Tag Archives: Governor of Maryland

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 497

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Political frenzy in Maryland! There’s a slight frenzy in the air at the moment in Howard County, Maryland, as people are gearing up for the elections…..4 November is the big day! As well as attending pretend-politics VEEP fundraisers, I have … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 474

Posted on September 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Footie podcast The dulcet, and very British, tones of the UK Desperate Housewife USA have been used to introduce a very funny footie podcast called Canons and Cockerels. Smashing! Do check it out here! 🙂 Annapolis I can’t express how … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American high schools, American history, Americans, Annapolis, Britain, British, British accent, Canons and Cockerels podcast, Culture, English, football, Governor of Maryland, high school, history, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Martin O'Malley, maryland, soccer, UK, USA, weather, wreaths | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 426

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Theater/Theatre So, American theater is no different from British theatre, right? People are in the audience watching, and people are on stage acting. Just the same. Except there are differences – of course there are! We saw The Wizard … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Courtney Watson, Culture, England, expat, gay marriage, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice cream, LGBT, marriage equality, Martin O'Malley, maryland, pride, same-sex marriage, theater, theatre, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 377

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Global Living Magazine Hoorah! I got a piece about my USA expat life in Global Living Magazine, which is the ‘ultimate global lifestyle magazine and resource for expats worldwide’. Brillopads! I am, as we Brits say, dead chuffed. 🙂 You … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocoevents, #hocohottiepants, #hocohouseparty, #hocomd, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, Britain, British, British politics, Claire Bolden McGill, District 9B Ellicott City, expat, Expat in the USA, expat life, expats, Global Living Magazine, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Lt Governor of Maryland, open mind, photobomb, Politics, rock gods, schmoozing, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 376

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Eyeglasses…. The American term ‘eyeglasses’, which is used over the word simply ‘glasses’, never fails to amuse me, because I pretty much think the word ‘eye’ before ‘glasses’ is redundant when using the word in context. For example, if I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, afternoon tea, America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, bacon butty, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Colchester, crumpet, Culture, drinkiepoos, drinking glasses, eyeglasses, Governor of Maryland, Guv'nor, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, Lt. Governor, maryland, Mockney British accent, Politics, sarnies, spotted dick, The Corner Pantry, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 349

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin and Me So, yesterday I locked eyes with Martin O’Malley. He was at the Mall in Columbia, showing his support for the victims and the strong community of Howard County. We’re in his Maryland patch, and so he showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Columbia Mall, Culture, driving, expat, Fitbit, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk food, Martin O'Malley, popcorn, portion sizes, right to bear arms, security guards, soda, Starbucks, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 341

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

MLK day Today is Martin Luther King Day in the USA, which makes it a Federal holiday in honour of his birthday on 15 January. There are a host of parades taking place in American cities. I love these pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, birthday, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, England, Governor of Maryland, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Martin Luther King, Martin O'Malley, maryland, MLK day, parade, snow, stink bugs, UK, USA, weather | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 298

Posted on November 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Americans don’t do crackers for Christmas…. I heard this terrible news yesterday. What? No crackers at Christmas?! But how do you make each other laugh with terrible, terrible jokes or annoy each other with random facts? How do you not … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American Education Week, Americans, Blog, blogging, Britain, British, British Christmas, British schooling, Chief of Staff, Christmas crackers, Culture, expat, Food Bank, football, Governor of Maryland, hats, hocoblogs@@@, Justin Beiber, language, lifestyle, Liverpool, Martin O'Malley, nutrition programmes, PE, Politics, PoPo, presents, Ravens, school, soccer, Thoughts, UK, USA, writing | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 296

Posted on November 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin O’Malley Rocks (still) Okay, so I still have the hots for Martin O’Malley, the [ripped] Governor of Maryland. And this video explains why… Reasons I think Martin is amazeballs – despite the crazy tax thing in Maryland, which sucks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, expat, Expat Cuisine CookBook, expats, food, Governor of Maryland, Hillary Clinton, hocoblogs@@@, Martin O'Malley, maryland, President of the USA, stats and measurements, UK, USA | Leave a comment

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 →