
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – APRIL SHOWERS AND MORE
Spring is one of my favorite times of year and I have never been...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – KNITTING THROUGH A CRISIS
As the UK will be more or less in lockdown until at least April...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – TROUBLES WITHIN THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY
The land of my birth is still pretty much in lockdown as a result...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA - I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW – THE HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES
I recently went for a routine check-up with my ophthalmologist and noticed a young...
AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA - REMEMBERING A VERY BRITISH HERO – CAPTAIN SIR TOM MOORE
I always strive to combine the best stereotypical character traits of both nations I...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – LETS TALK LABRADOODLES
Even with the general election and the inauguration of a new President now behind...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA - LEAVING EUROPE – BREXIT IS FINALIZED
In the land of my birth, which is once again in total lockdown to...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – THE HISTORY OF VACCINATION
As we all look back on an almost unbelievable 2020, I cannot help thinking...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – O CHRISTMAS TREE O CHRISTMAS TREE
One aspect of the American festive season which still strikes me as different even...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – VIEWS ON ‘THE CROWN’ – HERE AND ACROSS THE POND
One interesting thing about getting older is that we see books, movies and TV...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – REMEMBERING SEAN CONNERY – GOODBYE 007
We all have our favorite James Bond actor and mine has always been the...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – THE 30 DAYS OF NOVEMBER
I am not somebody who wishes my life away but given everything that has...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF AMERICA’S ELECTORAL COLLEGE
You will no doubt be delighted to hear that this column is NOT about...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACROSS THE POND
When we moved to America eleven years ago, one of the things I was...

AN ENGLISH ROSE IN GEORGIA – KEEPING FIT – NOW AND THEN
I have always had a love / hate relationship with exercise. I love feeling...

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...