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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 612

Posted on May 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nashville & Memphis First up – Nashville Where’s a Daisy Duke-wearing, cowboy boot-wearing UK Desperate Housewife going to go when there is a child-free long weekend on offer? Only Nashville of course! And Memphis, second of course! I like a … Continue reading →

Posted in American, British, Travel | Tagged America, Ashley Clark, BB King, Braodway, British, Charles Esten, country music, country music hall of fame, Daisy Dukes, Dukes of Hazzard, expat life, Grand Ole Opry, hocoblogs@@@, Honky Tonk, Johnny Cash, Man in Black, Menphis, Nashville, Printers Alley, San Quentin, Travel | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 404

Posted on April 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting sick, USA stylie I still don’t get the USA medical system. Fact. Chicken Maryland I live in Maryland, where Chicken Maryland must come from – right? Wrong! ‘The dish known in the UK as Chicken Maryland, popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Austin, Blog, Britain, British, Chicken Maryland, country music, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy Dukes, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Keith Richards, KFC, Leeds, lifestyle, maryland, music, New Jersey, radio, rock and roll, Texas, Tom Gillam, Tom Gillam Kosmic Messengers, UK, USA, Wichita | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 393

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British Pub I forgot to mention the British pub in San Antonio in the last blog chapter. There it was on the riverwalk, complete with British bulldog, post box and….girls in short skirts and knee-high socks and black boots. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Billy Bob, Blog, Britain, British, British bulldog, British pub, clubbing, country music, cowboy hat, cowboys, Coyote Ugly, Culture, England, expats, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, lasso, Marks and Spencers, pub, riverwalk, rock n roll, San Antonio, Texas, Tom Gillam Kosmic Messengers, trilby hat, UK, USA | 5 Comments

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 153

Posted on June 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Country songs I’ve been listening to a lot of country music recently in America-land and I love it! What gets me is the stories in them and they are pretty chirpy most of the time. Best of all, I love … Continue reading →