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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 511

Taking the piss UK style How we Brits love to take the piss out of each other, out of events, out of everyone else, and out of ourselves. ‘Taking the piss – one of the things Americans find hardest about … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 489

Friday night lights On the bucket list was a desire to attend a high school football game and watch the marching band geek it up with their trombones and aubergine slacks, see cheerleaders flick flack, high kick and shake their … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 206

Drug deal! Well, not quite. So here’s the tale….. Today I was in Annapolis with Harry, having a mooch about the streets and lanes around the waterfront before boarding the Pirate Adventure ship. Annapolis is a lovely, genteel, historical place … Continue reading

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