Tag Archives: Clarksville

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 437

Posted on June 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Manhunt! Clarksville, where I live in Maryland, is not know for its crime rate. In fact, it’s pretty darn safe all said done! Well, then, let me tell you about the little bit of excitement that happened at approx. 5.14pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, cash for gold, Clarksville, cops, Culture, expat, half-naked, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, manhunt, maryland, OJ Simpson, parents, pep rally, pizza, politicians, Politics, pools, primary, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 323

Posted on December 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Big bottoms Nope, I am not talking about ladies (or gents) here, folks. I am talking about the bottom bits of American houses (yes, the basements), particularly in the area in which I live (sometimes called McMansionville, I hear…) I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American real esate, American real estate, American realtors, Americans, basements, Blog, Bob and Ronna, Britain, British, Buzzfeed, Clarksville, Columbia, Creig Northrop, Culture, doppleganger, estate agents, expat, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, houses, Howard County, juke box, London estates, mansions, maryland, Phil Jones, pool table, UK, USA, wine cellar | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 301

Posted on November 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

School buzzers / PTA Okay, so in the UK schools you have to press a buzzer to get in to the school and there are cameras and wot not and you have to sign in and it’s all very security … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, beer pong, blagger, Blog, Britain, British, Clarksville, Columbia, Culture, DC, drinking games, flip cup, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, humour, language, lifestyle, maryland, poverty, PTA, River Hill High School, Sandy Hook, school security, Super Zips, tickets, to blag, UK, USA, Vera Bradley, Washington, Washington Post, wealth, zipcodes | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 221

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Mattress Today I spotted a mattress in the road. What’s so odd about this? It was in the road in Clarksville, MD, dear people! A mattress! Dumped in the road! In Clarksville! The horror! My friend spoke thus: ‘What … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Big Issue, Blog, British, bushes, Clarksville, Columbia, Culture, deer, expat, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, language, maryland, mattress, phrases, Pumpkin Crunch Cake, the proof is in the pudding, ticks, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 207

Posted on August 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Pirate Captain I forgot to write about the Chesapeake Pirate Adventure Experience in Annapolis. Sure, it was great to go out on a boat during a lovely day and be on the sea and all that, but this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Annapolis, Assateague Island and State Park, Bates' Motel, beaches, Blog, British, bumper plates, Cambridge, Chesapeake Pirate Adventure, civil war, Clarksville, Columbia, driving, Eastern Shore, England, English, Enlgish, expat, Harriet Tubman, hocoblogs@@@, knickers, lifestyle, Marks and Spencers, maryland, Oxford, pride, road signs, roadtrip, Salisbury, Scooby Doo, St Michael's, Suzy Q, Tighlman Island, Tilghman Island, Travel, UK, USA, War of 1812, weather, wild horses | 5 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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 161

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Fairs Fairs in the USA are totally made of awesomeness, and as Americana as they come. Yesterday ’twas Clarksville Fair, and a great big slice of American pie it was too. Fried chicken, people told me – ya gotta … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American Pie, Americans, Baltimore, Bingo, British, Clarksville, country music, Culture, expat, fairs, fried chicken, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Shootings, succotash, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 107

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a small world after all…. Today I went for lunch with some American people whom I had never met before. That is a very interesting thing to do because you just don’t know…. So why did I go for … Continue reading →