Tag Archives: Daisy Dukes

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 357

Posted on February 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Opinions divided on Baltimore Ah, Baltimore. You are a conundrum. Some parts of Baltimore are rough: fact. Some parts are lush: fact. I, for one, would not saunter through some of the areas of Baltimore in my Daisy Dukes whistling … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 'erbs, America, American, American pronunication, Americans, Austin Powers, Baltimore, Britain, British, British pronunciation, British teeth, Columbia, cricket, crime, Culture, Daisy Dukes, dentists, England, expat, herbs, hocoblogs@@@, Huffington Post, knocked me for six, lifestyle, maryland, Mulberry, NHS, pirates, Rosemary's Baby, school, scurvy, tea, teeth, UK, USA, violence | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 330

Posted on January 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Heading out west The UK Desperate Housewife has a plan and that plan is to hit the West Coast of the USA this year. San Fran, LA, Grand Canyon, Vegas etc. Woopie! The thing that I am looking forward to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston, Britain, British, Culture, Daisy Dukes, east coast, England, expat, Facebook, hocoblogs@@@, LA, Las Vegas, Latin, lifestyle, Mark Zuckerberg, patriotism, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA, Wall Street, West Coast | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 316

Posted on December 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Snow storm, snow, ice, stormy weather conditions, blah, blah Well, there it is, the snow. And I still don’t like it. Snow days mess with grown up plans – like WORK 😉 Anyhow, best pull on my thermals under my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Britain, British, Celsius, Columbia, Culture, Daisy Dukes, deer rescue, England, expat, Fareneheit, florida, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice, ice storm, maryland, media, Minnesota, Rhode Island, show storm, snow, snow days, temperatures, Travel, UK, USA, weather, weather conditions, winter storm | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 289

Posted on November 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →

Posted in Travel | 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 | Leave a comment

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 209

Posted on August 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Peter Popoff’s Miracle Juice So, when we stay in hotel rooms I get the joy of flicking through American TV channels. It’s a whole new world of crazy TV shows – but even more mind-blowing are the commercials (adverts, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Back to School, Bad Teacher, British, Cameron Diaz, car wash, cookie dough, Culture, Daisy Dukes, expat, fundraising, Harper Valley PTA, Howard County, lifestyle, Mountain Dew, Mud, parents, Peter Popoff, Peter Popoff Miracle Spring Water, PTA, Reese Witherspoon, teacher, To Kill a Mocking Bird, TV commercials, UK, USA, volunteering, white trash, Ziploc bags | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 136

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ocean City, Rehoboth, Delaware So this weekend we took a roadtrip, along with 718,000 other Marylanders. I know this number, because a news and travel email pops up on my phone just as we are due to set off. It … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 99

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ta’ra Maggie! Well, goodbye Maggie Thatcher. End of a British era and all that. I’m not sure what my American readers think of Maggie – the Washington Post says this of her: Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the grocer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arthur Scargill, BBQ, beer, Blog, British, Culture, Daisy Dukes, Guardian, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Maggie Thatcher, milk snatcher, Miners' Strike, Pillow Fight Day, Prime Minister, Spitting Image, summer, The Chicken Song, Thoughts, UK, USA, Washington, Washington Post, weather | 8 Comments

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 →