Shelley's House

Just think of it as coming over for a cup and a chat...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Shincliffe Wood

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We met up with Simon and Katie in the woods near Durham on Sunday. At least we thought it would just be Simon and Katie but Helen and Martin...
Wednesday, 12 May 2021

A Friend's Garden

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I have an American friend I met at my WI. We've managed to keep in touch throughout the pandemic and I've twice been invited to visi...
Wednesday, 5 May 2021

The Planet Will Be Just Fine Without Us

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There was a recent article in the NY Times that the website Epicurious had stopped publishing beef recipes. They had done so for some time ...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Who Gives a Crap?

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I suppose you've seen the ads on Facebook and elsewhere for Who Gives a Crap? I am always inclined to cringe a bit each time I see the n...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021

My Historical Life

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Some of my (distant) cousins and I get together via email occasionally to share any small new finds - we found most of the major stuff - and...
Saturday, 17 April 2021

My Dad's Birthday

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Today would have been my Dad's 103rd birthday, were such a thing even possible. Of course it is possible for a human to live to the age ...
Wednesday, 14 April 2021

Reading

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When I returned home from the library last Friday, I unpacked my backpack to see which books had been loaned to me.  One of them, a biograph...
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Shelley
North Tyneside, North East England, United Kingdom
I'm an American woman in my 60's, originally from Oklahoma, but now living in England. I write this blog mainly because I love to write, but also to share my experience of living abroad with others. I'm having a much bigger life than I ever imagined. I think it is one of the benefits of frugality, also of occasionally taking the scarier option.
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