Tag Archives: Columbia

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 256

Posted on October 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Parenting in the USA I have come to believe, since living out here, that the UK and USA parenting style are v v v v v different. (For some people, that is – we have met some parents who parent … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Blog, Britain, British, Brits Across the Pond, childrens' parties, Columbia, Culture, expat, football, government shutdown, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, parenting, parties, Pledge of Allegiance, sleepovers, Soccer Mom, sports, UK, USA, yellow school bus, zoo | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 255

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Indian Summer It’s hot, folks, and the Daisy Dukes are still a-rockin’ in Howard County! Today was one of those days for enjoying the great outdoors – it’s ‘unseasonably warm’ everyone tells me – and can change in an instant. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, Daisy Dukes, expat, fall, great outdoors, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Indian Summer, Lake Elkhorn, maryland, pumpkins, Travel, Twitter, UK, UKDesperateHousewifeUSA, USA, weather | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 250

Posted on September 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Stink bugs invasion! Every now and then in the evenings, just at the moment, here in America, I hear my other half utter words similar to ‘Oh, p*ss off you little b*gger,’ and ‘Argh, get out of my face!’ and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, bugs, Columbia, Culture, east coast, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mike Raupp, stink bugs, UK, University of Maryland, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 249

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

South East DC Today I headed out at 6am to a training in DC. I hadn’t been to South East DC before. The advice we get as Brits here is that if we find ourselves in this area, just head … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American history, Americans, begging, Blog, Britain, British, civil war, Columbia, Confederate flag, Culture, diversity, driving, expat, Highland Fair, Highway Code, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, I95 highway, lifestyle, pie eating contest, poverty, Soup kitchen, South East DC, Stars and Stripes, trendy, UK, USA, Virginia flaggers, Washington | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 247

Posted on September 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting lost in Columbia I love walking the paths in Columbia, but I often have no bloomin’ idea where the heckythump I am going. Which way now? Left, right, round about or backwards – nope, not a clue. But at … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bollards, British, Columbia, Columbia Associaton, Culture, decorations, expat, fall, Glendale, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, male body parts, maryland, pathways, phallic, Pittsburgh, pumpkins, Scott Township, signs, UK, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 246

Posted on September 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat blog interview Why did we move to Columbia, Maryland? What do we like about the USA? What about schools here? What do I really miss about the UK? Read all about it in my interview here 🙂

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Claire McGill, Columbia, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, interview, maryland, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 241

Posted on September 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Make sure you’re comfy, this is a long one… (that’s what she said / as the actress said to the bishop…) – sorry, couldn’t help myself 🙂 So, it’s been a busy few days in the land that is America. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, As the actress said to the bishop, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Columbia, Courtney Watson, Culture, Dunkin' Donuts, editor, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jackson Five, language, lifestyle, pistols, police guns, Politics, prisoner rehabilitation, rifles, shooting range, That's what she said, UK, USA, Vintage Affair, Voices for Children, wine tasting, writing | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 231

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I take it back about the rain in the USA We’ve had a few hours tonight of craaaazy thunderstorms, American stylie. So much so that they’ve only gone and cancelled some football matches. An alert read thus: ‘Because of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, expat, football, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, lightning, Making a Difference, rain, Shari Chase, soccer, thunderstorms, UK, USA, weather | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 228

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

DC Metro I had not yet experienced the DC Metro until this Sunday. The event itself was pretty, well, pretty uneventful. But I wanted to get a sense of the Metro. Of course, on Sunday, you don’t really get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Chief Executive, Columbia, commuting, Culture, DC Metro, elementary schol, expat, false eyelashes, H Samuel, Harry Winstons, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, KonaIce, lifestyle, London, London Underground, lost child, metro lines, picnic, PTA, school disco, school picnic, school playground, tube, UK, USA, Washington DC | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading →