by Lorna Harris on June 22, 2010
The Newport Harbor sea lions have been wintering in walmer climes and are now heading back to their luxury sailboats. Woe betide anyone who hasn’t made preparations for their return. The sea lions are ruthless and once they’ve made a decision to set up home on your boat, there’s nothing you can do to stop [...]
by Lorna Harris on June 22, 2010
The final week of school is here and one of the many events taking place this week is the Honor Roll. That sounds so American, don’t you think? It’s the sort of thing I would have rolled my eyes at when I lived in the UK and didn’t know much about the States.
Back in England [...]
by Lorna Harris on June 19, 2010
School is ending next week and I feel like I’ve been lost in a world of scooping ice cream, hanging up artwork and squirming at the back of the classroom ashamed to be British.
Oh, that last bit? You’re wondering why I’m ashamed to be British?
Well, only on Monday morning when my son’s class had a [...]
by Lorna Harris on June 16, 2010
I love this photo of my sons for many reasons.
It was taken in Forth Worth during a quick trip to Texas. We’d never visited the city before and so enjoyed exploring. We travel a lot as a family and I always enjoy arriving somewhere new.
We only found the Fort Worth Water Gardens because the boys [...]
by Lorna Harris on June 3, 2010
Secretly, I’d like to be a food blogger or even better, have my own cooking show. I love to cook, spend hours in Williams and Sonoma and devour my recipe books like a good novel.
I even, and this is incredibly embarrassing to admit, point the bowl towards the camera when I’m pouring the mixture into [...]