Faites Simple

Glad to see you are finding your way around, and b...

2009-11-12T07:40:20.821Z

Glad to see you are finding your way around, and beginning to enjoy what's around you!

It's not easy living that far from home, maybe in the long run san fran will be home ?

Good luck finding out.

Is that a palm tree I spy? There's more to this cu...

2009-11-10T12:34:57.776Z

Is that a palm tree I spy? There's more to this culture shock than supermarkets, isn't there!

Hold that Welsh view in your heart I think - and g...

2009-11-09T22:07:48.679Z

Hold that Welsh view in your heart I think - and go out and explore San Fran. Wow.

never done bedlinen personally , but we had them a...

2009-11-09T21:31:13.217Z

never done bedlinen personally , but we had them at home , and I have american rellies !!!

No doubt you used to be responsible for pillow sha...

2009-11-09T16:51:46.518Z

No doubt you used to be responsible for pillow shams in your Sloane Square days! I am clearly a novice in bedlinen...

looks phenomenal ! but if you truely don't know wh...

2009-11-09T16:49:13.429Z

looks phenomenal ! but if you truely don't know what a pillow sham is ... good grief is all i can say !

Wow! I go away for a few months and you leave Wale...

2009-11-09T11:22:48.182Z

Wow! I go away for a few months and you leave Wales for SF! It may be hard to have chickens on the third floor!

You picked a nice place to live.

I got the Droid Eris which is very cool, the geek ...

2009-11-09T00:36:17.402Z

I got the Droid Eris which is very cool, the geek phone and a rather fetching pink. I have no idea how to use it and the children have discovered a game they like so won't let me have it back!

So which phones did you get? Did you 'win' or did ...

2009-11-08T20:40:22.138Z

So which phones did you get? Did you 'win' or did you get the 'geek phone' (which is also very cool, honest! My cousin had one and had the skymap option uploaded... we were fascinated...)

told you it was wet ! LOL

2009-11-08T17:34:14.615Z

told you it was wet ! LOL

All sounds very exciting! I wish I were living som...

2009-11-08T15:50:28.284Z

All sounds very exciting! I wish I were living somewhere as exotic as SF. I do hope you're settling in and beginning to feel you belong there.

It won't feel like home here until you go back to ...

2009-11-06T23:21:55.329Z

It won't feel like home here until you go back to the UK.

I feel you. I just moved to Vermont from New York ...

2009-11-06T19:10:55.863Z

I feel you. I just moved to Vermont from New York City. I've been here for a month and I'm wondering if it will ever feel like home.

Dear - see if you can find a Cricket phone outlet....

2009-11-05T19:50:01.426Z

Dear - see if you can find a Cricket phone outlet. Then you can buy a pay-as-you-go phone until the dust settles and you've figured America out. All the best,
Beth Terry
(the other one... I'm the CactusWrangler.com, not FakePlasticFish... but we are friends.)

Glad to know you are meeting friendly and helpful ...

2009-11-04T21:33:18.941Z

Glad to know you are meeting friendly and helpful people. I remember so vividly from when I was a child and we emigrated to New Zealand and everything was strange. Essentially it was ok because my family was my security. Sure it will be the same for your girls. Good luck with it all. Hope you are having the odd glass of wine in the evenings!

It sounds as if you are having a hard time settlin...

2009-11-04T14:23:19.108Z

It sounds as if you are having a hard time settling in to your new life, but I hope that the lovely people you are meeting along the way will keep you going.

And keep blogging about it. I feel sure it will help.

Excellent post Elaine, this is the real and unrepo...

2009-11-04T09:28:47.847Z

Excellent post Elaine, this is the real and unreported side of relocating to another country. It's hard, it's difficult and it is exhausting. What do the girls make of all this?

Thinking of you, all the way from completely water-logged Cumbria.

Take my advice - don't visit costco just yet , it ...

2009-11-03T16:07:51.719Z

Take my advice - don't visit costco just yet , it may well bring about meltdown , the choices are so huge !!

And of course they don't 'do' radiators out there,...

2009-11-03T10:21:19.139Z

And of course they don't 'do' radiators out there, so you can't even hang them there. At least the average US washer seems to take half the time it takes a UK one to do a load.

It's the little things, isn't it?

Have the girls started school yet?

Have been wondering how it went. I so identify wi...

2009-11-02T22:57:23.038Z

Have been wondering how it went. I so identify with the supermarket shopping. I used to visit an aunt in Boston from time to time and just couldn't cope with the paralysing amount of choice!

I'm entirely fascinated by the account of your jou...

2009-11-02T22:52:52.373Z

I'm entirely fascinated by the account of your journey and the process of settling in, and am looking forward to regular bulletins on your new life in the States. A valuable insight into another way of life without having to leave the comfort of my sofa!

Chicken of the Sea was the inspiration for the ban...

2009-11-02T22:17:06.531Z

Chicken of the Sea was the inspiration for the band Pollo del Mar.

When I moved to Nottingham for college (years ago)...

2009-11-02T19:16:13.063Z

When I moved to Nottingham for college (years ago) one of the most frightening thing was grocery shopping. It makes you realize how loyal you get to brands.

We have Hellmann's in the U.S. but some fancy stores won't carry it.

As for the endless varieties, just look at the back of the package - the simpler the better. And I'd shy away from any foods adding vitamins or making any other health claims.

Love you blog and good luck in San Francisco!

Glad you have arrived safely. More adventures and ...

2009-11-02T09:56:16.187Z

Glad you have arrived safely. More adventures and discoveries around the corner I think.

glad it all went ' smoothl y' . SOO jealous! SF is...

2009-11-02T08:17:04.717Z

glad it all went ' smoothl y' . SOO jealous! SF is one of my favourite cities .