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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arnold Palmer, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, dunking biscuits, expats, Four way crossing, Giant, Goldilocks, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoLoCo, Howard County, Hurrican Sandy, maryland, No Soft Toss, Oklahoma, Peter Kay, Reuben Sandwich, rules, Shoelaces, Target, tea, tornado, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 133

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Soccer Mom I hear this phrase a lot. When I came out to the USA people joked with me that I would become a ‘soccer mom’ and I laughed, not really knowing what one was. And I’ve been hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, British, Culture, detox, expats, hocoblogs@@@, middle class, Prada heels, Soccer Mom, suburban, SUV, Thoughts, UK, USA, Victoria Beckham, Yummy Mummy | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 130

Posted on May 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Preakness Festival! Um, what is Preakness? This is Preakness: The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balloon glow, Baltimore, British, Culture, expat, expats, Governor of Maryland, gun measures, guns, hocoblogs@@@, horseracing, hot air balloons, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Celebration, Triple Crown, Turf Valley, UK, USA, weapons | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 124

Posted on May 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Mother’s Day Yep, it’s USA Mother’s Day this Sunday, which means that it’s pretty much like any other day, except that there might be a valiant attempt at making breakfast for me, which will result in me having to clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bloods Gang, British, Columbia, Columbia Patch, cricket, cricket pitch, cucmber sandwiches, Culture, expats, green tea, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Recreation and Parks Department, humour, John R. Byrd, Ken Ulman, Mother's Day, Pimms, UK, USA, village, Washington Post, Wild West Show | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 116

Posted on May 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Prison Saga The current dinner table talk in my neck of the woods is of worthy of an HBO drama series….and it’s all true. The synopsis of the current ‘can you believe this is happening’ story is this: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Detention Center, Baltimore Sun, bees, Black Guerilla, Blog, Cinco de Mayo, Columbia, Culture, El Azteca, expats, Greenberries, guns, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mexico, pants, Pledge of Allegiance, prison saga, Tavon White, tequila, trousers, UK, USA, Washington Post | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Road signs When you drive over here (as a Brit), all of a sudden you see signs which make you go ‘ooooh!’ and ‘wow’. This one did just that. Good innit?! Brits in Baltimore This weekend I hooked up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, blogger, British, Chick and Ruths Delly, Columbia, Culture, DC, drag queen, expats, FBI, food, gay scene, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Man vs Food, Martin O'Malley, maryland, New York, pub crawl, road signs, Star Wars, Towson, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 113

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Buick comment of the week…. Husband: ‘The boot (trunk) on this car really is massive. You can see why the Mafia used them all the time. You could definitely fit two dead bodies in there easily.’ 😉 In my pursuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bonnano family, British, British food, Buick, Donnie Brasco, expats, food, grocery store, hocoblogs@@@, Johnny Depp, mafia, marmite, pickled onions, Seattle Times, Tony Kornheiser, UK, USA, yorkshire puddings | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 110

Posted on April 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone needs to meet a Ken When you talk to someone in the queue for an ice-cream, remember that that person might just be a good person to know! This is Ken McNaughton, whom I met in the ice-cream queue … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 5K, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston Marathon, British, Culture, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, imdb.com, John Adams, Ken McNaughton, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Lottery, National Anthem, Orioles, radiators, Ravens, Star Spangled Banner, UK, USA, What's the time Mr Wolf | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 107

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a small world after all…. Today I went for lunch with some American people whom I had never met before. That is a very interesting thing to do because you just don’t know…. So why did I go for … Continue reading →