me-9Gmg2rkSWMXvZgbYSd5PQ3LtPxMC5YfVKaWZam-lfdgLL_pJQ8iAxcW7D3tzRrHHs3nm1dh-VHFmvPsK0k0c47AbEGLe4_P8zb276Oo9Fu0-OXqUi9oASVLgCWVTGiJTuCUJ4/s400/DSCN7112-001.JPG" width="342" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see we had the place to ourselves</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">English schools always have Spring Break during Easter<br /><br />Because most American schools had had their break weeks earlier, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it felt like (sounded like) half the tourists were English in Orlando</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I felt a deeper appreciation for English roundabouts which keep traffic moving<br />for the countless Orlando stoplights were ill-timed, making me a little ill-grumpy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you would expect, the English are very polite tourists</div><div style="text-align: center;">with well behaved children</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But something about Florida brought out a different side to the English travelers</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't witnessed in other countries I'd seen them in</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Curiously the English seemed more patriotic than usual, </div><div style="text-align: center;">often wearing English paraphernalia such as<br />the Union Jack, the Flag of England, or the Royal Arms of England<br />(however, their patriotism would be lost on most Americans<br />who are not familiar with the last two)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdCK_PDZhBaD4a_Usx7LQ-aCuoPcJbgpA9yyandjCG7MmXSzSz2vIiAC1WN25K9Ng-pQRSovil3TkW9hZojNobbXObDK8eBI70LalbwFP9FBT4xf27TrTkeMPWx8UIx6QUGR87K34ObM/s1600/Happy+Homemaker+201110-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdCK_PDZhBaD4a_Usx7LQ-aCuoPcJbgpA9yyandjCG7MmXSzSz2vIiAC1WN25K9Ng-pQRSovil3TkW9hZojNobbXObDK8eBI70LalbwFP9FBT4xf27TrTkeMPWx8UIx6QUGR87K34ObM/s320/Happy+Homemaker+201110-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flag of England & Royal Arms of England<br />via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">Wikipedia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Quite a few tempers flared among English family members at the water park </div><div style="text-align: center;">like an episode from The Osbornes </div><div style="text-align: center;">(perhaps too much sun?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. How the English loved the American burgers! (Me too!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a smile,<br />I wanted to tell my fellow British air passengers to expect<br />an 'overhead locker' instead of an 'overhead rubbish bin'<br />when the flight attendant referred to the <i>overhead bin </i>for luggage storage :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting in the 'cattle car' section on the LONG flight 'home' from Orlando to London (7+ hours)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was thinking about ways my travel could be improved and time maximized<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJM62Tpl-X9Eh3AOcICxOoWCiYu2kX2PLFLpbusX0lNl4EkwsH9kvrFl9GPYx5WbD7XmfV7ehUN5ACqSqpud3lrsYb50jzBBd7_YU3gDlQJqg5OYRvkrNtUHTAJL3kK-0tQGzFL-CFwY/s1600/DSCN7239-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJM62Tpl-X9Eh3AOcICxOoWCiYu2kX2PLFLpbusX0lNl4EkwsH9kvrFl9GPYx5WbD7XmfV7ehUN5ACqSqpud3lrsYb50jzBBd7_YU3gDlQJqg5OYRvkrNtUHTAJL3kK-0tQGzFL-CFwY/s640/DSCN7239-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE British Airway's On Demand entertainment system</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a few ideas airlines should consider on those long hauls<br />that feel like they last <i>forever</i>...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built-in ice chests next to seats stocked with yummy drinks and treats</div><div style="text-align: center;">Airplane seats double as massage chairs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Seat belts jiggle to melt away a few pounds</div><div style="text-align: center;">A pedicure and fresh hair-do while in seat - during no turbulence, of course :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Free WiFi </div><div style="text-align: center;">A chill out zone for kids</div><div style="text-align: center;">A library-like work area with tables, chairs, good lighting</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lectures and crash courses about your destination (history, foreign language, etc)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stationary bikes for exercise<br />Lighting to help adjust biorhythms to new time zone </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for goodness' sake, more bathrooms!! Blimey!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh, depart the plane pampered, productive, and revitalized :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just dreaming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but do you have anything to add? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any good ideas on tackling jet lag? Do share :)<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">photos by me</span></i></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

On Vacation With The British & Airplane Suggestions

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK We went to Florida for Spring Break last week You can see we had the place to ourselves English schools always ...

