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Unfortunately our relationship crumbled under the strain and power imbalance, though we lasted through and beyond the process. I returned to the US when my step-father passed away suddenly, leaving my family amidst huge grief and disorder. I miss blighty & all my people there - MUCH.
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Ta ever sp much for sharing that. My condolences on the death of your step-father. When did you go back home? Have you visited since you left? Did you visit other European countries? |
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I suspect that a sausage made with what is essentially lard would be pretty rich for my tastes, though, and would probably give me indigestion no matter how much I liked it. Roast beef baked in a big stockpot with onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes. My mom always used to sear the meat on all sides first, then sprinkle a packet of dry (instant) onion soup mix on the beef before she put it in the oven. I have no idea how much water she put in the pot, probably a cup or two. Incubus, lashings of ginger beer makes me think of storms with rain lashing down. Thanks for telling me the reference, and for defining Toad in the Hole and butty! |
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Here is the description of the "bacon" from All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Heriot.
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LOL. Yes i remember. At first Siegried was all excited -- good old english fare. LOL.
Oh and the descriptions of when James would visit the city vet and his wife and overeat and get drunk. . . . those were great. |
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You guys really like james herriot dontcha ?
What about ab fab ?
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Looove Patsy.
Fawlty Towers and Are You Being Served? are prolly my favorite British comedies though. i also have enjoyed: Jeeves and Wooster -- i love Stephen Fry but i am a little sad that he is dating that child. Rumpole of the Baily Inspector Morse Cadfael Prime Suspect Sharpe i cannot stand Mr. Bean although i like Black Adder. But Mr. Bean evokes such revulsion that i actually was a bit squicked when i saw Rowan Atkinson at the Royal Wedding. What British shows do you like? What shows from other countries? |
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I left in late 2004, arriving a mere five days before 'W' was re-elected against home grown candidate John Kerry. It was a depressing 'welcome home' event. ![]() I have NOT been back since then, I am terribly terribly remiss. The exchange rate has been so poor, and then in turn I became so poor. I'm hoping to meet a group of my London friends in the Autumn though, location to be determined. Yes, I did travel around Europe when I lived there. Admittedly I am a sun seeker....so I made multiple trips to Italy and Spain; I also saw a bit of France and the Netherlands. Have you traveled in North America before? I actually hadn't done very much traveling in the US until I came back from Europe.
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![]() Where in Spain did you visit?...I adore Barcelona and have followed the ongoing building of Sagrada Familia for some years, however it's 4yrs since I last checked progress. I'll assume you did the Amsterdam thang in the Netherlands ![]() Sadly I've never traveled in North America; I would love to but my bank account says no! I would particularly like to visit San Francisco and British Colombia up in Canada. I do hope you get to come back for your autumn meet-up. |
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I did love Amsterdam, the people are so warm and friendly, the town is so easy to navigate and it was close enough to make a long weekend of it easily. I visited Spain almost every year and most of my travels were in Catalunya. I was also entranced with Gaudi's work and would visit annually to check on the progress of Sagrada Familia; which is AMAZING!!! Over 150 years on and still building to his plans. And then I discovered Sitges! ![]() San Francisco is definitely well worth a visit (or ten). I hope you make it over here sometime. The hard thing about travel, IMO, is deciding where to go...the world is full of so many amazing places. When I lived in the UK I had to balance my desire to see everything and go everywhere in Europe, with my need to also come home and see my family over here. Now that I'm here, I'm balancing my desire to travel far as opposed to the places that are much nearer (but seem so... common, so known). Does that makes sense? It's a hard life ![]()
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I am eating home made cheesecake whilst perusing this thread.
And am enjoying the wealth of shared information.
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