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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 337

Posted on January 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I have pondered in America-land today I awoke at 4am today. Gawd knows why – might have been the lashing rain reminding me of England… Anyway, I wondered about the following things in America. They are neither controversial nor … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, diners, drive up banking, driving licence, Elephant and Piggie, England, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Illinois, Leslie Knope, maryland, Mo Willems, Parks and Recreation, Piegeon, Rosamund Pilcher, silverware, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 327

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hey, what’s up? Harry gets greeted at school by this cool bloke at the Before-School Care thingymabob and he always says to him: “Hey Harry, what’s up?”. Harry sort of smiles and nods and doesn’t know what to say, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventures, amazeballs, America, American, American flag, Americans, backyard, Baltimore Post Examiner, Bare Bush Path, Bean Hollow, Blog, Brillopads, Britain, British, coffee, Columbia, cowboy, Culture, Ellicott City, England, expat, Glastonbury, hocoblogs@@@, horses, Howard County, Journey from Junk, liquor store, Old Ellicott City, Pure Wine, Roots, tea, The Bubbleman, The Rumor Mill, UK, USA, Vintage Bliss, Whaddup, What's up | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 326

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Frank Bruno adopts a road So I am merrily driving along in Howard County, Maryland in the land of America listening to some country music and admiring the scenery when I STOP. What is that?! A sign tells me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, boxing, brandy, Britain, British, Christmas presents, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, expat, Frank Bruno, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, pantomimes, parlour games, road signs, Snapdragon, Sykesville, Twister, UK, Underwood Road, USA | 6 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 320

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Awesome Columbia Yesterday there was a whole lot of hoo-hah here about Columbia, Maryland (that place where I live) being given a hard time by an actress off the telly (Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Veep, don’t ya know!). This is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged advent calendars, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Bruce Dessau, Brussel sprouts, Christmas crackers, Columbia, crackers, Culture, ebay, expat, Gold TV channcel, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jokes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Miley Cyrus, Richard Woolford, Rudolph, Santa, Silicone Tea Infuser, the Queen, twerking, UK, USA, Veep | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 316

Posted on December 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Snow storm, snow, ice, stormy weather conditions, blah, blah Well, there it is, the snow. And I still don’t like it. Snow days mess with grown up plans – like WORK 😉 Anyhow, best pull on my thermals under my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Britain, British, Celsius, Columbia, Culture, Daisy Dukes, deer rescue, England, expat, Fareneheit, florida, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice, ice storm, maryland, media, Minnesota, Rhode Island, show storm, snow, snow days, temperatures, Travel, UK, USA, weather, weather conditions, winter storm | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 315

Posted on December 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

SNOW! Oh yes, snow is on its way – in fact, we’ve been issued a snow storm weather warning for Howard County, so I’ve cancelled plans for going out (sorry Josie!), since as I remember from last time it snowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas presents, Columbia, Culture, David Simons, HoCo, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Jaki Ulman, outdoor pools, political, poverty, schools, snow, snow day, The Guardian, The Wire, UK, underprivileged kids, USA, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter313

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Yes, it’s bl*ody well true! Marylanders are second-most likely to swear (but also third-most likely to be courteous) – says a recent poll about cursing (that’s ‘swearing’ to us Brits!) Ohio beat out Maryland as the state in which people … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, beaver, Britain, British, Coldplay, Columbia, Culture, deputy, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard Magazine, Katy Perry, Last of the Famous International Playboys, lifestyle, maryland, Marylanders, Morrissey, music, Ohio, Ohio cursing, Primal Scream, prohibition, raccoon, Sheriff's Office, Stereophonics, swearing, Take That, The Krays, The Stone Roses, Thoughts, UK, USA, Zumba | 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 299

Posted on November 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Small businesses Saturday So, I heard today that there is an event for small businesses in Howard County to promote themselves, particularly in light of the big stores capitalising on the Black Friday retail craziness. Saturday 30 November is the … Continue reading →