Well, hello. It’s been a while. In fact, it’s been over two years. Two years since the start of COVID. Two years since I’ve been able to get back home to the UK. Two years of not writing a word on this blog. Why? I don’t know. Actually, that’s a lie. I do know. It’s […] The post Where did I go? appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

Summer 2020 might not be quite what we had planned...but even if you can’t travel, here some great book recommendations to transport you The post Summer Reading Recomendations 2020 appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

These are strange, anxiety-inducing times. It is hard to feel such a lack of control. It’s not easy to have to stay at home with no social interaction. But I think reading helps most situations, and for me this is a time for comfort reads. Everyone’s definition of ‘comfort read’ will be different. For me, […] The post Comfort Reads… appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

Hello, happy new year – and happy new decade! 2019 was another great reading year with the Expat Book Club – here’s a run down of all the books we read last year. Did you read any of these? What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you haven’t joined us […] The post The Expat Book Club – A Year in Books, 2019 appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

It is a fact universally acknowledged that a woman who moves overseas must be in want of a houseguest. Actually, for me, one of the many joys of expat life has been having people come and stay with us. We have been blessed with guests – the type of guests that you actually want. The […] The post How to be a Good Houseguest – the Expat Guide appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

The homesick expat. It’s a cliché. But, like most clichés, it reveals a truth. One of the first things people ask me when they find out we live abroad is ‘aren’t you homesick?’ But what is homesickness? It’s more than just missing your actual home. You are now away from familiar routines, familiar faces, familiar […] The post The Homesick Expat – does it ever get better? appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

One of the hardest things about expat life is all those goodbyes. They don’t seem to get any easier. But there is an upside... The post The upside to all those Expat goodbyes… appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

When I started this post it did not feel like summer – rain, rain and more rain. Testament to the changeability of the weather in Paris (and my procrastination) we are now experiencing a heatwave… But whether you are home or away this summer, in sunshine or in rain (I hope it’s the former) I […] The post Summer Reading Recommendations 2019 appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

I thought turning forty was one of those things that only happened to other people. Er, nope. Here I am, celebrating my 40th birthday this week. Even writing that seems weird because my brain still thinks I’m 26. My body, on the other hand, definitely got the memo… But birthdays should always be celebrated. Because […] The post Forty Thoughts on Turning Forty appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more

Recently I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader’s copy of Cecelia Ahern’s latest book, ROAR. It’s a book of 30 short stories, with more than a dash of magical realism, and I pretty much gobbled the stories up one after the other. I posted about it on Instagram and was asked about other […] The post Short Stories – Reviews and Recommendations appeared first on Making Here Home ..read more