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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 242
Views of DC Washington DC – it’s picturesque, non? Especially from the top of Arlington Cemetery. The graveyard itself was mind-blowingly massive. You can’t help but be blown away by the sheer scale of it, and the importance of the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Civil War, American National Socialist Movement, anti-racist, Arlington Cemetery, Gamma Phi Beta, General Lee, Greek, guns, Jeff Schoep, Leith, Neo-Nazi, North Dakota, Paul Craig Cobb, Potomac River, racism, segregation, slaves, sorotities, Starbucks, The National Mall, University of Alabama, Washington DC
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 239
Going shootin’ Tomorrow I’m going shootin’. Yes I am. I’m heading to a shooting range following an invitation from a police guy and his girlfriend who read my blog. Apparently, this is their new toy.* I’m a little bit on … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Confederate flag, Culture, expat, guns, historical fiction, hocoblogs@@@, Jessica James, Marching through Culpepper, police, rifle, shooting, shooting range, Southern gent, Southern history, UK, USA, Virginia Beard Morton
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 237
The other side of America I’m getting itchy feet (no, it’s not my new ‘sneakers’) to see the other side of American life – that is, the one I haven’t seen much of yet. I’ve seen glorious America, bright lights, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Aylesbury Estate, Baltimore, big city, bright lights, British, Chicago, Culture, DC, DC shootings, Debenhams, expat, favelas, Glasgow, Google Street View, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Houston, LA, lifestyle, London, M. Nuns Jain, Mexico, Miami, Moscow, polarised, poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Skid Row, Slough, The American Dream, Toronto, Travel, UK, USA, Vishnu Pandit, Weatherspoons, wrong side of the tracks
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 235
The Miss America debate Well, I can’t blog today without mentioning this debate engulfing America. So, the The Miss America pageant broke new ground this year by crowning Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, beauty queen pageant, Blog, British, Culture, expat, guns, hocoblogs@@@, India, Internet, internet trolls, Miss America, Miss Florida, Miss Kansas, Miss New York, Navy Yard, Nina Davuluri, patriotism, racism, shooting in DC, social media, tattoos, Thoughts, UK, USA, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226
Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1980s, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Western District, Blog, British, Columbia, cops, Culture, expat, fall, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk, maryland, mullet hair, neighbourhoods, police, shooting, summer, The Wire, UK, USA, weather, yard sales
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 224
What the expats have to say about America I hung out with a bunch of British and Aussie expats last night. It’s always interesting to get an insight into how different expats view their experiences and listen to their perspective … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American football, Americans, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Australian expat, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, drive on the left, drive on the right, dry cleaning, expat, expat life, expat living, expats, food, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, living in America, road rage, road signs, shopping, turn on red, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 214
Harry has a new name… ‘Walker’. That’s what they call him at Breakfast Club. I was very confused until I worked out why. Here’s the tale. ‘Good morning Walker,’ says Missy, the Breakfast Club leader. Harry sort of looks embarrassed … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore County police, BBC News, Blog, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, bulletproof vest, Culture, dads, expat, firearms, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, Howard County, Howard County police, Howard County Police Department, Jason Schneider, Mark Kessler, maryland, Pennsylvania Police Chief, police officers, school, Tevon Smith, UK, USA, walker
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 206
Drug deal! Well, not quite. So here’s the tale….. Today I was in Annapolis with Harry, having a mooch about the streets and lanes around the waterfront before boarding the Pirate Adventure ship. Annapolis is a lovely, genteel, historical place … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American humor, American TV, Americans, Annapolis, blackboard, Blog, blow, British, British humour, bulletproof whiteboard, Culture, drug deal, expat, Facebook, Friends, guns, hocoblogs@@@, irony, ketchup, maryland, MASH, OScars, Pirate Adventure, Ricky Gervais, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sarcasm, sauce, Seinfeld, Shootings, The Office, Tim Curry, UK, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA, Virginia Tech
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 190
Rudey-nudey killjoys in the UK Look, in Europe (yes, the UK is in Europe!) we’re not adverse to a bit of nudity. In fact, we like it – generally. So the council shirt and tie killjoys in Clacton are trying … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, Boston, British, Broadway, California, Clacton on Sea, council, cowgirls, Culture, cupcakes, DC, Disneyland, driving, dust, east coast, economy, Ellicott City, England, Essex, florida, freeways, guns, Halloween, history, hocoblogs@@@, Hogwarts, Howard County, Italian food, Leominster, lifestyle, maryland, maternity leave, Mexican food, nude bike ride, NYC, Ohio, Philly, pizza, public transport, Rose Rocca, schools, skinny dipping, snow, Travel, UK, USA, villages, weather, West Coast, white Christmas, yoga
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