Tag Archives: Ellicott City

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 383

Posted on March 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone’s a Paddy It’s St Patrick’ Day weekend and in American everyone has a connection to Ireland. Honestly, they do – it’s amazing. 😉 Celebrations hit Baltimore yesterday and folk who didn’t want to drink green beer got out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 3.14, America, American, American Pie, American politics, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore St Patrick's Day parade, British, cherry pie, Columbia, Culture, Ellicott City, food, Green beer, hocoblogs@@@, Ireland, lifestyle, Paddy, Pi, Reddiwip, Shamrock 5k Baltimore, St Patrick's Day, Steak and Guinness Pie, The American Dream, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 367

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Little British kid Poor little Harry is struggling a little with some areas of American reasoning. Like being told off for saying ‘Darn it’ at the child care place he goes to. Apparently when they told him off he responded … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1970s, America, American, American bars, Americans, blogging, Britain, British, British pubs, Columbia, Culture, cussing, darn it, deers heads, Despicable Me 2, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County bloggers, language, mackerel pate, maryland, swearing, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, White Oak Tavern | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 366

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, celebrity bartender, Columbia, Courtney Watson, Daisy Dukes, Dylan Goldberg, education, Ellicott City, Evening in the Stacks, expat, Guy Guzzone, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Libra, Ian Kennedy, Jessie Newburn, language, Mickey Gomez, school, snow sun, Thoughts, Tom Coale, UK, UK spelling, USA, USA spelling, Wendy Jane Royalty | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 354

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

This ad is the dog’s b*llocks! Well, I trawled through the Superbowl commercials from Sunday and I liked the Doritos one, because it was cute, and I don’t get what all the fuss is about the Coca-Cola one. Some folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #AmericaisBeautiful, America, American, Americans, attorney, Blog, Brighton, Britain, British, CocaCola, Columbia, commericals, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Doritos, Ellicott City, expat, Facebook, Georgia, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jamie Casino, lifestyle, maryland, New York, residents' associations, Roast Beef Monster Munch, Stepford Wives, Super Bowl, Thoughts, Torquay, treehouse, UK, USA, violation | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 327

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hey, what’s up? Harry gets greeted at school by this cool bloke at the Before-School Care thingymabob and he always says to him: “Hey Harry, what’s up?”. Harry sort of smiles and nods and doesn’t know what to say, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventures, amazeballs, America, American, American flag, Americans, backyard, Baltimore Post Examiner, Bare Bush Path, Bean Hollow, Blog, Brillopads, Britain, British, coffee, Columbia, cowboy, Culture, Ellicott City, England, expat, Glastonbury, hocoblogs@@@, horses, Howard County, Journey from Junk, liquor store, Old Ellicott City, Pure Wine, Roots, tea, The Bubbleman, The Rumor Mill, UK, USA, Vintage Bliss, Whaddup, What's up | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 299

Posted on November 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Small businesses Saturday So, I heard today that there is an event for small businesses in Howard County to promote themselves, particularly in light of the big stores capitalising on the Black Friday retail craziness. Saturday 30 November is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged A Journey from Junk, America, American, Americans, Black Friday, Brillopads, Britain, British, Christmas crackers, Christmas dinner table, Columbia, crackers, Culture, Ellicott City, expat, Greenberries, high street, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, Miranda, retail, retail parks, shopping, shops, Small Business Saturday, Sweet Elizabeth Jane, Thanksgiving, UK, USA, Vintage Bliss, Virginia | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 285

Posted on November 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Move over Martin O’Malley So, you might know if you’ve been following this blog for a while that, even before I moved to the USA, I had a big crush on Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland. Well, now I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Calvin Ball, County Council, Culture, District 2, District 9B Ellicott City, Ellicott City, expat, Governor of Maryland, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Historical Society Museum, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Mobbies, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 282

Posted on November 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I heart Ellicott City Columbia, MD. It’s new and based on a plan. It’s good. I like it. Next door? Ellicott City, MD. It’s old and not based on a plan. It’s fabulous. I love it. I do, it’s like … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Columbia, community, Culture, delegate, District 9B, drinking, eating, Ellicott City, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, quirky, restaurants, shops, theatre, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 271

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Women of Howard County I promised that the chicks of HoCo would get a look in on the blog, and what a lot of chicks doing good things and being generally gorgeous there are here! Anyhow, these are my top … Continue reading →