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Well hello there...

Hi all, remember me? I know it's been a while between drinks (far too long in fact), but I'm back at long last. To give you a quick recap, my daughter had surgery (and had really rough time of it, poor thing), I've been working non-stop on lots of new pieces, and I also have some really exciting ventures planned (which I'll share as soon as I can). So my little blog has been sadly neglected, as something had to give...well, if I wanted to stay sane anyway. But now I'm back and can't wait to catch up on everything - I've missed you all more than you know!<br /><br />As well as working on lots of new paintings (more on those later), I've been helping mum and dad with the renovation of their bathroom. In the mad rush of the past few months, I forgot to take before snaps (I know, I know!) but tomorrow I'll be back with a few shots of how it's coming along. In the meantime, here's a few pics from my <a href="http://pinterest.com/driftinteriors/mum-s-bathroom-reno/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> - seriously, it's a fabulous way to put together a virtual inspiration board for projects like these:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztuHs1yz1e0PbDTDrpwn-Q18AwkzGGNA4sEt5ttpWmWeo0pcn1p4AtMLmStzQ43JDwKeP4MtfRw539Ms_qLPEhO9eizV0y0OYsofZFf4_6Kk116YHRgLicTrIaFByYCJP6pTTr-15gxM-/s1600/172544229443170576_YuFAxurr_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztuHs1yz1e0PbDTDrpwn-Q18AwkzGGNA4sEt5ttpWmWeo0pcn1p4AtMLmStzQ43JDwKeP4MtfRw539Ms_qLPEhO9eizV0y0OYsofZFf4_6Kk116YHRgLicTrIaFByYCJP6pTTr-15gxM-/s640/172544229443170576_YuFAxurr_f.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;"> We've used white wall tiles and a honed porcelain, marble effect tile on the floor</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3J5x_nGUBC_2yix2CVmP7IqtVqvP8DoprRsxNeDpSHINt-KHf8C_xKUbBduzNT6Bq0sTbnUK3u9tDcd7_Pz5j6E4fvqUf9zhnGCMiop7QT1DE_sBpmMeERElKcsYqywOANAox7axu28u1/s1600/212584044880328262_58eaOzVL_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3J5x_nGUBC_2yix2CVmP7IqtVqvP8DoprRsxNeDpSHINt-KHf8C_xKUbBduzNT6Bq0sTbnUK3u9tDcd7_Pz5j6E4fvqUf9zhnGCMiop7QT1DE_sBpmMeERElKcsYqywOANAox7axu28u1/s640/212584044880328262_58eaOzVL_f.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;"><span id="goog_1345230387"></span><a href="http://thehousethata-mbuilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A-M's</a><span id="goog_1345230388"></span> gorgeous ensuite - the cabinetry is perfect</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache4.pinterest.com/upload/212584044880329587_UzBY2P0I_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache4.pinterest.com/upload/212584044880329587_UzBY2P0I_f.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">Although we've used white wall tiles, this lovely blue is the accent colour for the room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/68891069270052317_vP3JJjKY_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/68891069270052317_vP3JJjKY_b.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache9.pinterest.com/upload/119134352612947136_syYQZQQT_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache9.pinterest.com/upload/119134352612947136_syYQZQQT_f.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully you get the idea - white walls, traditional cabinetry, marble floor tile, white shutters, blue and white accessories...all in all, it's looking great. I'll be back with some pics of the actual space tomorrow. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By for now, </div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Well hello there...

