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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 533
Forty in the USA! Today I turned 40 in the USA. Did you read what I just wrote? I wrote ‘turned 40’, which is not a phrase I would have used before living in the States. I would have said … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Arctic Ease Wrap, Baltimore, birthday, British, Culture, English, expat, Fox 45 WBFF, hocoblogs@@@, holiday gifts, maryland, My Locker, Polar Loop, Travel, UK, USA, visitors
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 532
A slice of Americana Yesterday was the County Council installation ceremony for Howard County, which is more jazzy and funky than it sounds, because this is American politics, innit. The UK equivalent might be held in an Abbey or a … Continue reading
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Tagged #hocomd, #hocopolitics, accents, America, American, Americans, Australian, Britain, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Claire, County Council, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, UK, USA, USA high schools
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 531
The Last Thanksgiving Supper Well, that’s our last Thanksgiving done. And we got to spend it proper American-stylie 🙂 This is what we ate (I can’t remember the names of some of the stuff, but it tasted amazeballs!) Today feels … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, America, American, Black Friday, Blog, Boxing Day, British, Culture, Eastern Shore, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, pumpkin pie, sales, St Michael's, Thanksgiving, UK, USA, war
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 530
No, we Brits don’t have Thanksgiving! I just want to confirm, because I’ve been asked this like a billion times this week already (slight exaggeration 😉 ) – WE BRITS DON’T HAVE THANKSGIVING – it’s an American tradition! But, since … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Blog, common room, England, history, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, holidays, journey, Massachussets, Native American Indians, pilgrims, Plymouth, Thanksgiving, tradition, Travel, turkey, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 527
Living in the ‘Columbubble’ I don’t know who coined this phrase for our little part of Desperate Housewife suburban America, but Columbia is a bubble and shall henceforth be forever more known as ‘Columbubble’. I attribute this clever name to … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, Alan Partridge, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbubble, Culture, desperate housewife, driving, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, expats, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, McDonalds, McMansions, President of the USA, Stepford Wives, suburban, suburbia, The Truman Show, Thoughts, Tom Coale, Travel, Truman Burbank, UK, USA, Whole Foods
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 526
My short, but very sweet, expat life Argh, just nine months to go until we leave Uncle Sam’s shores for good. It’s happening fast. But first, I have to endure this blasted winter (Gawd, I hate winter!). It’s flippin’ freezing … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Britain, British, cold, east coast, England, expat, expat life, experiences, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, seasons, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, winter
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 524
Fox 45 News Morning Show This morning I got up at ridiculous-o’clock to get to Fox 45 studios in Baltimore to promote ‘gifts for moms’ with the upcoming ‘holiday season’ in my ‘lifestyle expert’ guise. This is what it looked … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Blog, British, Claire Bolden McGill, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey perfume, Fox 45 News Baltimore, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle expert, news, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 521
Can Americans ‘do’ English beer? When I say ‘beer’ I mean ‘ale’. I really wished my British chum Matthew was with me last night in Columbia, MD, to sample a new beer that is being brewed in Baltimore. Matthew’s quite the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Baltimore, beer, Blog, British, Columbia, drink, drinking, eating, English, English beer, English hops, food, Greene Turtle, Heavy Seas Brewery, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, pasty, Scamp Fries, Shell Raiser Pale Ale, tacos
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 520
Pub & Paint So the thing that I did last night really needs to happen in the UK. I’m sure it is in LondonTown but when I Googled my home town to see if this thing happens there, it does not. I … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American states, British, Ellicott City, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, painting, Portallis, Pub & Paint, UK Desperate Housewife USA, USA, wine
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