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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 412

Posted on May 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Yesterday we had a massive rain storm in Maryland like, well like, a massive rain storm. And this happened because of it. How nuts is that!? Poor old Baltimore and those people’s cars. My mate, Bill Hughes (photographer extraordinaire) … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 149

Posted on June 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Derecho Derecho came and went. He was a stormy kind of tornado, which I pronounced as “DEREKO’ (my thoughts were that it was like a male version of Irene and all those female storms….). But it is not pronounced … Continue reading →