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Tag Archives: Baltimore
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 141
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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 130
Preakness Festival! Um, what is Preakness? This is Preakness: The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balloon glow, Baltimore, British, Culture, expat, expats, Governor of Maryland, gun measures, guns, hocoblogs@@@, horseracing, hot air balloons, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Celebration, Triple Crown, Turf Valley, UK, USA, weapons
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 126
Goodbye Dennis J. Lane A blogger friend, pillar of the community and thoroughly decent chap left this world last night in tragic circumstances that have shocked our local area greatly. Dennis was one of those blokes who exuded warmth and … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, Blog, blog community, blogger, British, Columbia, Columbia Patch, Culture, Dennis Lane, Ellicott City, expat, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoMoJo, Howard County, language, maryland, Mr DC Pageant, ottoman, poof, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 116
Baltimore Prison Saga The current dinner table talk in my neck of the woods is of worthy of an HBO drama series….and it’s all true. The synopsis of the current ‘can you believe this is happening’ story is this: The … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Detention Center, Baltimore Sun, bees, Black Guerilla, Blog, Cinco de Mayo, Columbia, Culture, El Azteca, expats, Greenberries, guns, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mexico, pants, Pledge of Allegiance, prison saga, Tavon White, tequila, trousers, UK, USA, Washington Post
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115
Road signs When you drive over here (as a Brit), all of a sudden you see signs which make you go ‘ooooh!’ and ‘wow’. This one did just that. Good innit?! Brits in Baltimore This weekend I hooked up with … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, blogger, British, Chick and Ruths Delly, Columbia, Culture, DC, drag queen, expats, FBI, food, gay scene, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Man vs Food, Martin O'Malley, maryland, New York, pub crawl, road signs, Star Wars, Towson, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108
No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 104
A terrible, sad day in Boston Another terrible tragedy in the USA today at the Boston Marathon. The reaction is instant and people are filled with horror and disbelief. Too, too sad. Too, too confusing. Too, too many of them. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Boston, Boston Marathon, British, hocoblogs@@@, London Marathon, marathon, Thoughts, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 97
Me and Columbia I live in Columbia, MD. This is what I had to say about it (Can you spot me? Hint:I’m the one with the British accent… ;): (Note: this was taken after a VERY sweaty workout :)) Things … Continue reading
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Tagged alliteration, America, American, Americans, bacon, bagels, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, BBC America, Blog, Bloglovin, breakfast, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy Dukes, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, sunshine, Thoughts, USA, weather, workout
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 79
My Virgin Super Bowl So, get a cup of tea (hot for UK peeps and iced for USA folks) and prepare for my Super Bowl installment….. 🙂 Pre-Super Bowl My previous blog got me two invitations to Super Bowl parties, … Continue reading
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Tagged 49ers, America, American, Americans, balloons, Baltimore, Beyonce, British, cake, cheerleaders, chicken wings, commercials, Culture, expat, expats, Fifty Shades of Grey, food, football, grocery store, gumbo shrimp, half-time, Harbaugh brothers, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, hospitality, Howard County, lights out, Man with Two Brains, maryland, men, monkey bread, parties, Ravens, Ray Lewis, San Francisco, school, sobriety test, Steve Martin, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA
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