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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 343
My poem about the Winter Storm, Janus We are in the grip of a snow storm, and it’s doing me ‘ead in! So, confined to the house yesterday, I wrote this very poem…. Dear Janus, you can kiss my an*s. … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blogging, Britain, British, Crawleys, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey tea, expat, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, Janus, language, lifestyle, Lord Grantham, Lost in the Pond, polar vortex, UK, USA, weather, winter storm
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 338
Time for tea? With the recent Downton Abbey frenzy, everyone in America-land is going ga-ga for some proper tea. (Well, not everyone, but you get the gist.) I’m going to be honest – I don’t really drink what one might … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, builders' tea, Culture, cup of tea, Dowager Duchess, Downton Abbey, European, expat, green tea, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Health Society, members, nudist camp, nudity, teapot, UK, USA, Violet
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 326
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 319
Chicken on the Roof This is the sad, sad story of the Chicken on the Roof. There is a restaurant called Chicken on the Roof in Joppa, MD (I had to check that this Joppa WAS in Americaland and not … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 312
Holiday Season It’s the Holiday Season in the USA. I can’t remember what we called it in the UK. Christmas….? Anyway, everywhere you look and all that you hear there is ‘Holiday’ stuff. Sometimes, when I hear it, I think … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, baby names 2013, Breaking Bad, Britain, British, British Middle Class, Christmas, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey, expat, Harry Potter, Harry Styles, hocoblogs@@@, Holiday Season, Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Prince Harry, twerking, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 309
Back to college? Whilst I am here in the USA I really, really want to find out more about what college (university) life is like. Look, I’ve watched enough crappy TV shows and movies (yes, I am totally basing this … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, America, American, American Pie 2, Americans, Britain, British, California, cheerleaders, coffee, college, college football, Culture, cup of tea, England, expat, fraternities, Freshers' Week, freshman, Friday night lights, hocoblogs@@@, Mid-West, Monsters University, PoPo, sorotities, UK, UK universities, university, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 294
A very British day Today felt like a very British day in Maryland. The air was damp, the skies were clouded over and it felt like, well, it felt like a Very British Sunday. Plus, I spent the afternoon listening … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, afternoon tea, America, American, Americans, biscuits, Blog, Britain, British, clouds, Culture, cup of tea, Digestives, expat, hocoblogs@@@, home, Jammy Dodgers, lifestyle, maryland, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 289
Goodbye Daisy Dukes Oooh, nippy! (Is that a phrase used by Americans? If not, do start using it USA chums – it is very apt when describing chilly weather.) Anyway, Maryland got cold today. Friends in NYC said they had … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, British Wives' Club, cold, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy, Daisy Dukes, David Suchet, driving, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Poirot, snow, tea, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 288
Veterans’ Day / Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day These days are the same but different in the USA and the UK…. Today is Veterans’ Day in the USA. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating the service and sacrifice of military … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 November, accents, America, America's Parade, American, American Parade, Americans, Arlington Cemetery, Armistice Day, Britain, British, Culture, cup of tea, expat, Fifth Avenue, hocoblogs@@@, iced tea, lifestyle, marine, military, New York, Obama, poppies, Prince Harry, proud parent, Remembrance Sunday, service personnel, the Queen, UK, USA, Veterans' Day, weather, wreath
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