A Little Bit of British from Across The Pond

A Brit girl living in Penn's Woods, with an Off-Grid Cottage in the North Country. For lovers of gardening, books, crochet, teatime, travel, most of all kindred spirits.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

These Fevered Days, Ten Pivotal Moments In the Making Of Emily Dickinson, by Martha Ackmann

Hi Dear Folk, I have been hunkered down with this book for far too long, and it now, absolutely must go back to the library, no more renewa...

Monday, January 11, 2021

The Story of English by Robert MacNeil

Hi Dear Folk, The Story of English, narrated by Robert MacNeil. I first saw this on PBS in the eighties and was so interested in the histo...

The Story of English episode 1 - An English Speaking World - Part 1 / 7

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Where To Start?

Hi Dear Folk, I seem to have succumbed, morphed over to Instagram. I'm not going to berate myself I'm too old for that. 2021,...

Monday, January 4, 2021

Starting off 2021 My Word is Conversation

Hi Dear Folk, Many folk put out a word each year and the one I've chosen is CONVERSATION. Just make conversations with people. That is...

Friday, December 11, 2020

The1940s House

Wartime Farm Part 1 of 8

Make Do And Mend and Wear A Mask

Hi Dear Folk, With all this staying at home hunkering down and not traveling anywhere, it's rather taking me back to bygone days. I see...

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Take Time to Daydream - A Weekend of Daydreaming

Hi Dear Folk, How has your week been? I've been thinking about daydreaming. It's something one needs to do. I heard that your min...

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

A Tale About A Clock and FBM

Hi Dear Folk, I am taking a cosmopolitan respite or my neurons will go into meltdown. So I'm going to tell you a tale about a clock an...

Sunday, November 1, 2020

My Mum's Old Cookbook, Farmhouse Fare, 1963 Edition.

Hi Dear Folk, Another wet and windy day, although yesterday was sunny but chilly. Mr. B. did get out to do some more painting. It was in t...

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Driech Day and Pandemic Life

Hi Dear Folk, Cup of tea and raisin and lemon scones on a driech day. Along with mascarpone cheese, which I think tastes most like clotted...

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Everyone Should Have A Moleskine

Hi Dear Folk, Well I guess Blogger went and did it, now you cannot even revert back to the old interface. First of all my labels are gone ...

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger

Hi Dear Folk, I read a book I wanted to review and share with you, it was pertinent in it's time and I would say today too. The Opp...

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Mazda Miata Engine Swap, Honda K Motor

Dear Folk, The Boys creation. My, he has put some work into this. Last thing was adding a roll bar, which made mum and dad happy. He...

Saturday, August 15, 2020

In the Fog as to what is a Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Video Podcast

Hi Dear Folk, Thank you for all those who left comments on this subject in my previous post. As always I love to hear everyones comments...

Friday, August 14, 2020

Technical Question - Podcast or Vlog?

Hi Dear Folk, I have a technical question to ask. I showed my son a You Tube video of a person I subscribe to on You Tube and said how m...

Thursday, August 13, 2020

I. D. Stamper, Appalachian Music

Hi Dear Folk, I've been thinking of America and it's immigrant folk, who they are and what they've bought with them adding to...

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Katherine Mansfield

Hi Dear Folk, I often listen to BBC Radio 4. This week they are running a reading of five of Katherine Mansfield's short stories. ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Ants !!!

Hi Dear Folk, Well it's been a long time. I'm just going to blame Instagram, fulfiller of the quick fix need. But maybe I'm...

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

I Think This Says It All, Niagara Falls, Maids of The Mist

Hi Folk. Hope you are all keeping well and safe this summer. I think this says it all. I'm viewing this time as stepping bac...

Monday, June 29, 2020

Day What?

Hi Dear Folk, We are on day 96 of this pseudo lockdown state. We are back to green but with the use of masks strongly suggested, which o...

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