English? Well…..

Tina Holmes, our wonderful friend at:

http://www.heartlikeadog.com/

commented that she thinks I am English.  hehehe

Well, no not exactly.  But, I do have a long history of English in my life and bloodlines… 🙂

Where to begin… with collies of course.  Fell in love with them and they are technically from Scotland although the northern English will dispute that claim with some credibility me thinks.

I fell in love with tea….. and my favorite after Red Rooibos (which of course comes from a former English Colony_ is English and Irish Breakfast by who else, but Twinings of England.

My first favorite musical group was who else but the Beatles and of course i became a huge Stones fan, the Wings, The Who and dont forget the opinion of my all-time greatest group… Led Zeppelin.
But, things English do not stop there….. here in America most people drink Lager beer… not me.. I like Stouts and Porters.  My favorite? Mackeson’s XXX Milk Stout from.. well you know where!

Like many country side American I have been a gun owner.  Through the years I sold all of them except for one…. what else but a bolt action .303 from WWI and for those who do not know that was the longest used bolt action rifle for any military and it is of course from England…

As you all know I love English Football, Andy Capp and one of my favorite TV comedies was the “Young Ones.”  How is that for insanity for you?

I loved radio while growing up and still do…. favorite station?  The BBC on shortwave of course.

Argyle clothing, I love it……sleep in the winter covered by a Hudson Bay Wool Blanket and one of my heroes is Winston Churchill.

I could go on…

However, why does my life seem to have a large influx of English things in it?  I suspect it is genetic.  While 3 of the 4 bloodlines coming from my Grandparents comes from Germany… the one comes from England.  The man who came over was a Puritan in 1630 and he founded two cities in New England and one is Hartford, Connecticut. His name was Andrew Warner.  As you may know the Puritans came from England and at one time overthrew the crown.

Great Waltham, Essexshire, England is where he was born.  However, all things English do not stop there for me. The lines of Andrew Warner were traced further and further back until Nobles appeared and to my surprise Royalty.  Now, those not versed in English history may be surprised that the Royal Family has changed families several times in English History.  our lines go back to… well…. not Richard the Lion Hearted but his brother… King John.  Sigh….  All the royalty before that are part of my ancestry and it is fascinating especially since those line spread into other countries.   Hmmm….. as a fan of Robin Hood I still cheer him on against King John… hehehehe

But, this is the story of things English in my life.  So, Tina, while I am a American you might say I am English… in a rather unique way… hehehehe

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It figures!!!  Of all the people on the face of the earth I had to get stuck with a has-been ex-royal… what do I need to do to get a break?  Come to think of it.. he is sort of like King John… so time to steal from him and give to myself… hehehe