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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 611

Posted on May 7, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Desperate Housewife-y stuff As I am writing this blog there is a chap outside cutting my grass and pruning my bushes. Our landlord sorts this out for us, and I am thinking of having serious words with this landlord because … Continue reading →

Posted in American, British, Cadbury's, chocolate, expat, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British expat, Cadbury's, chocolate, Chocolate Mailbox, desperate housewife, Double Decker, expat life, food, hocoblogs@@@, Travel, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 595

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cadbury vs Hershey Let it be known that I ADORE Cadbury’s chocolate and all British chocolate, so it was with a heavy heart that, since were in the neigbourhood, on a wet day where else should we go than Hershey … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 571

Posted on February 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Really bloody cold There’s not much going in UK Desperate Housewife land at the moment because it’s just really cold and that’s about it. Snow days, blah, school delayed, blah, really cold, blah, freezing temperatures, blah. The Number One thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, British, Cadbury, chocolate, English, expat, Hershey, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, President of the USA, Presidents' Day, school closings, schools, snow days, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 302

Posted on November 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Thanksgiving in the UK Yes, folks, it has happened. Apparently the UK is ‘doing’ Thanksgiving. This is the report that came back to me direct from the UK yesterday. I don’t get it! Thanksgiving is about American history; it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America, American, Americans, autumn harvest festival, Blog, bonfire, British, chocolate, civil war, Culture, Dairy Milk, dinner, driving, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, history, hocoblogs@@@, Houses of Parliament, kindergarten, London, November, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians, restaurants, Tesco, Thanksgiving, tipping, turkey, UK, UK roads, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 180

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Flippin’ Nora! I love that British phrase. I used it today, as in ‘Flippin’ Nora, it’s hot and I love it!’ (We’re hitting on 98 degrees this week and I’m having a hard time sweating it out by the pool … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 64

Posted on November 28, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Lovely blogging award thingy I have been nominated for a Liebster Award for this blog by one of my top fave bloggers: Emma Kaufmann, who blogs under http://www.mommyhasaheadache.blogspot.com and writes superbly refreshing books about motherhood and relationships. As a nominee … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 55

Posted on November 7, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 54

Posted on November 6, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dunkin’ Donuts I have an issue with Dunkin’ Donuts, and it is this: the commercial that runs on the radio states that “American runs on Dunkin’”. This is, me thinks, fundamentally wrong. You cannot run/live on donuts, and for a country trying … Continue reading →