Vicki Marklew
@vmarklew.bsky.social
Expat Brit still bemused by life in America. Avid reader, SFF & mystery fan. Sometimes I write stuff. Occasionally blogging at www.AbroadInTheUSA.com
Writing Guardians of the Weave. She/her
Writing Guardians of the Weave. She/her
Brit from Leicester now living in USA and me uttering “half two” still confuses the American spouse after 40 years
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Brit from Leicester now living in USA and me uttering “half two” still confuses the American spouse after 40 years
Gaghhh typo TYPO 🤦🏼♀️
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Gaghhh typo TYPO 🤦🏼♀️
Learned to drive in USA; whenever I’m back in the UK driving on the left is no problem. But the rear view mirror? In the wrong place? So have to look up to the left instead of up to the right?? I CANNOT reverse in the UK. Just can’t.
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Learned to drive in USA; whenever I’m back in the UK driving on the left is no problem. But the rear view mirror? In the wrong place? So have to look up to the left instead of up to the right?? I CANNOT reverse in the UK. Just can’t.
Aged aunt once told me “England for the English who’ve always been here” and…like…my great-grands included Scots & Jewish & Roma & Spanish. My bro-in-law is Polish, SIL is French, & I married an American — so who are these mythical English people?!
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Aged aunt once told me “England for the English who’ve always been here” and…like…my great-grands included Scots & Jewish & Roma & Spanish. My bro-in-law is Polish, SIL is French, & I married an American — so who are these mythical English people?!
Absolutely the joy we all needed to see today so thank you!!
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Absolutely the joy we all needed to see today so thank you!!
Definitely not ok over here… (and I’m a Brit with a two-passport theoretical escape). Everyone I know is barely hanging on by our fingernails.
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Definitely not ok over here… (and I’m a Brit with a two-passport theoretical escape). Everyone I know is barely hanging on by our fingernails.
And now I’ve wandered the wilds of Wikipedia and learned about Hutton, Plutonism, and Unconformity - so thank you for posting this!
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And now I’ve wandered the wilds of Wikipedia and learned about Hutton, Plutonism, and Unconformity - so thank you for posting this!
Right?! I’ve been various levels of furious since Anita Hill, damned if I’m dialing it back now.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Right?! I’ve been various levels of furious since Anita Hill, damned if I’m dialing it back now.
Yet another person seriously underestimating the amount of incandescent rage that can be sustained by women (inclusive definition) of A Certain Age.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Yet another person seriously underestimating the amount of incandescent rage that can be sustained by women (inclusive definition) of A Certain Age.
Oh you have deer in your backyard? How cute!
No! Those MFers shed ticks everywhere and do you know how many ghastly diseases those ticks carry? Not cute! At all!
No! Those MFers shed ticks everywhere and do you know how many ghastly diseases those ticks carry? Not cute! At all!
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oh you have deer in your backyard? How cute!
No! Those MFers shed ticks everywhere and do you know how many ghastly diseases those ticks carry? Not cute! At all!
No! Those MFers shed ticks everywhere and do you know how many ghastly diseases those ticks carry? Not cute! At all!
What a lovely read, thank you for sharing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What a lovely read, thank you for sharing.