Right off the bat, beginning at the airport, you’ll notice a few things amiss.

First, everyone still speaks English, but not in any dialect you recognize as English. Instead, they speak English-English. Confused? I’m not surprised. I was, too.

If you’re planning a trip across the pond, you don’t have to break the bank. Visiting the United Kingdom on the cheap is actually do-able.

A trip to New England might be one of the best vacation choices you can make, especially since at times it seems almost like being in another country — only without the exhausting plane ride.

Hat•ch•if •ied:

/Hat-ch-if-ied/ verb. The addition of Hatch, N.M. green chiles to improve, add heat and flavor to otherwise bland food.

With summer waning and our kids not yet back in school, many families have had the opportunity to gather around the TV to watch the Olympic Summer Games. Like many, my family caught Olympic fever.

Many of you remember that over the past several years, GRACE has raffled off a vehicle in conjunction with their annual fundraising gala. Talk about saying Vroom Vroom all the way to the bank!

Many people can recall the hilarity of watching Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo stomp grapes in Italy in one of the best-known I Love Lucy episodes. While Lucy won’t make it to Grapevine’s Delaney Vineyards for the 13th annual Harvest and Grape Stomp of the Cynthiana grapes, lots of other people will take part in the tradition this Saturday, Aug. 16.

For local women who want to get in shape, the workout scene that caters specifically to them is full of choices, ranging from boot camp to women-only gyms to personal trainers.

I never say never — well, almost never — because I don’t want to eat my words.

The nominations are in and the finalists’ names have just been released.