Monthly Archives: May 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 138

Posted on May 31, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

That Bay Bridge I’ve shared my scaredy-cat view of the Bay Bridge, which you have to cross to get to lovely places like Rehoboth and all the beaches on the Eastern Shore, and cross it I have at least five … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, art, Baddies, Bay Bridge, Blog, British, Brits, Brooke Ryan, Caroline McCatty, cheese rolling, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Culture, DC, expat, expats, fat camps, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lion King, Mix107.3, podcast, Scar, school holidays, shots, Star Trek, summer camps, sunset, Travel, UK, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 137

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

George Washington Harry is singing a lovely song all about George Washington being a ‘great, great man’ at the moment, which he was taught at school. And a super little ditty it is too, except that when I listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, BBC America, British, cheerleaders, cheese, cheese rolling, coffee, Cooper's Hill, Culture, expat, fruitcake, George Washington, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Johnny Carson, July 4th, Mind the Gap, Ohio, Paul McCartney, UK, USA, Walmart | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 136

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ocean City, Rehoboth, Delaware So this weekend we took a roadtrip, along with 718,000 other Marylanders. I know this number, because a news and travel email pops up on my phone just as we are due to set off. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, amusement parks, Bay Bridge, beach, Blackpool, Blog, British, Daisy Dukes, Delaware, Desmond Wynn, fake finger, food, gay, Go Fish, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mama Nicole's, motel, Ocean City, Redneck Riviera, Rehoboth, sand dunes, Seniors Week, shorts, sticky toffee pudding, Tampa Bay Bucanneers, taxes, teenagers, UK, USA, weather | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arnold Palmer, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, dunking biscuits, expats, Four way crossing, Giant, Goldilocks, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoLoCo, Howard County, Hurrican Sandy, maryland, No Soft Toss, Oklahoma, Peter Kay, Reuben Sandwich, rules, Shoelaces, Target, tea, tornado, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 134

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

US cup of tea vs UK cup of tea I met a British woman today, out of the blue, and we chatted for a while whilst she was working at her desk. I didn’t realise she was British at first … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Christopher Hitchens, Culture, cup of tea, expat, hocoblogs@@@, hot water, kettle, lifestyle, Mind the Gap, Starbucks, tea bag, teapot, The Guardian, UK, USA | 30 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 133

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Soccer Mom I hear this phrase a lot. When I came out to the USA people joked with me that I would become a ‘soccer mom’ and I laughed, not really knowing what one was. And I’ve been hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, British, Culture, detox, expats, hocoblogs@@@, middle class, Prada heels, Soccer Mom, suburban, SUV, Thoughts, UK, USA, Victoria Beckham, Yummy Mummy | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 132

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

If I wasn’t in the States what would I have been doing in the UK? I got asked this question by a few Americans at the Wine in the Woods event yesterday. I paused. I pondered. And I replied with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, camp, Culture, Denmark, Eurovision 2013, Finland, hocoblogs@@@, Malmo, Politics, Simon Cowell, songs, states, TV, UK, USA | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 131

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wino in the Woods Yep, we did Wine in the Woods yesterday, so this blog comes to you with a large cup of tea and aspirin on the side. I went in on a press pass, which was an ace … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiiner, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Downton Abbey, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Wine, McMansionville, rain, Tom Coale, UK, USA, weather, wine, Wine in the Woods | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 130

Posted on May 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Preakness Festival! Um, what is Preakness? This is Preakness: The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balloon glow, Baltimore, British, Culture, expat, expats, Governor of Maryland, gun measures, guns, hocoblogs@@@, horseracing, hot air balloons, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Celebration, Triple Crown, Turf Valley, UK, USA, weapons | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →