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...
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...