You may know that, in the US, women were once referred to as Chicks. To be fair, I don’t know if people still use the term Chick in the US. It could have fallen out of favour or it could have been considered inappropriate with the PC brigade. Well, here in the UK, women are […]
Author Archives: Jade Hammer
Not quite as expected
Although I was born and raised in the US, I have lived in the UK for the past 20 – 25 years or so. Over the years, I have welcomed a number of family members for visits and lead a number of expeditions into London. This particular day, my mother and I went along South […]
Showed you?!!? Where???
I worked for the McHaggis firm of solicitors – which is a Law Firm if you’re speaking American – in the Probate department. Although, as an English person I am loath to use the word “quaint”, the village is painfully quaint – the buildings along the High Street (which is like Main Street – every […]
I shave it!!
I first met Julie when I climbed through the window at the old-fashioned firm in the village. The office is next door to the church on Church Street and was erected in the Tudor period. The large oak staircases on the ground floor hid the usual nooks and crannies that can be found in a […]
Internal
As a woman, having an internal examination is never something that I have gone to with a skip in my step. I was young and first sexually active in the US so I went to Planned Parenthood for my first gynaecological examinations. It was extremely well organised: I remember the table having stirrups, my bottom […]
Childhood Interludes
With the divorce colouring how I saw everything as a child, you may think that I have no happy memories. But you would be mistaken. I was visiting my dad’s brother and his family. One of my cousins was 4 months older than me, so she and I were almost sisters at one point. Well, […]
Christian or Buddhist ?
When I left DJ I was determined to become a devout Christian. I went to church once a week. I carried my New Testament with me and read it regularly. If I’m honest though, without the push I was getting from DJ, I took a more relaxed view of religion. I knew God loved me […]
Paternal Moment
I must have been about 13 or so when Dad was diving along I-74 between Champaign and Mahomet when I Want To Know What Love Is was playing on the radio. I remember there was a high-pitched him coming from the stereo and I associated it with Dolby – which was a new technology all […]
Virus Crisis
I’m working from home and am in touch with friends and family virtually. I’m not one for Biblical Prophecy but is this one of those Horsemen of the Apocalypse we were warned about? Stay safe and stay at home.
Compos mentis
From the front window and in the distance I can see waves frolicking among dark rocks and sand. I can almost smell the ozone. The living room is kissed with yellow light – so much so that the entire living room looks warm and cosy. I like what I’m seeing but don’t recognise it. Someone […]
