Sunday Roast

A long held tradition in the UK is a Sunday Roast.  All your family gathers together on Sunday night to eat a roast that has been cooking all day long.  We are talking beef/lamb roast with root veggies (parsnip, carrots, potatoes) with peas and Yorkshire pudding.  All topped with a rich beef/lamb gravy. Every pub […]

Illness has Struck the Ennis House

I remember the last time I had the flu. It was about four months before Kevin and I were married.  About five years ago exactly.  Nothing has ever knocked me down quite like that before and I hoped to never feel this way again.  If you think this would have encouraged me to seek out […]

Snow in Cardiff

It doesn’t snow often in Cardiff. It’s much like the southern states in the US… nobody really prepares for the snow and when the snow hits, mass chaos ensues.  Bread, milk and eggs are fiercely pulled off the shelves as if everyone wants French Toast for the evening.  Fun Fact: They do not eat French […]

Ronald Dahl in Cardiff

Did you know that Ronald Dahl is from Cardiff? We have a Dahl Pass (area under a bridge) in Cardiff Bay and along the Pac Argae Caedyff there is the cutest little book bench…

Beautiful Sunrise

You know when you have those mornings that you just don’t want to get out of bed.  It’s still dark out, and it looks cold (at least colder than under your blanket?).  Well I had one of those mornings and was rewarded with a lovely sunrise..

Welsh Hamper

A hamper is the equivalent of our gift basket.  I’m continually amused by the words used differently in two countries that speak the same language.  Sometimes I think… wow, why do Americans use ‘x’ when the British word makes so much more sense.  For reference, this was not one of those times.  The word ‘hamper’ […]

Thanksgiving in the UK

It’s strange living in a world that carries on as if nothing is happening on the other side, but Thanksgiving goes on in the Ennis household.  We didn’t originally plan to celebrate, but we had gone to the grocery store the night before and Kevin convinced me that we could make a mini dinner.  I’m […]

Bonfire Night!

Things you don’t have the opportunity to appreciate when you just visit a country for vacation… Watching the fireworks from our apartment window for Bonfire Night. Bonfire Night started when a Catholic protestor in the 1600s tried to assassinate King James 1, a Protestant King, by blowing up the Parliament building. He was unsuccessful, but […]

Day 1 – Six Offers!

So I know in my last post, I made a cheeky comment about the realtor and my penguin.  I stand by those comments! But I just have to say, our realtor is pretty darn awesome. Not only did she manage a ton of repairs while we are on vacation in early August to get the […]