„Are you married… or do you live in Maidenhead?”
Well, I am not married and I do live in Maidenhead, but not in the early 20th century. What does…
The secret of the Lavenham Blue
At Easter, we visited Suffolk and Norfolk, whilst we did not see everything we wanted, we did manage to see…
The oddities of the English!
If you think about England or the English or even about the Englishness, probably the strange plugs and sockets, the…
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…
The Chef and the Cook
The kitchen is the heart of the home. When we visit a grand house, I am always looking…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…