-
Join 1,347 other subscribers
Desperate English Housewife on Facebook
Tweet
Tweets by ukhousewifeusa-
Recent Posts
Blog awards and links
Archives
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- September 2011
HoCoBlogs
Blogs I Follow
Tag Archives: Blog
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 468
Black cats in the USA So, in the UK, we consider it lucky if a black cat crosses your path. My days are generally very, very lucky because I have two black cats and they cross my path all the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, black cats, Blog, Britain, British, British humour, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Culture, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, middle class, organic, redevelopment, sense of humour, supermarket, superstition, taking the piss, UK, USA, Whole Foods
6 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 465
Let’s talk New Orleans! When I flew back from Louisiana’s little French/Creole/Spanish swampy party kooky culture-fest last night I felt like I was heading back to Maryland from a completely different country. New Orleans, whilst it might be described as … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, beads, Blog, boobs, booze, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, Creole, crime, Culture, Detroit, Disneyland, England, expat, expats, French, French Quarter, Frenchman Street, Garden District, guns, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mardi Gras, maryland, murder capital, New Orleans, NOLA for Life, Travel, UK, USA
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 464
How to say New Orleans Right, before we get started on the New Orleans blog, let’s get it straight about how to pronounce this place. I, being a Brit, have called it plain and simple ‘New Or-leens’. But, my chums … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, art, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, crime, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, NOLA, Travel, UK, USA
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 459
California – the final part! San Francisco I was very excited to be approaching San Francisco because, as anyone who has ever worked with me will know, when I am bored I like to play games and when we played … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Alcatraz, America, American, Americans, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, California, Chinatown, Columbia, Crookedest Street, Culture, England, expat, Golden Gate Bridge, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, New Orleans, roadtrip, San Fran, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA
4 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 457
California, part 6 Santa Monica The beaches in California make me happy with their golden hue and generally gorgeous people and the blue sea and the hot, hot sun. I think I love the Californian climate the most. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, Americans, beaches, Blog, boardwalks, British, British expats, California, Culture, Deep South, east coast, English, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, piers, pint, road trip, Route 66, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, The Lost Boys, Travel, UK, USA, weather, West Coast
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 454
Pssst…. Just a quick note to say it would be terribly, awfully awesome if you, as a reader of this blog thingymabob where ever in the world you may be, went to THIS link and scrolled to no. 56 and … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 451
California, part 1 ROADTRIP!!! So, off we popped just over two weeks ago to the West Coast from the muggy East Coast for our California roadtrip. A lot of people told us where we should visit, and some advice we … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Aussie, Australia, Beverley Hills, Beverley Hills 90210, Blog, Britain, British, California, Colin Farrell, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, Getty Musuem, Gwen John, Harry Styles, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, La-La land, Los Angeles, Mel's Diner, Mulholland Drive, One Direction, poverty, roadtrip, Rod Stewart, Travel, UK, USA, wealth, West Coast
5 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 443
International Creative I think I’ll be taking the title ‘International Creative’ as my new job title after reading this 😉 Delighted to get an ‘Alice’ award 🙂 Shakespeare in America There is a thing about Shakespeare in America and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 4th July, Alice award, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Culture, Declaration of Independence, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Independence Day, international creative, King George, parades, Shakespeare on the Road, UK, USA
5 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 442
The Inside Lane Recently, I’ve thrown all British caution to the wind when driving, and thought to myself ‘sod it’, I’ll just over (under) take in the inside lane too, because when it boils down to it, I’ve also got … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Allegra Stein, ambition, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, driving, expat, expat life, expats, Good Morning America, heat advisory, hocoblogs@@@, inside lane, kettles, life coach, maryland, overtaking, relocation, Travel, UK, undertaking, USA, Washington Post
5 Comments
ukdesperatehousewifeusa 