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The Perils of Gardening on a Diet

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Chumley, the constant gardener, has taken to tackling large, dead fronds of needlessly wild grass growing in the garden. ?Excellent for privacy and furthering my efforts to spy on the neighbors, but crispy, overgrown, and prone to getting stuck in one's hair during these bouts of surveillance.I, on the other hand, have tackled a new diet requiring at least five fruits and vegetables a day, with a mantra of "more is better." ?Out of boredom, I branched out into sauteed spinach,... Read more

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Blog hijacked by piano action shots..please stand by

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Pining for Pumpkin

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 6 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

I am here to unmask the unsavory American ex-pat practice of pumpkin hoarding. ?Why pumpkins as opposed to, say, Talking Elmo, or the next generation Nintendo Wii, you ask' ?As a girl who used to live in Morton, Illinois, Pumpkin Capital of the World, I too used to be baffled as to why anyone would stockpile it. ?Here's the local lowdown on the lowly squash.First of all, it's common knowledge that British people don't know what the heck to do with pumpkin. ?It's starting to... Read more

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Quorn! What's it good for'

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 6 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

If you ask Chumley to answer this question, his reply would be a resounding, "Absolutely nothing!" ?It seems we have had a bit of a barney over meat replacement. ?Here's my side of the story.I accidentally ordered Quorn Chili in a restaurant, thinking it would contain little bits of corn. ?It sounded interesting. It was officially good, despite the lack of niblets.? As I learned later, Quorn is a meat replacement, or mycoprotien, as it's more properly known. ?It's a... Read more

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Secrets to Living in England

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 7 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Here are a few quick and simple rules that would make any American's visit to England just that bit more enjoyable, regardless of its duration.1. Never turn down a cup of tea. I know there are times when tea seems like so much bog water and one could really do with a nicely cold can of A&W Diet Root Beer instead, but tea denied is a social opportunity deferred. English friends won't know what to do with you, or in fact, how to continue any conversation you might have been... Read more

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The Lady

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 7 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

My father-in-law got me a very curious Christmas present. It was a subscription to a weekly magazine called ?The Lady.? I had never heard of it before, and before the first issue arrived, I received a letter notifying me of my gift. ?It's a funny old magazine,? he explained. ?Very English. I hope you'll like it.?The first issue arrived. The cover model was Dame Maggie Smith. I thumbed through and took in some of the advertising. This particular issue was heavy into chair lifts, retirement... Read more

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It's a floating biscuit

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Old-time readers will be comforted to know that I have regathered my nerve and joined another water aerobics class, far away from the tatoos and scolding I've had to endure in previous sessions. See http://clairecraigevans.blogspot.com/2009/11/getting-down-with-oaps.html and http://clairecraigevans.blogspot.com/2009/10/tatoo-too-much.html for earlier trauma.This might seem completely irrelevant, but my brother and I spent countless fun hours as children fracturing the lyrics of... Read more

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Wherever it's from, don't go there

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 9 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

As I've grown in linguistic ability thanks to being immersed in British English, sometimes I notice that American ad agencies wishing to communicate to the rest of the world ought to get out a little more. Case in point' Ocean Spray. Their lovely, fruity beverages are widely available in the UK, albeit in fewer versions than in the States. (I do miss all the grapefruit and tangerine permutations, but will happily settle for Light Cranberry Juice... Read more

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In Search of Life in the UK

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 10 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

After twenty six months of island living, the UK Border Agency, arbiter of imported and deported peoples, makes imported spouses succumb to an entrance exam in order to secure their permanent residency, or ?indefinite leave to remain' as they call it. It's called the ?Life in the UK' test, and it's used to vet both those who want to become citizens, as well as people like me who just want to hang out on a long-term basis. I was hoping it wasn't like the driving test, and there would be far... Read more

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Gaining Pounds

From Stuck in the Toffee Pudding, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

It's been an age since I've contributed to my body of blog work, and just when you'll think this post is about my not-so-triumphant return to Weight Watchers, I've found a job with a salary attached to it. For this shiny new job, I am required to travel by train to Cambridge each day. It is a 50-minute ride, which has introduced me to the world of commuting.Commuting is an alternate universe. In it, the people you see everyday are barred by an unwritten code of commuter conduct that... Read more

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