Tag Archives: Brooke Ryan

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 422

Posted on May 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bringing up my British boy in the USA I wrote a guest post this week about the funny little things my son, age 6, says as he tries to get his head round stuff in the USA. He says some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged All the Hits 1073, America, American, Americans, Bakersfield, Blog, Bringing UP Brits, Britain, British, Britney Spears, Brooke Ryan, California, Charleston, Culture, Disney, Dr Zeuss, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Katy Perry, lifestyle, marriage, Matt Nathanson, Memorial Day, Mickey Mouse, Nate Dogg, Oprah, Sunday Funday, The Magic, UK, UK in USA, USA, Washington DC | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 205

Posted on August 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American aisle in Tesco! There’s an aisle in Tesco’s in the UK that has just American food! How exciting, trilled my friends back in the UK! But let’s take a closer look at these shelves stacked with American goodness…. Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July parade, accents, America, American, American food, Americans, Amish, Annapolis, Baltimore, Baltimore Zoo, Blog, British, Brooke Ryan, cell phone, Centennial Lake, Chesapeake, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Clarksville, cowboys, Culture, DC, Dennis J. Lane, District 9B, Ellicott City, expat, florida, Fort Lauderdale, fries, Halloween, Harlem Globetrotters, hocoblogs@@@, hurricane sandy, Lancaster County, language, leopards, loo, maryland, New York, Ocean City, potty, Rehobeth, Tesco, Thoughts, Times Square, toilet, Tom Coale, Travel, UK, USA, Wine in the Woods | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 186

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Royal Baby News (FYI, I don’t have more news just because I am British… 😉 ) Well, we know these joyous things: 1. It’s a boy! 2. It has no name! 3. It was quite a hefty little bugger (where … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American TV news, Americans, army, Baby Cambridge, bbc, birth announcement, Blog, British, Brooke Ryan, car seat, County Clare, Culture, Daily Mail, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Honolulu, Howard County, Irish, Irishman, jumper, Kate Middleton, lemonade, London, media, Metro, Mix107.3, NYC, Paddy, Patty, Prince, Prince Harry, Royal baby, Shannon Airport, St Mary's Hospital, stereotypes, Tea and Sympathy, town crier, TV, UK, Union Jack, USA, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, What's the craic?, Will Lambert, Wills | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 138

Posted on May 31, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

That Bay Bridge I’ve shared my scaredy-cat view of the Bay Bridge, which you have to cross to get to lovely places like Rehoboth and all the beaches on the Eastern Shore, and cross it I have at least five … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, art, Baddies, Bay Bridge, Blog, British, Brits, Brooke Ryan, Caroline McCatty, cheese rolling, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Culture, DC, expat, expats, fat camps, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lion King, Mix107.3, podcast, Scar, school holidays, shots, Star Trek, summer camps, sunset, Travel, UK, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →