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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 375

Cheeky buggers! Oooh, my American chums are being right cheeky buggers, messing with my head. I used a phrase today ‘get cracking’ (as in, ‘Yes, I will get cracking with that’ – to start doing something quickly) and I asked … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 374

British comedy I love me some British comedy. To the Manor Born, The Vicar of Dibley, The Office, Alan Partridge. I also love me some American comedy. Parks and Recreation, Arrested Development, Modern Family, Friends. But, British comedy is what … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373

Titan Yeah, this is the new storm here on the East Coast of the USA messing with our daily lives. I think everyone’s pretty much had it with this weather malarkey. Mother Nature owes me a few $$$ is lost … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372

Mailbox / letterbox Study this picture: Harry’s homework was to draw a picture of the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe’. Being the creative type he is, he actually drew the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Tiger Foot’. … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 371

Love Actually I’ve been talking to my friends about Love Actually, that Brit movie in which Brits go to America and Hugh Grant is Prime Minister. There is a lot of love for it in the USA. Especially, this bit… … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 370

Being sick or poorly….. I am confused about whether I am sick or ill or poorly in America. I’ve been right old ‘poorly’, as we would say in the UK. But in the USA – or is it just this … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369

Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368

Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 367

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 366

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading

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