In Tea We Trust
2009
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November
10
October
11
September
52
August
130
July
71
June
42
May
80
April
18
March
64
February
49
January
70
2008
December
52
November
5
October
15
September
14
August
26
July
25
June
7
May
13
April
1
March
3
February
4
January
11
2007
December
23
November
25
October
20
September
August
July
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January
I am somewhat amused and yet horrified to report that I...
Sep 30th
My baby sister’s kitty died today. I hate living so...
Sep 30th
For it's been so long since I have seen...
Choir. Choir. The thing with the choir is that I love knowing that no matter what else might be...
Sep 30th
Good to know that even at thirty I regularly get mistaken...
Sep 28th
My friends tonight suggested that I should make a stencil and spray paint a skull and crossbones...
Sep 27th
Bright Side
I let three people this week listen to a half-assed crap kitchen recording with messed up words that...
Sep 27th
It’s entirely probable my dog will have a passport...
Sep 26th
I think this might be a sign.
Sep 26th
Speaking of stupid red tape
It is almost time to bring my dog to join me in the UK. There is no rabies on this small island, so...
Sep 26th
I’m struggling a lot here lately. Sometimes, I really wonder why I came all this way. I feel...
Sep 24th
Oh and for the record, I watched the emergency dentist rip...
Sep 24th
This promotion would go over like a lead balloon in America.
Sep 24th
As predicted, Mr. T(oothache) has been up all night. He looks miserable and as it’s only 3...
Sep 23rd
What have we learned today?
Mr. Tea has a terrible toothache. He’s already done one round of antibiotics and is scheduled...
Sep 23rd
Fun with foreigners
Friend on the phone:
Hiya. You alright?
me:
hey, yeah. What's up?
fp:
Did you hear the news? Chas and Dave split up.
me:
I saw the photos, but I think you should know I have no idea who that is.
fp:
Better learn. I hear you have to name three of their top ten hits to pass your life in the UK test.
Sep 22nd
The ice cream truck here doesn’t play Turkey In the Straw. They also come out even when...
Sep 22nd
251. Actually, 252 if you count the one hiding out in the...
Sep 21st
Yeah, I suppose nobody would say that...
Mr. Tea got confused earlier when I said someone was “nickel and diming me.” To nickel...
Sep 21st
The only clouds so far have come at Mark Fast’s show on...
— The Guardian So disgusted by...
Sep 21st
the cake is a lie
So, I went to choir again tonight. You know, that place that feels familiar to me because as a 25...
Sep 21st
level up
I think that once I’ve killed 500 giant house spiders, I get some kind of british merit badge,...
Sep 20th
I think I have a power problem on my hands and wonder if anyone is clever with these things. ...
Sep 18th
While doing some singing today, I noticed it feels a lot more natural to sing a word like...
Sep 16th
Comedy here can be hit or miss for me sometimes. Obviously, British wit and humo(u)r is world...
Sep 15th
He's my favorite husband ever.
I think that by the time a lot of people hit their first wedding anniversary, they’ve already...
Sep 12th
12:08am
It’s my first wedding anniversary today. Let’s just say I feel incredibly lucky we made...
Sep 11th
I hate how I find everything here to be so intimidating. At home, I’m fairly fearless. I...
Sep 10th
Crumbs: half of Britons injured by their...
Sep 9th
Jeans for Genes - Changing the world for...
Sep 9th
As a rugby fan, pedant and possibly the internet’s...
— My friend Eloise arrives to...
Sep 9th
Instead of knocking, our mailman just shoved an oversized...
Sep 9th
Watch
Haka battle (via ottavio2dr) I mean, I’m not hatin’ but this kind of makes those little...
Sep 9th
Watch
New Zealand vs Scotland in rugby (via odgor) I had absolutely no idea what was going on the first...
Sep 9th
I had a great time at choir the other night. At more than a hundred people, it’s a lot bigger...
Sep 9th
Ok, I take back everything I said about the fuel delivery guy. He realized this afternoon that he...
Sep 8th
Nice to hear the fuel delivery guy still has a knock that...
Sep 8th
Filed under: Good to know.
I am watching this documentary on Google video called The Human Animal, all about people watching...
Sep 7th
Filed under: Another of those weird...
I just had to learn how to fill in a blank cheque, because it’s slightly different here. More...
Sep 7th
This is so pathetic and embarrassing to admit, but since oversharing on the internet is really one...
Sep 7th
Labor Day
Most of the world celebrates Labor Day on May 1st, or May Day or International Worker’s Day. ...
Sep 7th
Top fears about living in England
My family and friends will simply move on and forget I ever existed. Something terrible will...
Sep 6th
Once in a while, I meet someone who says something to me...
Sep 6th
I am reading some american’s blog about how she just...
Sep 4th
Fun with Food
Some smart person just enlightened me to the fact that UK dairy products are not fortified with...
Sep 4th
www.brolliesgalore.co.uk Cancan Parasol by Guy de Jean In...
Sep 3rd
www.brolliesgalore.co.uk Signature Bella Umbrella I...
Sep 3rd
Rainbow Walker Umbrella
Sep 3rd
H.Due.O Pinstripe Pagoda Umbrella It is, naturally, pouring...
Sep 3rd
Sep 3rd
I think I am about to put on my autumn jacket to go to...
Sep 2nd
Knock, Knock
Nine months into living here and I’m still not used to the volume of door-knockers that abound...
Sep 2nd
Mr. Tea and I have a small nephew here who likes to get his spade and dig in the garden. One day,...
Sep 2nd
Reblog with your first job and age you...
My first job was at age (barely) age 14. (It might have been earlier, actually.. I vaguely recall...
Aug 31st
I wouldn’t have told everyone I was keeping a blog...
— Things I would have done...
Aug 31st