Electric carving knives...?? totally useless or not? I think they must be an American thing. I've never seen one in my life before, but while we are living in an almost empty house, still waiting for our stuff to arrive, it seems that there is an electric carving knife here! We tried carving an upside down roast chicken last night (maybe that was the problem?!) and James almost took his hand off. Today I used the knife without the electric add-on to cut a loaf of bread and it was rather effective. This makes the electric part a little surplus to requirement i think!

Enough rambling. This mornings torrential rain and thunder has passed, still waiting for that tornado..., and it's time to go SUV/truck shoppping and to invest in some tomato plants for the deck!

We've been here almost a week now and I know a little bit more about America and its people than I did a week ago! I know now that it is a country of convenience and plenty; drive-thru ATM's, drive-thru pharmacies, not to mention the many drive-thru eateries! It's great, one rarely has to get out of the car! Water gushes from the taps, shelves are packed full of goodies, it seems they could want for little. The roads are big, cars are even bigger, and as for the people..... Everything seems well looked after; lawns are neatly trimmed, driveways swept, houses tidy and cars/trucks tucked away into the many garages. You seldom see people 'out and about' on the streets, only in convenience stores!

The people we've met so far, from the bank manager to our sponsors, could not have been more friendly. There's always a 'have a nice day', a nod and a smile and when they discover we're English (or think we're Australian!) there's even more excitement!

Today, at Home Depot, I asked a nice man where I could find 'curtain rods' and he didn't have a clue! Not as to where there were, but, what was I asking for??? He could not understand me, i might as well have been speaking Dutch!
Oh, and I've just roasted a chicken upside down! I didn't know it was possible, but it was so big and meaty that it's breats were on both sides!

Welcome to my blog! I am the 'English Girl in Kansas'!



I intend this little blog to be a journal of our time in the US. Though I certainly don't claim to be any kind of comedian/joker/writer or philosopher (of note), I will try to entertain you with a few a stories of our time here! Let's see how it goes...