A pub with county borderline in it
Yes, you read it well: there is a pub in England (in fact there might be more, but I am only aware of this one) which is divided by a county borderline. Something like this can only exist in England!…
Norfolk! A country gentleman
Who is Desmond? You do not know him? It does not matter, I will explain who he is. Desmond is a phenomenon, (who came to the public attention in a TV documentary entitled “Normal for Norfolk”), and perhaps this is…
Lemon Blueberry Cake
A friend of mine asked me a month ago whether I will cook something for Easter and post it on the blog. ‘Well, the English do not really have a special dish for Easter’, I said. This is really strange…
The Chef and the Cook
The kitchen is the heart of the home. When we visit a grand house, I am always looking forward to seeing the servants quarters and the kitchen. The Victorian and Edwardian kitchens are amazing: you can see the…
If it is March, then Crufts!
Alright, but what is it? When I first heard the word Crufts something like 15 years ago, I had no idea what it was and I associated it with Krafts, the chocolate brand, or the word “crafts”. I asked one…
The impact of snow on the English
This post is a little bit different than the others. The reason being, that I could not resist sharing this week’s observations. However, let me emphasize these observations and conclusions are not representative and I only wanted to represent this…
Do British postcodes follow any logic?
Have you ever wondered if the British postal codes follow any logic?l? I Have! Especially since I had to learn the primary postcodes of the UK for work, so that I can instantly decide whether we cover the area in…
Scottish Oat pancake with raspberry sauce
Shrove Tuesday means Pancake Day. I was at high school when I first came across this funny tradition of the English and I still remember the book we read about it: Spotlight on Britain by the Oxford University Press. Shrove…
How did the colour of the iconic red phone box end up in parliament?
Beside postboxes (red) phone boxes are typically English as well and which was voted one of Britain’s top 10 icons. No wonder as the good old red phone box is a fundamental element of English streets, landscapes. (We would probably…
Why are there strawberry leaves on Dave Gahan’s crown?
I bet everybody remembers the iconic video “Enjoy The Silence” by the British band Depeche Mode in which Dave Gahan wears costume of a king and rambles across fields and mountains carrying a blue deckchair. Anton Corbijn’s video from 1990…