Tag Archives: America

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 524

Posted on November 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fox 45 News Morning Show This morning I got up at ridiculous-o’clock to get to Fox 45 studios in Baltimore to promote ‘gifts for moms’ with the upcoming ‘holiday season’ in my ‘lifestyle expert’ guise. This is what it looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Blog, British, Claire Bolden McGill, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey perfume, Fox 45 News Baltimore, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle expert, news, UK | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 523

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore crime/ English city crime I’ve been reading up a lot on the differences and similarities between crime in Baltimore and crime in London and Manchester via top Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. When The Wire got popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore police, Baltimore Sun, Blog, crime, Daisy Dukes, gun crime, guns, Independent newspaper, Justin Fenton, lifestyle, London, Manchester, maryland, pronouncing numbers, The Wire, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 522

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore City Police Ride-Along I can’t say too much about my ride-along cos of the confidentiality with the Homicide Department whom I rode along with last night, but I can say this: 1. It is like The Wire in areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Homicide Department, Baltimore police, British humour, Canade, cops, David Simon, expat life, homicide, maryland, murders, ride along, The Corner, The Wire, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 521

Posted on November 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Can Americans ‘do’ English beer? When I say ‘beer’ I mean ‘ale’. I really wished my British chum Matthew was with me last night in Columbia, MD, to sample a new beer that is being brewed in Baltimore. Matthew’s quite the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Baltimore, beer, Blog, British, Columbia, drink, drinking, eating, English, English beer, English hops, food, Greene Turtle, Heavy Seas Brewery, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, pasty, Scamp Fries, Shell Raiser Pale Ale, tacos | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 520

Posted on November 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Pub & Paint So the thing that I did last night really needs to happen in the UK. I’m sure it is in LondonTown but when I Googled my home town to see if this thing happens there, it does not. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American states, British, Ellicott City, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, painting, Portallis, Pub & Paint, UK Desperate Housewife USA, USA, wine | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 519

Posted on November 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Blog giveaway! On Monday I’m talking on Fox 45 News about what ‘moms’ (yes, British folk, that’s ‘mums’ – and I am still one of those) might want for Christmas this year. And included in this list of items is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christmas, Cushies, Daisy Dukes, Downton Abbey fragrance, Fox 45 news, gifts for moms, hocoblogs@@@, Light Affections, netball, Sachi Bags, Sound Oasis, Tiles for Occasions, UK, USA, walking | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 517

Posted on November 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bit of British grub I honestly, truly don’t crave much British food here in the USA. I really don’t. Unless it’s put in front of me, that is, and then I can shove down a Flake, some sausages, toffee, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American bacon, British, British bacon, British chocolate, British food, British luck, British UK, English, expat, expat life, expats, Flake, hocoblogs@@@, Mars Bar, maryland, MD, Nicola Edwards, online food store, sausages, SCampi Fries, Shepherd's Pie, St Geroge's Day, the Queen, The Queen's Grocer, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 516

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat life realities Let’s be honest – expat life can sometimes be hard. It’s not all a bed of roses over a cocktail in the afternoon. Sometimes you get lonely; sometimes it’s hard to meet people and make friends; sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Allegra Stein, America, British expressions, cup of tea, desperate housewife, expat, expat journey, expat life, expats, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, journey, life coach, life experiences, lifestyle, negative experiences, positive experiences, swearing, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 515

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British flag in the USA I only found out a few weeks ago that if you’re a Brit in the USA and you fancy flying the Union Flag outside your house, like many do, you’ve kind of got to fly it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Baltimore, Blog, blogger, British, British flag, England, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mobbies 2014, Stars and Stripes, Travel, UK, Union flag, USA, vote UK Desperate Housewife USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 514

Posted on November 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gutted After yesterday’s election results in Maryland I’m a bit gutted for some of my friends who were running for office. That said, they’re all super folk who will pick themselves up and get on with making things happen. There’s … Continue reading →