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American & British Food

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some tasty, some not so much</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some very local or seasonal</div><div style="text-align: center;">And most are not winning any health awards :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1rGQFCoTmYCumoDlrYZ03usY77TE-QPuxtk3aLXBOBE_WG1y9aJVO3Akv0De906SjwDpnH4Md5M-cLTm-lLfji7LmMXZ4H_mxANOALds6zyaMPfbHgMSTupb8n8-hyz6L7Pu5wRLMrw/s1600/drunken+tomato+soup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1rGQFCoTmYCumoDlrYZ03usY77TE-QPuxtk3aLXBOBE_WG1y9aJVO3Akv0De906SjwDpnH4Md5M-cLTm-lLfji7LmMXZ4H_mxANOALds6zyaMPfbHgMSTupb8n8-hyz6L7Pu5wRLMrw/s320/drunken+tomato+soup.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Soup<br />is classic American comfort food<br />( image via <a href="http://nrn.com/article/restaurants-tailor-promotions-national-grilled-cheese-month">Nation's Restaurant News</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've jotted down a list of foods that are rarely found in the other country</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See if any of these are your comfort food, trigger a memory, or just make you want to hurl :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>AMERICAN </b></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>FOOD, SNACKS, ETC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Velveeta Cheese</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cracker Jack (baseball food)</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Tater Tots</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Grits</span> <br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cinnamon Rolls</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Biscuits & Gravy</span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Loaded Potato Skins</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Buffalo Wings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Indian Taco</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Sloppy Joe</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Corn Dogs</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches (PB&J)</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Mac & Cheese</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Grilled Cheese</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Philadelphia Cheesesteak</span><br /><span style="color: #222222;">Buffalo Burger</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Frito Chili Pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Chicken Fried Steak</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Jambalaya</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tex-Mex</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PB&J, mac & cheese, and quesadillas</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">are staples for many American kids</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Mexican food still is on our dinner menu </span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">at least once a week at home - yum!</span><br /><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqlfuGjUt0xvPgChqhRJsP8u2YzQy9K8SG05PBvhLPwdLj2EBErGmKwWZr5niizmIv3UZL7J5Y4aRwnLEgSUKFcOOuylk3GU8pAxsCXwmgzFIUxq3x_5TmkOXf5f6vmthd2dzkXPZvik/s1600/w+cheese+whiz+can.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqlfuGjUt0xvPgChqhRJsP8u2YzQy9K8SG05PBvhLPwdLj2EBErGmKwWZr5niizmIv3UZL7J5Y4aRwnLEgSUKFcOOuylk3GU8pAxsCXwmgzFIUxq3x_5TmkOXf5f6vmthd2dzkXPZvik/s320/w+cheese+whiz+can.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, that's 'cheese' in an aerosol can<br />(image via <a href="http://toccatamundi.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/what-happened-to-glass-jar.html">Toccata</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>U.S. DRINKS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Eggnog</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Tang</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Kool Aid</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Minute Maid </span><span style="color: #222222;">Lemonade</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Root Beer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Light Beers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>AMERICAN SWEETS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Molasses</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Chocolate Chips</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cool Whip</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Bubble Gum</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Candy Corn</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Milk Duds</span> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Junior Mints</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Nutter Butter</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Twinkies</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">S'mores</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Funnel Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Ice Cream Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Fried Ice Cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Banana Split</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Pecan Pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Pumpkin Pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Key Lime Pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lw9FjdVx2coBwcUEQjMz0r5XN5-mOClJcsKLwH0-HjiHnkgfTWfl4DihYvejQVwTNmE9Emmqj77D2ntEjwgAVYNSWh7xuOUpMqOQ8HE0OhXlpBGocVqJWVSEwG49M22huWCJvQAPfpI/s1600/Smores-Microwave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lw9FjdVx2coBwcUEQjMz0r5XN5-mOClJcsKLwH0-HjiHnkgfTWfl4DihYvejQVwTNmE9Emmqj77D2ntEjwgAVYNSWh7xuOUpMqOQ8HE0OhXlpBGocVqJWVSEwG49M22huWCJvQAPfpI/s320/Smores-Microwave.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S'mores are an American tradition on every camping trip<br />(image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S'more">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>AMERICAN ESTABLISHMENTS</b></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Diners</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Hamburger Joints</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Doughnut Shops</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Frozen Yogurt Shops</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Mix-In Ice Cream Parlors</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Drive Thru Fast Food (drive thru laundry, banks too)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>COMMON US INGREDIENTS</b></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cilantro</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cinnamon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Peanut Butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Melted Cheese</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mbV1XvOPhT4G8KMXtjNs7RTqVsJky98cRtohczrjJXAkXqNBIEZX8Oq2EY3in6Lrf0HGTDyV7Aj3PtiXdH8EssLytpQUvSc9PEW8SEAqpG0xXK0j6slMUuyLyiOtyaHAUrZ-YJP_FV8/s1600/bubble+and+squeak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mbV1XvOPhT4G8KMXtjNs7RTqVsJky98cRtohczrjJXAkXqNBIEZX8Oq2EY3in6Lrf0HGTDyV7Aj3PtiXdH8EssLytpQUvSc9PEW8SEAqpG0xXK0j6slMUuyLyiOtyaHAUrZ-YJP_FV8/s320/bubble+and+squeak.