AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – MUSIC, TRADITIONS AND CONTROVERSY IN THE UK
As we have just enjoyed the great American late summer tradition of Labor Day...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – TRADITIONS AND HISTORY OF THE MASK
It came as a surprise to me recently when I found myself selecting some...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – MEDIA TALK HERE AND ACROSS THE POND
Even after eleven years living in beautiful Coastal Georgia and 20 years married to...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – REFLECTIONS ON LAKE LIFE
Every Summer we take our granddaughters (now 9 and 5), as well as their...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA
As a British schoolgirl in London in the late 1970s, I never dreamed that...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – SAYING GOODBYE TO THE GREATEST GENERATION
Many people have likened what we are experiencing today with COVID-19 to a war. ...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PANDEMICS
We are nearly halfway through 2020, the year of COVID-19. Those of you who...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRADITIONS
This week my husband and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We are both...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – THE HANDSHAKE – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
When I was a young woman, starting out in business in London in the...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – LIVING THROUGH A BLACK SWAN EVENT
As some of us cautiously begin to emerge from shelter-in-place orders to restart some...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY HONORS PIONEER FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
We have all become even more aware of the dedication, importance and downright bravery...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – PANDEMIC SHORTAGES AND THE HISTORY OF TOILET PAPER
Now that Coastal Georgia has joined most of the world in virtual lockdown, I...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – BELIEVING IN THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
As we are all dealing with the reality of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, it...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – GOODBYE NEUTRON JACK
All of us in the business world have a few “business heroes”, those successful...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – JUMPING INTO LEAP YEAR
Back in England, I have a friend of my generation who will celebrate her...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – BRITAIN DIVORCES EUROPE - WHAT NEXT?
My friends and family in England reported many fireworks and much celebrating among the...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – TURNING A PAGE ON THE CALENDAR
Here we are at the end of January, and the holiday break last month ...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – MEGXIT ROCKS THE UK
First Brexit, now Megxit. The land of my birth, and to a lesser extent...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – CHARLES DICKENS AND HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
I recently visited the land of my birth, and I was able to get...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – BREXIT UPDATE – CLARITY AT LAST
Everyone in the land of my birth is relieved that the general election is...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – PRINCE ANDREW IS OUT
My husband and I don’t have much time to watch TV and our tastes...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – AMERICA, I AM HOME
When people here in Coastal Georgia ask me when I am next going “home”,...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – MORE POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE UK
I must admit to being very concerned about political happenings in the land of...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – NEWSPAPERS - HERE AND THERE - THEN AND NOW
Regular readers of this column will realize that I am a huge fan of...