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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 548

Posted on January 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My love affair with Savannah I don’t think a city in the USA has had more of a profound impact on me than Savannah. Let me offer you a few quotes about Savannah from John Berendt’s excellent, dark and evocative … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 543

Posted on December 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas roadtrip Well, y’all, I’m practicing my Southern drawl, as we’re heading on out to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for our Christmas roadtrip and I cannot flippin’ well wait! I love the South. I do. I love … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 542

Posted on December 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Best of British I’ve been hunting high and low recently for some quality British jewellery. Oh, I like Americana stuff here, but there’s something about British jewellery style that I can’t pass up. And lo, just three weeks before … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 541

Posted on December 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The forking issue Okay, here’s the deal: we Brits often comment on the way Americans eat. Yes, we do. #sorry When I say ‘Americans’ I don’t mean all Americans, but some Americans. So don’t take offence if you’re not one … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American sports bars, American style eating, American TV, Blog, Britain, British, British piss taking, Christmas, Christmas cards, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, DC, eating, eating differences, eating with a fork, England, English, European style eating, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, knives and forks, lifestyle, Ravens, Robin Redbreast, silverware, Thoughts, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 525

Posted on November 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Thanksgiving dinner Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s another celebration in America-land and one that is sort of treated more importantly than any other holiday. For a start, people are given two days off at Thanksgiving (most people – not those … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, Baskin Robbins turkey ice cream, BBC America, Black Friday, Boxing Day, Britain, British, Christmas, Daisy Dukes, Deadly Affairs, holidays, ID channel, Thanksgiving, To Catch a Cheat, Travel, turkey, TV show, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 519

Posted on November 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Blog giveaway! On Monday I’m talking on Fox 45 News about what ‘moms’ (yes, British folk, that’s ‘mums’ – and I am still one of those) might want for Christmas this year. And included in this list of items is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christmas, Cushies, Daisy Dukes, Downton Abbey fragrance, Fox 45 news, gifts for moms, hocoblogs@@@, Light Affections, netball, Sachi Bags, Sound Oasis, Tiles for Occasions, UK, USA, walking | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 508

Posted on October 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today in America I realised that I can’t get used to calling ‘kitchen roll‘ paper towel. I learned that whilst we Brits call this thing -1 ‘minus 1’, Americans call it ‘negative 1’. I learned that American Fall can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accent, Britain, British, British accent, British food, Christmas, English, fall, Great Britain, Guy Fawkes, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, King Henry VIII, Lancashire hotpot, London, London Dungeon, pasty, Thanksgiving, Trafalgar Square, Travel, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 328

Posted on December 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Christmas Break So, what has the UK Desperate Housewife UK been up to over Christmas week? Taking in a lot of American history, don’t ya know. And pondering about what makes American people American, and what made them not … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 324

Posted on December 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas cards in the USA So, in the UK, we send Christmas cards that we bought at the shop/supermarket/discount store/posh shop or we make them with crafty bits or our child’s scribbles become the main feature of the card to … Continue reading →