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NAME: Maureen
LOCATION: United Kingdom

I'm an American expat - from Minnesota - residing in the UK. I'm married to an Englishman. We have two sons and we live in a small town near London.

I enjoy reading, writing, gardening, birding, knitting, movies, and going to the theatre.

I frequently blog about the government's plans for an ID card & National Identity Register which I strongly oppose. I'm also interested in issues about parenting, education, health, nature and the environment.

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"All of life is a foreign country." — Jack Kerouac

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BLOGROLL
An Englishman in Osaka
Baking for Britain
Biased BBC
Bogbumper
bootstrap analysis
Chris Della Vedova
City Slicker
The Cooking Diva Blog
Cooking with Anne
Diamond Geezer
Eco-Living
The Eco Street Blog
English Patis
Eye on DNA
FuturePundit
Gardener To The Big House
The Green Guy
Grow-a-brain
Horticultural
Illustrated Life
The Inadvertent Gardener
Living in Bury St Edmunds
London Daily Photo
London Underground Tube Blog
Londonist
Marie Cooks Britain
NHS Blog Doctor
NiceCupofTeaAndaSitDown
No2ID NewsBlog
Parent Hacks
The Passionate Cook
Playing in the Dirt
The Policeman's Blog
Popular Science Blog
Postcards From Across the Pond
Rachel from north London
Random Acts of Reality
Reading Dirt
Rebecca's Pocket
Schneier on Security
Science Blog
separated by a common language
Sinosplice: Life in China, Learning Chinese
Skelliewag
Stephen Fry
Spy Blog
37days
This Garden is Illegal
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Three Beautiful Things
Thyme for Cooking
Time Goes By
The Vol Abroad
What Do I Know?
Zen Habits

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50+ Green Blogs

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Popular Posts:
'The Great British PicKnit' - knit for charity
Need inspiration? Listen to the last lecture of Randy Pausch
Tearoom where customers have to follow tearoom etiquette
Campaign to bring back politeness in Britain
Boxing Day & pantomimes
20 "life skills" on the decline
Organic farm saved by 7,000 shareholders
Your backyard can be turned into a nature reserve
My 10 favourite movies

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LINKS:
All About Birds
American Expats in the UK
The American Hour
The American's guide to speaking British
Avibase - the world bird database
Behind the Medical Headlines
Bird identifier (UK garden birds)
Birdwatching Terminology
Botany the Encyclopedia of Plants
BBC Action Network
British Garden Birds
British Nature
British Trust for Ornithology
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Cross of StGeorge
Ecologist
e-Naturalist
English Heritage
English Nature
Enjoy England
Essential guide to information about the UK
EurekAlert! - Science News
Euro Know
European Union FAQ
EventGuide London
Explore London
Fatbirder
The Foody UK and Ireland
Garden Organic
GeneWatch UK
The Geograph British Isles project
GM Guide
GMWatch.org
Great British Gardens
Habitat- British Wildlife/environment news
Hertbeat FM Radio
Icons - a portrait of England
The Information Commissioner's Office
The International Plant Names Index
The Internet Public Library
Liberty
London for free
The London Map
London markets
London Restaurants Guide
London Theatre Guide
Official London Theatre Guide
London Underground Guide
London Wildlife Trust
Map of London's West-End
Map of nine popular London Theatres
News @nature.com: latest science news
Ornithology:The Science of Birds
Political News (UK)
RedOrbit - Space, Science, Technology News & Info
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Parks
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
ScienceDaily
SciTech Daily Review
Sense About Science
Soil Association
Space for Nature
Statewatch
Surfbirds
Sustainable Food
TheyWorkForYou
This American Life
Time Out London
Transport for London Journey Planner
Tube Guru
UK & Irish Radio Stations
UK Government Guide
UK Parliament
UK Politics & Political News
UK Safari...the Wildlife & Countryside
UK Travel Guide
UKTV Style Gardens
UK Weather
Visit England
Visit London
Walking Britain
What's on (British)TV
What'sOnWhen - England
Wild About Gardens
Wild About Britain
Wildbirds.com
Wildlife Forever
Wildlife Gardening
The Wildlife Trusts
World Science