Phyl's Blog

When I was pregnant I signed up to a website that would give me a couple of lines weekly telling me what was happening with my unborn baby....

We were sent a pretty Easter card by Thomas's mum. I have had a vague notion though, since we received it, that something was odd about ...

I notice the UK is slowly becoming America. When I was a child there were no drive thru burger places. There was no 24 hour shopping in sup...

I see the German Xmas market is back in Glasgow. It has been here for the past few years and I've tried to drop by at least once. It is...

When Léon and I were in Manhattan a few years ago we decided to go up the Empire State Building one morning because our jet lag had got us u...

Thomas sent me a link to this the other day but I found it a bit too depressing to blog immediately. I think I first wanted to get it straig...

Mashed Potatoes Originally uploaded by jugglerpm Thomas seems a tad more worried by green-skinned potatoes than me. In fact he approaches th...

Léon, Anna and Thomas are currently sitting watching ' Chicken Little' dubbed into Danish. Half way through the movie two of the Dan...

cutting boards Originally uploaded by pinprick Possibly the strangest thing you have to get used to when you live with foreigners is the ter...

  The bride Originally uploaded by PhylB I blogged last year about the hassle value of changing your name in this day and age. The BBC wa...

Given I wasn't christened myself, it had never occurred to me until I read this today that this could be a problem. It got me to thinkin...

In the UK we often rely on references to get a job. If you have never worked anywhere else, you probably aren't aware how alien the conc...

I was born a Buchanan as you know so I have always known what Buchanan tartan looks like. If you'd asked me to describe it without showi...

M-Budget Kitchen Rolls Originally uploaded by iwouldstay Is it a Danish thing, or is it simply a Widmann thing? I am compelled, from cu...

  Phoning Miriam Originally uploaded by PhylB You wouldn't think in this technologically advanced day and age phoning would be getting ...

It's maybe something that happens to you with age but I have found over the past few years that I am less willing to put up with things ...

A Danish Xmas tree Originally uploaded by PhylB While Thomas is taking down our tree, I thought I'd take this chance to blog it and the ...

Xmas tree Originally uploaded by PhylB I've been part of a French/German/Danish family since 1985. The French, like the Germans, like th...

Two oclock Originally uploaded by rodneylibraries Thomas and I were lying hugging in bed on Saturday night in the dark. We have a very cool ...

One of the best things about marrying into another culture (even if you don't marry) is getting to know the little hidden bits of that c...