Tag Archives: Dallas

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 551

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America’s love affair with Downton Abbey I’ve been invited tonight to a Downton Abbey party. I’m not sure what to wear – do I go for the downstairs maid’s uniform or totally upscale it with a Lady Mary ensemble? Will … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, bbc, British, British accent, class, Culture, Dallas, Downton Abbey, England, English, expat, George Clooney, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, Lady Mary, Lady Sybil, lifestyle, Richard E Grant, Season 5 Downton Abbey, soap operas, society, TV, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 496

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American accents – blurred lines! I keep getting comments about my TV news appearance from folks in the UK saying I sound really American! What???!!! I donned my best British accent for that piece! I suspect there are a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, American, American accent, Americans, Baltimore, Becky Martin, Britain, British, British accent, Chris Addison, Culture, Dallas, Downtown Baltimore, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Orioles, Peep Show, Sue Ellen, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Thick of It, Travel, UK, USA, Veep | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 477

Posted on September 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My name American-stylie American woman to me: ‘What’s your name?’ ‘Claire.’ ‘How do you spell that?’ ‘C-L-A-I-R-E’ ‘Oh…Claire! That’s my middle name!’ ‘Oh ha ha! How do you say it then?’ ‘I say it Clay-air. I am from the South, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Blood ties, Britain, British, Chaz Higgs, cop, Dallas, Deadly Affairs, English, expat, firefighters, hocoblogs@@@, Investigation Discovery, Kathy Augustine, pronunciation, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 413

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The American Dream The American Dream: what does that mean? I think it means achieving happiness and success and wotnot in all that you do, whether that’s working your arse off in a corporate company and making lots of money … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American dream, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British Bobby, British fete, British garden party, cake, Culture, cup of tea, Dallas, Eastenders, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Punch and Judy, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 392

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Texas: San Antonio, Gruene and Austin Before going to the State of Texas, I’m not ashamed to admit that these things sprung to mind: – Dallas and JR – Jerry Hall – Cowboys – Steak – Rednecks – Waco and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, Ewings, expats, food, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, Jerry Hall, JR, Larry Hagman, Mariachi band, maryland, Mexican food, Mexico, neighbourhoods, oil barons, rednecks, San Antonio, San Antonio riverwalk, snow, Southfork, steak, sunshine, Texas, The Alamo, Travel, UK, USA, Waco and David Koresh, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 300

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

300 posts! Wow, that’s A LOT of writing! Hooooorah and smashing and super and brillopads and amazeballs and awesome and yeah and wowsers for me! Blog reading at Barnes and Noble Well, crowds flocked in for the reading! Not really! … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 50 years ago, accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, Barnes and Noble, BBC Mind the Gap, Blog, blog followers, blog reading, blogging, Britain, British, crackas, crackers, Culture, cup of tea, Dallas, Discovery Friday, hocoblogs@@@, JFK assassination, licence plates, maryland, Shakespeare, Thoughts, Tony Hayes, UK, USA, War of 1812 | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 144

Posted on June 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wrong side / right side of the road Every time (and I mean every time) I get in to the car and drive I do consciously still say to myself ‘drive on the right, drive on the right’. (Note, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Bowie, British, Columbia, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, DC, driving, expat, freeways, Governor of Maryland, highways, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Hugh Laurie, Interstates, John Ross Jr, language, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Texas, UK, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 103

Posted on April 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How NOT to do drive-up banking So, drive-up banking is, as I have declared before – BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love it! When people come to stay I just want to show them drive-up banking, so even the smallest amount of … Continue reading →