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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 367

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Little British kid Poor little Harry is struggling a little with some areas of American reasoning. Like being told off for saying ‘Darn it’ at the child care place he goes to. Apparently when they told him off he responded … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 343

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My poem about the Winter Storm, Janus We are in the grip of a snow storm, and it’s doing me ‘ead in! So, confined to the house yesterday, I wrote this very poem…. Dear Janus, you can kiss my an*s. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 298

Posted on November 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Americans don’t do crackers for Christmas…. I heard this terrible news yesterday. What? No crackers at Christmas?! But how do you make each other laugh with terrible, terrible jokes or annoy each other with random facts? How do you not … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 142

Posted on June 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

“Make a difference, and have fun doing it” Today was the celebration and memorial for Howard County blogger Dennis J. Lane, aka Wordbones, aka the Godfather of Blogs. What a guy. What a turnout at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in … Continue reading →