Tag Archives: Christmas

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 312

Posted on December 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Holiday Season It’s the Holiday Season in the USA. I can’t remember what we called it in the UK. Christmas….? Anyway, everywhere you look and all that you hear there is ‘Holiday’ stuff. Sometimes, when I hear it, I think … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 311

Posted on December 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Elf on the Shelf I’ve heard a few Americans talk about this Elf on the Shelf thing recently. Some good, some bad. It’s this little toy dude who sits on a shelf watching over you to make sure you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Christmas, Culture, Elf on the Shelf, gambling, hocoblogs@@@, Jesus, naughty or nice, Santa, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 307

Posted on November 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Thanksgiving! Wooohooo! Today is a day off and we are supposed to be eating and drinking and giving thanks. And then tomorrow is Black Friday and we are supposed to be shopping. (Except I won’t be doing that.) Anyhoo, there … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 297

Posted on November 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Reading my blog at Barnes and Noble in Annapolis! This Friday, 22 November, at 10am, in between kids’ story time and someone playing the bagpipes, I will be all dressed up like a proper British lady, don’t you know, and … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 191

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

High school lockers Why high school lockers today? Because they are iconic to us Brits and epitomise American high school. In the movies and TV series all the romances, arguments, life-changing adolescent happenings take place at the locker. The locker … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 71

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas in Fort Lauderdale I was keen from the day we said we were moving to the USA to have an alternative Christmas, and I don’t mean one where my husband spends all day in the kitchen cooking and I … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 67

Posted on December 10, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas lights in the USA So…..there are lights, lights everywhere. Christmassy ones. And blow up Santas, and blow up snowmen, and I even saw a blow up pineapple, though what that has to do with Christmas, I cannot fathom. Anyhow, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 66

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Candy canes There are these little candy cane candy things everywhere in preparation for Christmas, which makes me question why there are so popular in the USA and only really seen in Elf (the great, great movie) by British folk. … Continue reading →