A to Z 2014

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Friday, April 5, 2013

E is for England

When I read Pride and Prejudice it was a life altering experience.  Although I've never been to England, in fact never actually known anyone from England, I am a bona-fide Anglophile with an obsession that some would consider fanatical.

My lust for all things English knows no bounds.  English celebrities and notables flow from my tongue like water over a dam; Collin Firth, Phil Collins, Kate Moss, Winston Churchill, The Beatles, Maggie Thatcher, Jude Law, Shakespeare, The Rolling Stones, Camelot, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Seymour, Princess Di, the Plantagenets.  Whoa, I better stop here before I run out of blog space.

In my mind's eye I can picture the desolate moors of Wuthering Heights, see the charming English villages, admire majestic stone castles, explore winding country roads, enjoy cottage gardens, view London's magnificence, and all without leaving my armchair.  I do have a vivid imagination but this goes deeper than the ability to visualize.  I can only surmise that in one of my previous lifes, I had an existence in Merry Old England because it's as real to me as a trip to my local grocery store.  It doesn't take a genius to guess what's first on my Bucket List!

7 comments:

  1. Aye lass, we should be savin' for a trip, I'd say.

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  2. Would you like our English weather...lol
    Seriously England is a great place to live.
    Enjoyed your E post.

    Yvonne.

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    1. Thanks Yvonne. I'm sure your weather would be an improvement over Michigan's, at least in the winter!

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  3. One of my burning desires is to go to England. Of course, I've warned my husband that it if I ever do manage to get there then I won't be coming back home! :)

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  4. Friends of mine have been visiting here in South Africa - they have had frightful weather for the last several months. But as ye Olde England gets under your skin, I reckon it must be hard to leave for sunnier climes. It IS a most beautiful country and the English have their own particular sense of humour.
    Lovely evocative post thank you Vicki!

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  5. Thanks Susan. A South African safari and wine tour are also on my bucket list!

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