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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 386

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Stop press: the English invented baseball Really?! Well, apparently so, according to that ever-truthful newspaper that is the Daily Mail. To be fair the info came from Visit England and it says thus: “Historians believe that the American game of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 100 days of school, accents, alcohol, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, cockney, Culture, cup of tea, English, English inventions, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Jane Austen, language, lifestyle, maryland, mojito, Orioles, Pi Day, rounders, supermarkets, UK, USA, Visit England, War of 1812 | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged alcohol, alligators, America, American, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British tea, Charleston, civil war, Culture, cup of tea, drinking age, expat, history, hocoblogs@@@, Jim Crow, lifestyle, Magnolia Plantation, movie set, segregration, slave cabins, South Carolina, swap, Travel, UK, USA, Yellow Brick Road, Yorkshire tea | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged abandoned theme park, alcohol, alcopop, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas market, cider, creepy, Culture, expat, Halloween, hard cider, hocoblogs@@@, Lake Shawnee, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, lemonade, lifestyle, Native Americans, New York, paranormal, roadtrip, Scooby, Somerset, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 222

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dunkin’ Donut thefts No! Not donuts being stolen in Howard County?! Deep breaths….. It’s okay, folks, the thieves who hit three Howard County Dunkin’ Donuts locations in the early morning hours of Sunday were after the cash, not the donuts. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 128

Posted on May 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British accents People out here in lovely USA-land love the British accent. Honestly, they do! Some people just want to hear me speak. ‘I love the way you talk,’ they say. ‘Say something else.’ I was queueing the other day … Continue reading →