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Often made in the UK with leftovers: Bubble & Squeak<br />(image via <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/164622/bubble-and-squeak">BBC</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>BRITISH</b></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>FOOD, SNACKS, ETC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Coleman's Mustard</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">HP Steak Sauce</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Hula Hoops</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Walker's Crisps in chicken, bacon, and steak flavors</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Welsh Cakes</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Hot Cross Buns</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Haggis</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Scotch Egg</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Jellied Eels</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Wide variety of potatoes</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Pancakes with lemon and sugar (yum!)</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Marmite on toast</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Beans on toast</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Yorkshire Pudding</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Chip Butty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Jacket Potato with Tuna</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Fish & Chips</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Bubble & Squeak</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Plowman's Lunch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Bangers & Mash</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Cornish Pasty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Toad In The Hole</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Meat Pies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Sunday Roast</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNZtw0TD6xg_7oaNotnlnMCIV7QDBAiV18TG2h4S3YGMd7p-oVE9im_cg4oliMpvJHJlGldNQspjOC72ex7qUud-Ol6yftzevNHw3xgDsXgma6E3upcBz-_C8q5N31HGs96mPlR_JjO0/s1600/scotcheggs_85851_16x9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNZtw0TD6xg_7oaNotnlnMCIV7QDBAiV18TG2h4S3YGMd7p-oVE9im_cg4oliMpvJHJlGldNQspjOC72ex7qUud-Ol6yftzevNHw3xgDsXgma6E3upcBz-_C8q5N31HGs96mPlR_JjO0/s640/scotcheggs_85851_16x9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scotch Egg<br />(image via <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/scotcheggs_85851">BBC</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>DRINKS IN THE UK</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Large variety of tea</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Tizer</span> </span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;">Ribena</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Pimms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Hot Toddy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Alcoholic Apple Cider</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Shandy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mulled Wine</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOIQGhpgQ6WGxkXaa2zw7Q85e7qUIOLgX9PlIz6hpZ2uOvNec48V87BWvvS_NBzgg5FvBtV9S9nS2lom1DdDR7T8Joz45HQAK4ezara_j8g1QFhTR4KH2K3Ys06AdBtalTtRNYRhg4u8/s1600/DSC_0138-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOIQGhpgQ6WGxkXaa2zw7Q85e7qUIOLgX9PlIz6hpZ2uOvNec48V87BWvvS_NBzgg5FvBtV9S9nS2lom1DdDR7T8Joz45HQAK4ezara_j8g1QFhTR4KH2K3Ys06AdBtalTtRNYRhg4u8/s640/DSC_0138-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(personal photo)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>UK DESSERT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Treacle</span><br /><span style="color: #222222;">Yorkies</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Digestive Biscuits</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Jaffa Cakes</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Millionaire Shortbread (love!)</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Fairy Cakes</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Sticky Toffee Pudding</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Christmas Pudding</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Bread Pudding</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Spotted Dick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Victoria Sponge Cake</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Banoffee Pie</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Cream Tea (scones, clotted cream served with tea)</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pazBIrvZvllZ3HfUAaXYShufIfjkkK_rFFYTJlFWoksplf0UyrYIZnFvL3n8OiErYBr8MxaaRlVfklyFGlsd7MLh7jMPDld9ARBcE50Gg4tH_o-6tzR0jSWW2E2pCJc5kMUByfuG8Ms/s1600/Spotted-Dick-Pudding-Main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pazBIrvZvllZ3HfUAaXYShufIfjkkK_rFFYTJlFWoksplf0UyrYIZnFvL3n8OiErYBr8MxaaRlVfklyFGlsd7MLh7jMPDld9ARBcE50Gg4tH_o-6tzR0jSWW2E2pCJc5kMUByfuG8Ms/s400/Spotted-Dick-Pudding-Main.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Dick<br />'Spotted' refers to the currents and 'Dick' is slang for pudding<br />(via <a href="http://recipewise.co.uk/spotted-dick-pudding">RecipeWise</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>BRITISH ESTABLISHMENTS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Pubs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Gastropubs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>MORE COMMON IN UK</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Curry/Indian Food</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Lamb</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Use of root vegetables</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">What would you add to the list?</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;">Any thing you couldn't live without in a foreign country?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; 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American & British Food

