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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 151

Posted on June 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

You’re welcome! Now, I like the phrase ‘you’re welcome’, but it doesn’t come naturally to me because I am British. For example: I am packing my own grocery bags in the grocery store. Usually the person on the checkout does … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 92

Posted on March 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting out about In my little head, what I really want to be doing during my time here is journeying all over the USA – seeing cowboys at a Rodeo, gasping over enormous canyons, oggling Gracelands, throwing my arms up … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, bread, British, Culture, food, Gracelands, Grand Canyon, grocery store, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, organic, Politics, Rodeo, suburban, sugar, Travel, travelling, USA | 13 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 →