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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 592

Howard County celebrity Col. Gateway So, where I live there is a road called Columbia Gateway Drive but on the road signs for it, it is written like this: And so this local dude has fashioned himself as ‘Col. Gateway’ … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 286

Prison inmates and Bea Gaddy So, I had a chat with a prison officer yesterday at one of Maryland’s Correctional Facilities to arrange to go in and have a look round and talk to some inmates about how they’re coming … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 283

Blogs Oscars In Baltimore there are these things called the Mobbies – they are the Blog Oscars for local bloggers. And, hooray, Desperate English Housewife is in the ‘Personal Blogs’ category! (And the ‘Lifestyle Blogs’ category!) So, if you have … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114

A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 55

Nomination for Beautiful Blogger Award = chuffed What a super, lovely surprise when I found out that fabulous, and local to me in Howard County, AnnieRie had nominated me for The Beautiful Blogger Award. What a wonderful honour – dead chuffed, … Continue reading

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