Monthly Archives: June 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 161

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Fairs Fairs in the USA are totally made of awesomeness, and as Americana as they come. Yesterday ’twas Clarksville Fair, and a great big slice of American pie it was too. Fried chicken, people told me – ya gotta … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American Pie, Americans, Baltimore, Bingo, British, Clarksville, country music, Culture, expat, fairs, fried chicken, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Shootings, succotash, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 160

Posted on June 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I heart Annapolis! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I LOVE ANNAPOLIS! It’s just lushly (that is a new word combo), and today I got to see more than just the town and a few massive houses … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Australia, blue shell crab, British, country garden, crabs, Culture, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kent, lakes, maryland, Mike's Crab house, shellfish, Stars and Stripes, UK, USA | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 159

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheesecake food porn Cheesecake in the USA is not cheesecake as we know it in the UK. This is American cheesecake, from the Cheesecake Factory (this place tops the list for calorie content and basic ‘food porn’): This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged AA Gill, America, American, Americans, British, calories, Charles Sterrett Ridgely, cheesecake, Cheesecake Factory, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Earl Grey, European, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, New Orleans, Oakland Mills Manor, Oreo cookies, scones, state laws, teapots, Tesco, UK, USA, Vanity Fair, Walmart | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 158

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The pools This week we are mostly at the pools. It is very much like being on our holibobs, except there is no cocktail bar. This is sad. I do wonder if any of the Howard County ‘moms’ secretly place … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, America, American, Americans, British, cocktail bar, Columbia, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, Howard County, Independence Day, lifestyle, pools, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 157

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Twinkies are back in town! These babies are back on the shelves in USA-land! People across the land are rejoicing at their second coming! I’ve not yet got my lips around a Twinkie (that’s what she said/as the actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christopher Sell, Culture, deep fried twinkies, Dennis J. Lane, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Hostess, Howard County, LA Times, maryland, Shootings, Texas State Fair, Twinkies, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 156

Posted on June 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wimbledon Today Wimbldeon starts in the UK! How I love Wimbledon and its Britishness and over-priced strawberries and champagne and long queues and green-ness and stiff upper lip when we want someone to win/try not to get emotional if they … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, British, Cliff Richard, Culture, cup of tea, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, tennis, TV, UK, USA, Wimbledon | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 155

Posted on June 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Harlem Globetrotters Before I begin on our Harlem Globetrotters experience, let me begin by saying: a) I know this isn’t ‘proper’ basketball, but it is mighty fun. b) The HGs were known to us in the UK for appearances … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americana, Americans, basketball, Blog, Blue Peter, British, carnival, Culture, Ellicott City, expat, Harlem Globetrotters, hocoblogs@@@, hot dog, Krispy Kreme donuts, pretzels, swim meets, Sykesville, Tigers Arena, Towson University, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 154

Posted on June 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Columbia is 46! The town in which I live is 46 years young. I say ‘years young’ because it is young in comparison to the towns in the UK (apart from Milton Keynes probably) that I have lived in before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 46 years old, America, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, basketball, Blog, Bovril, British, Camden Yards, Columbia, corn dogs, Culture, Downtown, driving, expat, food, football, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Honey Boo Boo, Howard County, Howard County magazine, Jim Rouse, Kisscam, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, Milton Keynes, Orioles, President, Prime Minister, Robins Cheltenham, TV, UK, undertaking, USA, Whaddney the Robin, Wombles | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 153

Posted on June 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Country songs I’ve been listening to a lot of country music recently in America-land and I love it! What gets me is the stories in them and they are pretty chirpy most of the time. Best of all, I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, British, country music, country songs, cowboy hats, Culture, Family Guy, hocoblogs@@@, Marks and Spencers, mom, mummy, pronunciation, Tim McGraw, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 152

Posted on June 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea cup politics vs Wine glass politics Yes, the above title is how I view British politics in comparison to American politics. So, I attended my friend Tom Coale’s shindig tonight where he declared his intention to be the Democrat … Continue reading →