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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 586

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spring Maryland style Well, first day of Spring here on the East Coast looks like this: It sucks. Big time. Why I’m slightly partial to the USA An American friend yesterday gave an excellent description of the differences between the … Continue reading →

Posted in British American differences, culture, expat, UK, USA | Tagged American, Americans, British, England, expat, expat life, expats, first day of spring, maryland, seasons, spring, Travel, UK, UK vs USA, Walmart, winter | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 578

Posted on March 9, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Desperate goings-on in the USA today Random things from the USA today…… 1. Harry attended his elementary school dance yesterday. He was slightly disappointed by it, though, since it was ‘nothing like the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 575

Posted on March 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone’s talking about… In my part of the USA, here on the East Coast, everyone’s talking about the following… The effing weather Another snow day. That means in the past 11 weeks the children have not had a full week … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged British, Claire Underwood, east coast, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, maryland, Paul Daniels, repatriation, Robin Wright, Season 3 House of Cards, snow, snow day, UK, USA, weather, winter | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 570

Posted on February 15, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Basketball courts It has been pointed out to me that American basketball courts are, if looked upon at the correct angle, mildly amusing. Snigger like school children if you will. 🙂 The Real Desperate Housewives of Howard County It’s been … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 566

Posted on February 9, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The White House West Wing Visit Well, scrub it off the bucket list! We visited The White House. And jolly nice and white it was too 🙂 . If I tell how we got in there I would have to … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 563

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British stuff wot I spotted in the UK These are some of the things that amused me and that charmed me whilst I was in the UK. Just take a look at the gallery 🙂 Expat Austin Mum Here is … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 562

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Take out boxes/bags USA vs UK I love the American take out boxes in restaurants. It means you don’t have to eat all your dinner in one go – save it for lunch = economical! Nothing is wasted! You can … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 561

Posted on January 29, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat lives in the USA There are a lot of us Brits out in the USA, all living and working and homemaking in different places. I get a lot of expats contact me through the blog, which is awesome. We … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 560

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back in the USA So, I’ve had 10 days in the UK. It was a strange experience being back. It’s almost like I’ve been having a love affair for nearly three years with a glamorous, crazy, amusing and confusing, challenging and … Continue reading →