I went shopping at Britain’s secret supermarket Thoughts from Alanna… Did you know there’s a secret budget supermarket in the UK?? YES! I had no October 28, 2026Read more
I got a puppy!!! Meet Kevin, our eight-week-old Welsh terrier. By our second full day together, I was in pee-covered clothes, hadn’t October 20, 2026Read more
Things only British people do I say “cheers” when the postie hands me a package now. I don’t stop to think about it, September 2, 2026Read more
I tried eating breakfast like a Victorian Fish, hard-boiled eggs and cream weren’t what I wanted to eat during an English heatwave. The forecast was August 18, 2026Read more
British alcohol I’d never seen (until moving to the UK) I’d had Pimm’s out of a can, but I’d never actually made a glass myself. For a Canadian July 1, 2026Read more
Fitness in the UK is… unusual For years, my trip to the gym included a walk before the workout and another walk afterwards. I’d June 24, 2026Read more
Dear England: your most popular ciders are… insane!! I’d always enjoyed cider without really knowing which bottle to choose when a pub had a whole row June 10, 2026Read more
Jeff Bezos made his own milk (it’s as bad as you think) Finding Amazon’s own semi-skimmed milk online made me shout. Naturally, I bought it, along with a collection of May 27, 2026Read more
Speechless at London’s RAF museum (first time visit!) By the end of my first visit to London’s RAF Museum, I was walking past aircraft because I May 19, 2026Read more