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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 594

The Ghost Town of Pennsylvania On our PA roadtrip we headed about an hour and a half north of Philly to a ‘town’ called Centralia, though it’s not so much a town now as a wasteland. Centralia’s population has dwindled from … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 593

Pennsylvania roadtrip So, the intention of this roadtrip was to get to different areas of PA from those more Amish influenced areas that we’d been to before. The aim was to take in Philly and some of the surrounding towns … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 415

Mini Daisy Dukes If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you will know that I love wearing me some Daisy Dukes. Call it ridiculous, call it not-very-classy, call it a poor attempt at channeling a cowgirl, call it … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 414

Prom time! Well, it was Prom Weekend in the USA this week, and all the young lads and lasses at high school here donned their highly sequined gowns and tuxes (I don’t know if the tuxes were sequined or not, … Continue reading

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