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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 139

Posted on June 1, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today’s musings GBP sign I realised yesterday that I had forgotten how to write a pound sign. Once I had looked it up, it still felt odd to write. Weird. Redneck Game of Life Remember Game of Life from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, cup of tea, expat, expats, GBP, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Marion Barry, Redneck Game of Life, Sherlock Holmes, UK, USA, Washington | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arnold Palmer, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, dunking biscuits, expats, Four way crossing, Giant, Goldilocks, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoLoCo, Howard County, Hurrican Sandy, maryland, No Soft Toss, Oklahoma, Peter Kay, Reuben Sandwich, rules, Shoelaces, Target, tea, tornado, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 134

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

US cup of tea vs UK cup of tea I met a British woman today, out of the blue, and we chatted for a while whilst she was working at her desk. I didn’t realise she was British at first … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Christopher Hitchens, Culture, cup of tea, expat, hocoblogs@@@, hot water, kettle, lifestyle, Mind the Gap, Starbucks, tea bag, teapot, The Guardian, UK, USA | 30 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 106

Posted on April 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

St George’s Day celebrations….? I’ve written an article (with a little guidance from my parents!) about St George’s Day in England. It’s a guest blog piece for the Smitten by Britain blog-site. Have a read! And if you are very … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged British, cup of tea, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, Smitten by Britain, spotted dick, St George's Day, tradition, UK | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 97

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Me and Columbia I live in Columbia, MD. This is what I had to say about it (Can you spot me? Hint:I’m the one with the British accent… ;): (Note: this was taken after a VERY sweaty workout :)) Things … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged alliteration, America, American, Americans, bacon, bagels, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, BBC America, Blog, Bloglovin, breakfast, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy Dukes, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, sunshine, Thoughts, USA, weather, workout | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 88

Posted on March 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A year since I visited…. I visited this nation exactly one year ago for five whole days in order to get a look at the area, the schools, the location, the facilities, and, of course, the mall. I remember saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, home, homesick, Howard County, July 4th, lifestyle, mall, maryland, Mother's Day, politeness, restrooms, Smitten by Britain, St George's Day, St Patrick's Day, sunshine, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 85

Posted on February 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rock the blog party! So, I’m guessing many people are asking, what on earth is a blog party? Valid question – I asked myself the same thing. Many of us may be guilty of perceiving bloggers as geeks (okay, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, blog party, British, Claire, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lemsip, lifestyle, maryland, People, phone booths, phone boxes, pissed, pissed off, pronunciation, pubs, rain, soccer, Ta of Sexology, UK, Union Jacks, USA, weather | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 74

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea confusion I need to clear up a confusion about mealtimes, please America. In the UK mealtime references are based on your class or age, I think. I am not totally sure about this, but this is how I see … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, brunch, Christmas decorations, crumpets, Culture, cup of tea, dinner, Downton Abbey, Epiphany, expat, expats, grits, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, mealtimes, muffins, scones, Sunday brunch, supper, tea, Thoughts, Travel, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 52

Posted on November 1, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Halloween and Hooters You might want to grab a cup of tea for this one….! So, let’s start with Hooters. Hooters, dear friends, is a bar which prides itself on its employees, who it promotes as lovely, buxom, fit ladies … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Baltimore, beauty, beggars, begging, Bonfire Night, chicken wings, clothing, community, cup of tea, girls, hair, Halloween, Hooters, hooters girls, lifestyle, neighbours, rs, S'mores, school, Travel | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 50

Posted on October 30, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hurricane Sandy It’s here………and it’s wet and it’s windy….getting the basement ready. Even the mall is closed. It’s that bad. School’s off. I have a four-year old to occupy. The storm woke me up this morning and sounds like a … Continue reading →