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CREATIVE JUICES

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="text-align: center;">CREATIVE SPACES</span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQh3ezPCBc7CskS4ALkYrfzh_GIex-FdpzYX7koNaCf52xftk0SebeIonp-TRSJpnQrFEGfxb-lRrnJ6yLfEp6d0XZCGG8_sb9cTDFbeQfcvQhxaOrWMR9Nhh94yF1Qv9ZxJZWyiRrzdhH/s640/2383428574_41f30fcd70.jpg" width="480"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Its in our DNA.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We lust after a space to call our own. </div><br />A place to read, to dream, to troll pinterest, pursue a hobby, <br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />manage life's necessities </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and create.   </div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/creative-juices.html#more">Read more »</a>

CREATIVE JUICES

CREATIVE SPACES Its in our DNA.  We lust after a space to call our own.  A place to read, to dream, to troll pinterest, pursue a hobby, mana...

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Quiz: Could You Pass The UK Citizenship Test?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After five years of living in England, I could apply to become a UK citizen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You, too, can try a few 'Life In The UK Citizenship Test' questions <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2011/oct/11/uk-citizenship-test-quiz?INTCMP=SRCH">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it fascinating (and failed miserably)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At least I got the driving question right!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvODag_Y8SFpUjrowkbzMBQcAqGlJE89MvEB2btZMnd8GroFGYGWcrbFQsHwq1UZYMyMkHz52SRellQZH34uIahutmwRXBL7ijqjjUudek_sE7k8VdAhvzzjhPkdqD3XPv5qEy9QAMBE/s1600/Capture2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvODag_Y8SFpUjrowkbzMBQcAqGlJE89MvEB2btZMnd8GroFGYGWcrbFQsHwq1UZYMyMkHz52SRellQZH34uIahutmwRXBL7ijqjjUudek_sE7k8VdAhvzzjhPkdqD3XPv5qEy9QAMBE/s640/Capture2.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How did you fair?</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Quiz: Could You Pass The UK Citizenship Test?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK After five years of living in England, I could apply to become a UK citizen You, too, can try a few 'Life I...

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Have You Seen The Dog Poo Fairy?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Keep Britain Tidy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF0nhXmFFzW60PRmbN2I998P-vK825JnWO5Rpi66eFYopb6yxLFPW5ZIEQlt7f7CktdHUPMZah8q3dt-TKkbxrpCw3PV4jwDiyX0Pe8M8_M9urSZC25FTJkhYp5Y66RX9pQk_oDVQ8CE/s1600/DSC_0130-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF0nhXmFFzW60PRmbN2I998P-vK825JnWO5Rpi66eFYopb6yxLFPW5ZIEQlt7f7CktdHUPMZah8q3dt-TKkbxrpCw3PV4jwDiyX0Pe8M8_M9urSZC25FTJkhYp5Y66RX9pQk_oDVQ8CE/s640/DSC_0130-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Funny & poetic with a message</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love it!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Have You Seen The Dog Poo Fairy?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Keep Britain Tidy Funny & poetic with a message Love it!

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