Monthly Archives: October 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 278

Posted on October 31, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s gone Halloween crazy! It’s crazy day – which means it is officially Halloween! America goes nuts. Totally nuts. Kids get up at 6am because they are so excited about it being Halloween. Fact. People wear costumes whilst shopping in … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 277

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Freakin’ freaky I love a bit of Halloween now. I’m a converted Brit, but…. THIS. IS. FREAKIN’. FREAKY. See….? Freaksville! Love it! Pumpkins USA vs Pumpkins UK This is USA. This is UK. If there was a Halloween showdown, the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 276

Posted on October 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Halloween awesomeness Okay, so here’s the deal. American does do Halloween superbly. Fact. It’s like one massive party, and everyone wants to dress up as anything they can think of (seriously, anything goes) and have a good time. Why do … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 275

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea and us Brits 🙂 Before we begin the next installment about South Carolina, here is something I need to share with you. It’s about being British and the phenomenon that is tea. I am currently having a cuppa (okay, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 274

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Charleston, baby Here’s part 2 of the South Carolina roadtrip! Charleston. One word? Classy. I liked it, mucho. We arrived on the Friday and there were a lot of ladies lunching (and drinking champers) in fine restaurants. You see? Just … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 273

Posted on October 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Going down south So, got yer feet up, have ya? This is the Charleston, South, Myrtle Beach, Halloween blog, Part 1. It’s a little bit history, little bit people-watching, little bit crazy celebrations. Visit to South Carolina You know, I … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 272

Posted on October 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Heading to South Carolina So, tomorrow we head to South Carolina – namely Charleston. I cannot wait to visit here – the architecture, the history! It looks beautiful, and it is named after my very favourite English King – King … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 271

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Women of Howard County I promised that the chicks of HoCo would get a look in on the blog, and what a lot of chicks doing good things and being generally gorgeous there are here! Anyhow, these are my top … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 270

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cider and hard cider It’s called cider in the U.S, but not as we Brits know it. Especially us Brits who went to school in the Cider Capital of Somerset 🙂 A Brit expat wrote this recently about a cider … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 269

Posted on October 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fall food In case we had forgotten that it was Pumpkin Season, otherwise known as Fall, here is a coffee shop menu reminder. And lo, they have used the word ‘Autumn’! Candy corn update So, after yesterday’s blog post another … Continue reading →