Monthly Archives: April 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Road signs When you drive over here (as a Brit), all of a sudden you see signs which make you go ‘ooooh!’ and ‘wow’. This one did just that. Good innit?! Brits in Baltimore This weekend I hooked up with … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114

Posted on April 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, bloggers, British, cobblers, Columbia, communities, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, Howard County, Kendalls Hardware store, keys, lifestyle, mannequins, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, Timpsons, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Xitomate | 13 Comments

Interview with the Desperate Housewife

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Check it out! http://www.mycurrencytransfer.com/blog/2013/04/uk-desperate-housewife-usa-interview-claire-bolden

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 113

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Buick comment of the week…. Husband: ‘The boot (trunk) on this car really is massive. You can see why the Mafia used them all the time. You could definitely fit two dead bodies in there easily.’ 😉 In my pursuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bonnano family, British, British food, Buick, Donnie Brasco, expats, food, grocery store, hocoblogs@@@, Johnny Depp, mafia, marmite, pickled onions, Seattle Times, Tony Kornheiser, UK, USA, yorkshire puddings | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 112

Posted on April 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Doppelganger in Maryland Apparently I have a doppelganger in Maryland. A woman at the gym was staring at me for ages, and I thought she must be admiring my new Victoria’s Secret sports bra (it is very, very nice – … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, California, Culture, doppelganger, gas station, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, TV, UK, USA | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 111

Posted on April 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A new romance My other half is now in love with his American car, and it’s only been a week since they have been together. He declared that he loved it so much he would even consider shipping it back … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Buick, cars, hocoblogs@@@, McDonalds Drive-Thru, UK | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 110

Posted on April 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone needs to meet a Ken When you talk to someone in the queue for an ice-cream, remember that that person might just be a good person to know! This is Ken McNaughton, whom I met in the ice-cream queue … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 5K, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston Marathon, British, Culture, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, imdb.com, John Adams, Ken McNaughton, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Lottery, National Anthem, Orioles, radiators, Ravens, Star Spangled Banner, UK, USA, What's the time Mr Wolf | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 109

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Festival in the sun I had a choice today to go and see some swashbuckling pirates in Fells Point in Baltimore or go to a festival in Ellicott City, my nearby little mini-American-Glastonbury. My five year old, surprisingly, chose the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 107

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a small world after all…. Today I went for lunch with some American people whom I had never met before. That is a very interesting thing to do because you just don’t know…. So why did I go for … Continue reading →