Tag Archives: Howard County

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 175

Posted on July 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I love a cowboy I do. I love a cowboy, a cowboy show, shootout and all the cowboy paraphenalia. Cowboys are so….so American. They say: we’re strong and rugged individuals who don’t wince at pain and can move cattle and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Brian England, British, BritishAmerican Auto, CNN, Columbia, cowboys, CSPAN, Culture, cup of tea, expats, Fox, Harrow, Health Care for All, Healthy Howard Board, Howard County, London, main street, maryland, Nancy Pelosi, Native American Indians, Senator Harry Reed, shootout, theme park, UK, USA, White House | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 172

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American bands In the UK I haven’t seen many bands with the enthusiasm of this teenage band that I saw outside the Howard County Library Miller Branch (the celebrations were about the Howard County Library System winning Library of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Cocktails at Naptime, Columbia, Culture, driving, Ellicott City, Emma Kaufmann, expat, grammar, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Libraries, irony, Jilly Cooper, Ken Ulman, language, London, marching band, royal family, Ryans Daughter, teeth, UK, USA, weather, When the Saints go Marching in | 4 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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Anglophile, