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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 87

Posted on March 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Text driving vs drink driving There is a debate raging across Maryland, and particularly in Howard County, about drink driving at the moment. And it’s an interesting one. In the UK, drink driving is morally unacceptable. You just don’t do … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 68

Posted on December 14, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sandy Hook Elementary School So, the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut….such a sad, sad thing to blog about. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt ‘close’ to an incident. Kids the same age as Harry….a school in … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 67

Posted on December 10, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas lights in the USA So…..there are lights, lights everywhere. Christmassy ones. And blow up Santas, and blow up snowmen, and I even saw a blow up pineapple, though what that has to do with Christmas, I cannot fathom. Anyhow, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 61

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Update on the Taco Bell manager If you’ve been following this blog, thought you might like an update on the Taco Bell manager who was shot the other night: “New details are coming out about a shooting at a Columbia … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Columbia, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, reward, shooting, Taco Bell | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 60

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Close encounter So, I almost had a gun encounter today (don’t freak out!). Sort of, but not quite. I’m teaching Zumba….we’re breaking a sweat to Pitbull ‘Drop it to the Floor’ and one of the class goes to the door … Continue reading →