A Compass Rose » inlaws 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 Marriage, Inlaws and Cross Cultural Issues http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2013/06/marriage-inlaws-and-cross-cultural-issues.html http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2013/06/marriage-inlaws-and-cross-cultural-issues.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:41:00 +0000 http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/?p=169



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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My boys left recently with my in-laws to go back to the USA for seven weeks this summer.  I will be joining them after I get back from my trip with my partner to mainland Europe. It will be 11 years since I have been back to my home in Napoli, Italia where I grew... Read More »

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My boys have been counting down the days for weeks until their Papa and Mimi come over to England.  The day finally arrived last week and there have been smiles all around.  The first full day the boys got to show them around their school as we went in for the award ceremony.  The boys... Read More »

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The joys of living in another country are receiving care packages from family members ‘back home’.  We received our Easter package from my in laws today and the boys were really excited to stretch out Easter just a little further. Besides what child would say no to more candy? Obviously not mine. Earrings for Easter... Read More »

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