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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 181

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sunbathing in the USA Picture this… It’s 12.30pm. It’s 95 degrees at the pool. Everyone is in the shade or in the pool. Except one crazy person. Yep, that’s right. Slathered in factor 100 (with coconut oil), lusting after the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 76

Posted on January 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

ROAD TRIP! So, before I begin the tale of our road trip, let me begin by telling you a story about once upon a time when I visited a tarot card reader in Glastonbury. This tarot card reader told me … Continue reading →