A Compass Rose » culture http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk An Expat Lifestyle & Photography blog Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Summer Fete in Batheaston http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2013/06/summer-fete-in-batheaston.html http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2013/06/summer-fete-in-batheaston.html#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2013 08:00:00 +0000 http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/?p=164



Yesterday we attended our second fete for the Summer season and it will not be our last.  Though we almost feared the weather would have ruined this gem of summers in Great Britain. It was set to begin at noon but we did arrive until three because of the pouring rain.  Miraculously the rain stopped... Read More »

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It is official! My sister has finally booked her plane ticket which means my whole family will be for my vow renewal in about five weeks.  Granted ‘whole family’ means my mum and my sister.  I come from a very small family where both my grandmothers died before I was born and grew up with... Read More »

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Pleased to share with you that A Compass Rose now has over 300 followers.  Thank you for all the love and support.  Since there are quite a number of new readers I wanted to share this article that was originally a guest post at We Took The Road Less Traveled.  It contains my top list of... Read More »

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This is the second installment of Expat to Expat  with Hemborg Wife and Found Love Now What  on the Q&A: Food 1. What is your favorite food tradition in your new country?   The ‘Sunday Roast’ of roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roasted or mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and sometimes stuffing. It like a less grand version of... Read More »

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The video I am about to share with you is connected to a part of my life from 2001 – 2004 when I lived in the south of the USA. Culture shock was inevitable. Having a guy move from behind me to quickly open a door in front of me so I could go through... Read More »

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Today is the third day of May with the Blog Every Day in May challenge.   Feel free to join in and if you catch this anytime through out the month feel free to just jump right in.   Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable Traveling with or being around the ‘Ugly Tourist’ makes me very... Read More »

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My husband was stationed on Oahu, Hawaii from 2007 – 2011 after living in Monterey, California.  Really tough assignments right?  Though we had hoped to be stationed in Europe, I really cannot complain about where the USAF sent us during his enlistment.  When you live somewhere you can pick out the good and bad things... Read More »

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