Monthly Archives: September 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 242

Posted on September 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Views of DC Washington DC – it’s picturesque, non? Especially from the top of Arlington Cemetery. The graveyard itself was mind-blowingly massive. You can’t help but be blown away by the sheer scale of it, and the importance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American Civil War, American National Socialist Movement, anti-racist, Arlington Cemetery, Gamma Phi Beta, General Lee, Greek, guns, Jeff Schoep, Leith, Neo-Nazi, North Dakota, Paul Craig Cobb, Potomac River, racism, segregation, slaves, sorotities, Starbucks, The National Mall, University of Alabama, Washington DC | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 241

Posted on September 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Make sure you’re comfy, this is a long one… (that’s what she said / as the actress said to the bishop…) – sorry, couldn’t help myself 🙂 So, it’s been a busy few days in the land that is America. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, As the actress said to the bishop, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Columbia, Courtney Watson, Culture, Dunkin' Donuts, editor, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jackson Five, language, lifestyle, pistols, police guns, Politics, prisoner rehabilitation, rifles, shooting range, That's what she said, UK, USA, Vintage Affair, Voices for Children, wine tasting, writing | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 240

Posted on September 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Prison penpal So, my next mission is to get myself a prison penpal. I know, I know what you’re thinking. I’m nuts. But the idea behind this is to find out about the U.S. prison system, how that person came … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, death row, death row inmates, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Martin O'Malley, maryland, pen pal, penpal, prison, repeal death sentence, State Governor, UK, USA | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 239

Posted on September 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Going shootin’ Tomorrow I’m going shootin’. Yes I am. I’m heading to a shooting range following an invitation from a police guy and his girlfriend who read my blog. Apparently, this is their new toy.* I’m a little bit on … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Confederate flag, Culture, expat, guns, historical fiction, hocoblogs@@@, Jessica James, Marching through Culpepper, police, rifle, shooting, shooting range, Southern gent, Southern history, UK, USA, Virginia Beard Morton | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 238

Posted on September 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

An appreciation of my American adventures I wrote a guest post for the website Brits Across the Pond this week about how I view our life out here. It’s a different life, and we are in a situation which allows … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 237

Posted on September 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The other side of America I’m getting itchy feet (no, it’s not my new ‘sneakers’) to see the other side of American life – that is, the one I haven’t seen much of yet. I’ve seen glorious America, bright lights, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Aylesbury Estate, Baltimore, big city, bright lights, British, Chicago, Culture, DC, DC shootings, Debenhams, expat, favelas, Glasgow, Google Street View, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Houston, LA, lifestyle, London, M. Nuns Jain, Mexico, Miami, Moscow, polarised, poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Skid Row, Slough, The American Dream, Toronto, Travel, UK, USA, Vishnu Pandit, Weatherspoons, wrong side of the tracks | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 236

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guest blog I often meet people through my blog whose experiences and adventures need to be shared. Rachel is one of those people. I asked her to write about why she came to America, what she has found out so … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Altlanta, America, American, Americans, Blighty, Blog, British, bugs, cakes, calories, Culture, dogs, driving, Embassy, England, expat, expats, food, food portions, fried chicken, fried food, Georgia, hocoblogs@@@, Leeds, lifestyle, maple syrup, netball, rain, salad, Sourthern hospitality, spiders, SUV, trees, UK, USA, visas, waffles, walking, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 235

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Miss America debate Well, I can’t blog today without mentioning this debate engulfing America. So, the The Miss America pageant broke new ground this year by crowning Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, beauty queen pageant, Blog, British, Culture, expat, guns, hocoblogs@@@, India, Internet, internet trolls, Miss America, Miss Florida, Miss Kansas, Miss New York, Navy Yard, Nina Davuluri, patriotism, racism, shooting in DC, social media, tattoos, Thoughts, UK, USA, Washington | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 234

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The tea scene in Breaking Bad There’s a scene in the latest season of Breaking Bad where a woman walks in to a diner and asks for Camomile tea, which, she is told by the waitress, is not available. ‘Earl … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Breaking Bad, British, cricket, cucumber sandwiches, Earl Grey, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, international, Liptons, tea, UK, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 233

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin gets rattled Hot Gov. Martin O’Malley ain’t happy. Who with? Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “I know from past experience that the gentleman is all hat and no cattle,” O’Malley told the Washington Post prior to the Maryland Democratic … Continue reading →