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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 339

Posted on January 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA musings today I love living in America, but the weather sucks right now. It doesn’t matter what country you are in, if the weather is effing miserable and grey, it’s just plain crappy. Come on East Coast America, find … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1066, America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Bayeux Tapestry, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, Emmy Rossum, England, expat, football, Henry VIII, history, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, military time, NHS, Private healthcare, Ravens, roast dinner, school, Social studies, Spurs, UK, USA, walking, weather, wellies | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 233

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin gets rattled Hot Gov. Martin O’Malley ain’t happy. Who with? Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “I know from past experience that the gentleman is all hat and no cattle,” O’Malley told the Washington Post prior to the Maryland Democratic … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 194

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British or American countryside? There is a little place off the 108 in Clarksville that I love. I love it because of its natural beauty and the fact that it sells fruit and veg and ‘pick your own flowers’ on … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Air Force, America, American, Americans, Anglophile, Black Magic, Blog, Bradford on Avon, British, Clarks Elioaks Farm, cottage garden, Culture, cup of tea, DC, Eastenders, England, English countryside, expat, flying, food, fruit and veg, going home, Henry VIII, maryland, Mississippi, Northern Ireland, PBS, Queen, Queen's Coronation, Thoughts, tourist, Travel, Trinny and Susannah, TV, UK, USA, Wedgewood | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 171

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A UK and USA perspective….. Over the next few months, as well as writing this blog and taking everything ordinary in the USA and seeing how to make it extraordinary (and going back to the UK……yes, exactly how WILL that … Continue reading →