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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 81

Posted on February 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bunco! Well, yet another virgin experience taken in much excitement last night – my first Bunco game. I had no idea what Bunco was before my lovely friend Sahar invited me to be part of a Bunco game. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, booze, British, Bunco, cards, Culture, dice, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, pretzels, Real Housewives of Orange County, Thoughts, Travel, TV, UK, USA, Valentines | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 80

Posted on February 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The UK according to Harry Harry, at five years old, has realised that being British in America has its perks. Adults and kids alike are interested in you, your accent, how you’re coping with it all, what school you’re at, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blog party, British, dodgy lawyer, expats, Good Morning America, Harry the King, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoMoJo, Howard County, lifestyle, podcast, Super Bowl, Thoughts | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 79

Posted on February 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My Virgin Super Bowl So, get a cup of tea (hot for UK peeps and iced for USA folks) and prepare for my Super Bowl installment….. 🙂 Pre-Super Bowl My previous blog got me two invitations to Super Bowl parties, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 49ers, America, American, Americans, balloons, Baltimore, Beyonce, British, cake, cheerleaders, chicken wings, commercials, Culture, expat, expats, Fifty Shades of Grey, food, football, grocery store, gumbo shrimp, half-time, Harbaugh brothers, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, hospitality, Howard County, lights out, Man with Two Brains, maryland, men, monkey bread, parties, Ravens, Ray Lewis, San Francisco, school, sobriety test, Steve Martin, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 77

Posted on January 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Snow! I am so not a lover of snow, but when you have a five-year old boy you have to participate in some way…..I stood in it for a while but my poor frozen toes could take it no longer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, British, expats, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, snow, snow days, snow ploughs, USA, wellies | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 76

Posted on January 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

ROAD TRIP! So, before I begin the tale of our road trip, let me begin by telling you a story about once upon a time when I visited a tarot card reader in Glastonbury. This tarot card reader told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, British, Capitol Building, cars, civil war, commercials, Confederate, Culture, Django, Downtown, expats, fire hydrant, Fredericksburg, Guardian UK, highway, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice skating, inauguration, litter, marshmallows, maryland, NFL, Obama, parking violation, philanthropy, Politics, rhetoric, Richmond, road trip, southern charm, speeding, tarot cards, tattoo, Thoughts, Travel, Union, USA, Virginia | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 75

Posted on January 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American teeth vs British teeth Now in the UK, we don’t pride ourselves on our teeth particularly and I don’t really remember being educated about teeth and hygiene other than watching the odd Colgate advert and doing the morning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Culture, dentist, expats, hocoblogs@@@, smiles, teeth, Thoughts, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 74

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea confusion I need to clear up a confusion about mealtimes, please America. In the UK mealtime references are based on your class or age, I think. I am not totally sure about this, but this is how I see … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, brunch, Christmas decorations, crumpets, Culture, cup of tea, dinner, Downton Abbey, Epiphany, expat, expats, grits, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, mealtimes, muffins, scones, Sunday brunch, supper, tea, Thoughts, Travel, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 73

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My timing is off I have been a little confused of late……. When I say “I’ll meet you at half past seven” and an American friend looks at me blankly, now I know that this is not because: a) it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, awesome, Blog, British, Carolinafest, Culture, expats, faux pas, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jeff Bridges, language, Litotes, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Politics, schools, SpongeBob Square Pants, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 14 Comments

2012 in review for the Desperate English Housewife in Washington

Posted on December 31, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Review of my blog in 2012 This blog had about 9,900 views in 2012. Awesome! In 2012, there were 71 new posts. That’s a lot of writing by me (and reading by you, so thank you!) The busiest day of the year was November … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, British, Canada, Culture, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Martin O'Malley | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 71

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas in Fort Lauderdale I was keen from the day we said we were moving to the USA to have an alternative Christmas, and I don’t mean one where my husband spends all day in the kitchen cooking and I … Continue reading →