Tag Archives: Baltimore Post Examiner

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 481

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How to be British An American friend asked me if her British accent passed muster the other day. It was pretty good. She said she had found a site about being British and she would attempt to pass herself off … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, African-American, America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, British language, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, homesick, Lie back and think of England, lifestyle, New Orleans, Ruby Bridges, UK, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 356

Posted on February 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Howard County: Living Life to the Fullest, by Me Folks, I’m doing all sorts in the lovely County of Howard, where I live. And I love it. I’m living it up! What do I to pass the time….? Well (deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocomd, America, American, Americana, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, Britain, British, celebrity bartender, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Columbia, Culture, England, Evening in the Stacks, expats, Food Bank, Howard County, library, lifestyle, Lost in the Pond, maryland, nutrition, Romeo and Juliet, schools, Smitten by Britain, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 327

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hey, what’s up? Harry gets greeted at school by this cool bloke at the Before-School Care thingymabob and he always says to him: “Hey Harry, what’s up?”. Harry sort of smiles and nods and doesn’t know what to say, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventures, amazeballs, America, American, American flag, Americans, backyard, Baltimore Post Examiner, Bare Bush Path, Bean Hollow, Blog, Brillopads, Britain, British, coffee, Columbia, cowboy, Culture, Ellicott City, England, expat, Glastonbury, hocoblogs@@@, horses, Howard County, Journey from Junk, liquor store, Old Ellicott City, Pure Wine, Roots, tea, The Bubbleman, The Rumor Mill, UK, USA, Vintage Bliss, Whaddup, What's up | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 300

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

300 posts! Wow, that’s A LOT of writing! Hooooorah and smashing and super and brillopads and amazeballs and awesome and yeah and wowsers for me! Blog reading at Barnes and Noble Well, crowds flocked in for the reading! Not really! … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 50 years ago, accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, Barnes and Noble, BBC Mind the Gap, Blog, blog followers, blog reading, blogging, Britain, British, crackas, crackers, Culture, cup of tea, Dallas, Discovery Friday, hocoblogs@@@, JFK assassination, licence plates, maryland, Shakespeare, Thoughts, Tony Hayes, UK, USA, War of 1812 | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 290

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA: you need to play more netball So, this weekend I went to Atlanta to play netball. I hear this ALL the time in America when I mention netball: ‘What’s that?’ And I reply thus (with an exasperated sigh, usually): … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Atlanta, Baltimore Post Examiner, basketball, Blog, books, Britain, British, Culture, dates, fitness, hocoblogs@@@, Lament of an Expat, Leonora Burton, lifestyle, London, mafia, netball, Netball America, numerical dates, Richard Nixon, Robert Redford, sport, UK, Ultimate Basketball, USA | 3 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 203

Posted on August 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amish mafia I heard an advert (commercial) on the radio for a TV programme yesterday that I had no idea existed. It’s is called Amish Mafia. Let me repeat that title: AMISH MAFIA. What is this glorious monstrosity that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Amish Mafia, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Brits, Cheers America, Culture, DC, drinking, Englishman, expat, Gibraltar, hocoblogs@@@, Justin Webb, Lancaster County, Lebanon Levi, Pennsylvania, Rock of Gibraltar, Scarface, Shoo-Fly Pie, Travel, UK, USA, Washington | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 193

Posted on July 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A slice of American suburbia A feature on the Daily Mail US site (yes, I am reading the DM again – sigh) featured a group of photos capturing the American middle class dream. It’s interesting to see, and from living … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American middle class dream, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Daily Mail, east coast, Ellicott City, expat, fall, fintess, fitness, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, LA, New of the World, Nick Stern, Patapsaco Female Insititute, photography, seasons, Southern California, suburban, swingers, Taming of the Shrew, The Bard, Thoughts, UK, USA, water, weather, West Coast | 25 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 141

Posted on June 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hygiene obsessions! I have found recently that ’round these parts’ Americans (not all, but some) are obsessed with hygiene. Like, really obsessed. Like cleaning their weights before they pick them up at the gym obsessed. This behaviour is at odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, British, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Columbia Patch, Culture, Democratic, expat, Food truck competition, governor, graduation, Healthy Howard, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, hygiene, Ken Ulman, kindergarten, lifestyle, Lt. Gov Anthony Brown, maryland, NY TImes, obsessions, PK4, Politics, PR, school, Thoughts, UK, university, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 98

Posted on April 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Breakfast So, I told you I was going to Baltimore this very morning for breakfast. I did, and it was a truly enriching experience. Not just the breakfast, you understand (FYI, I had an egg, cheese and bean sprout … Continue reading →