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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 274

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Charleston, baby Here’s part 2 of the South Carolina roadtrip! Charleston. One word? Classy. I liked it, mucho. We arrived on the Friday and there were a lot of ladies lunching (and drinking champers) in fine restaurants. You see? Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, breast cancer awareness month, British, canoe, Charleston, civil war, Culture, driving, England, expat, fish, Folly Beach, food, gumbo shrimp, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Nomad girl, Rainbow Row, roadtrip, SeWee tribe, Sewee's restaurant, SheWee, Shrimp Creole, Travel, UK, USA, waterfront | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 263

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Don’t blame my mother for the rain So, just because my ma has come over from the UK, I’d like to confirm that she did not bring this current onslaught of weather with her! This is crazy rain. My American … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blighty, Blog, British, Buick, Buzzfeed, Cadillac, cars, Culture, Displaced Nation, driving, driving test, Ellicott City, expat, Fight Club, flooding, Ford, Gin and Tonic, GPS, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Interstates, Kate Allison, lifestyle, Live Work Travel USA, Mason-Dixon line, New England, pick up truck, polite rain, rain, rookie, school bus, severe weather warning, taxis, Tom Toms, traffic lights, Travel, UK, unapologetic rain, USA, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 262

Posted on October 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Men of Howard County Howard County is lucky. Why? Because it has a lot of great people in it, and I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some of those lovely peeps. Today I am going to focus on some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, Blog, Britain, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Columbia, community, Culture, David Cameron, District 9B, driving, Ellicott City, expat, Guy Guzzone, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County House Delegation, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, Lt. Governor, maryland, Maryland State Senate on District 13, PFLAG of Howard County, Politics, Tom Coale, UK, USA, Voices for Children | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 254

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Seat belts and texting laws in Maryland Yesterday, 1 October, there were new laws brought in in Maryland. If you’re gabbing on your cell phone while driving, you’ll either have to hang up or face the possibility of a ticket … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, driving, expat, furlough, furloughed, government employees, government shutdown, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, Maryland laws, Members of Congress, Politics, safety, seat belts, texting, UK, USA, Virginia | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 249

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

South East DC Today I headed out at 6am to a training in DC. I hadn’t been to South East DC before. The advice we get as Brits here is that if we find ourselves in this area, just head … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American history, Americans, begging, Blog, Britain, British, civil war, Columbia, Confederate flag, Culture, diversity, driving, expat, Highland Fair, Highway Code, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, I95 highway, lifestyle, pie eating contest, poverty, Soup kitchen, South East DC, Stars and Stripes, trendy, UK, USA, Virginia flaggers, Washington | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 244

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ravens party… ‘Ravens Party Bus Woman Says She’s Not A Stripper’ – now that’s the kind of headline that gets me reading! A Ravens star was injured after he was hit over the head with a champagne bottle. Apparently Jacoby … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore Ravens, British, Coach John Harbaugh, Culture, deer, driving, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jacoby Jones, lifestyle, maryland, raccoons, roadkill, squirrels, stripper, Sweet Pea, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 236

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guest blog I often meet people through my blog whose experiences and adventures need to be shared. Rachel is one of those people. I asked her to write about why she came to America, what she has found out so … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Altlanta, America, American, Americans, Blighty, Blog, British, bugs, cakes, calories, Culture, dogs, driving, Embassy, England, expat, expats, food, food portions, fried chicken, fried food, Georgia, hocoblogs@@@, Leeds, lifestyle, maple syrup, netball, rain, salad, Sourthern hospitality, spiders, SUV, trees, UK, USA, visas, waffles, walking, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 207

Posted on August 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Pirate Captain I forgot to write about the Chesapeake Pirate Adventure Experience in Annapolis. Sure, it was great to go out on a boat during a lovely day and be on the sea and all that, but this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Annapolis, Assateague Island and State Park, Bates' Motel, beaches, Blog, British, bumper plates, Cambridge, Chesapeake Pirate Adventure, civil war, Clarksville, Columbia, driving, Eastern Shore, England, English, Enlgish, expat, Harriet Tubman, hocoblogs@@@, knickers, lifestyle, Marks and Spencers, maryland, Oxford, pride, road signs, roadtrip, Salisbury, Scooby Doo, St Michael's, Suzy Q, Tighlman Island, Tilghman Island, Travel, UK, USA, War of 1812, weather, wild horses | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 199

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Maryland’s not miserable! We’re a happy bunch in Maryland, USA are we not? In fact, I miss many aspects of it whilst currently back in the UK – I do! There’s not too much to have a moan about is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, alphabet, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, British countryside, Cookie Monster, Culture, driving, England, expat, Governor of Maryland, grass, happiness, hocoblogs@@@, Martin O'Malley, maryland, National Trust, Sesame Street, Stonehenge, taxes, The Vyne, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 198

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Texas Death Penalty As we are aware, the death penalty still exists in some States across the USA and the heart-strings are a-tuggin’ for poor Texas whose current problem with the death penalty is not ‘shall we abolish it?’, but … Continue reading →