Tag Archives: Courtney Watson

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 500

Posted on October 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Politico stuff Someone the other day asked me why I get involved and support the American politico stuff when I can’t vote. I said to them, that whilst I can’t raise a dolphin, I can do stuff to support it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocopolitics #hocomd, accents, adult phoneline, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, Britain, British, British accent, Calvin Ball, Columbia MD, Courtney Watson, Culture, Downtown Columbia, English, expat, fall, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Lake Kittamaqundi, maryland, political campaigns, Politics, Thoughts, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 497

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Political frenzy in Maryland! There’s a slight frenzy in the air at the moment in Howard County, Maryland, as people are gearing up for the elections…..4 November is the big day! As well as attending pretend-politics VEEP fundraisers, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocopolitics, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, bangs, British, Courtney Watson, District 9B Ellicott City, England, expat, fringe, Governor of Maryland, hocohomos, Howard County, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, maryland, political fundraisers, Politics, Selina Meyer, Shakespearean, Tom Coale, UK, USA, Veep | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 487

Posted on September 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Whirlwind weekend Despite the Desperate Housewife having bronchitis (I know, sob sob!) there are still events to attend and people to see and photo opps to be had. Let’s not forget that it’s 10 1/2 months till we depart Uncle … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Adam Cromaty, America, American, Baltimore, bbc, Blog, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Courtney Watson, Ellicott City, Ellicott City music festival, England, English, expats, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, horses, Howard County, Howard County Community College Gran Prix, maryland, Shakespeare, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 426

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Theater/Theatre So, American theater is no different from British theatre, right? People are in the audience watching, and people are on stage acting. Just the same. Except there are differences – of course there are! We saw The Wizard … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Courtney Watson, Culture, England, expat, gay marriage, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice cream, LGBT, marriage equality, Martin O'Malley, maryland, pride, same-sex marriage, theater, theatre, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 370

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Being sick or poorly….. I am confused about whether I am sick or ill or poorly in America. I’ve been right old ‘poorly’, as we would say in the UK. But in the USA – or is it just this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, accents, America, American, Americans, Barack Obama, being sick, Blog, blog parties, Britain, British, Courtney Watson, Culture, English, expat, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ill, poorly, President of the USA, sick, UK, USA, vomit | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 366

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, celebrity bartender, Columbia, Courtney Watson, Daisy Dukes, Dylan Goldberg, education, Ellicott City, Evening in the Stacks, expat, Guy Guzzone, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Libra, Ian Kennedy, Jessie Newburn, language, Mickey Gomez, school, snow sun, Thoughts, Tom Coale, UK, UK spelling, USA, USA spelling, Wendy Jane Royalty | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 271

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Women of Howard County I promised that the chicks of HoCo would get a look in on the blog, and what a lot of chicks doing good things and being generally gorgeous there are here! Anyhow, these are my top … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, Bita Dayhoff, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbia downtown, Community Action Council, council, County Executive, Courtney Watson, Culture, Dennis J. Lane, Ellicott City, Evening in the Stacks, Food Bank, glamour, Governor of Maryland, Hillary Clinton, HoCo, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, hunger, Hunger Action Month, Jackie Kennedy, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, Lt, maryland, Mickey Gomez, style icon, Tom, UK, USA, voluntary, volunteering, Women’s Giving Circle, working mothers | 1 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 142

Posted on June 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

“Make a difference, and have fun doing it” Today was the celebration and memorial for Howard County blogger Dennis J. Lane, aka Wordbones, aka the Godfather of Blogs. What a guy. What a turnout at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in … Continue reading →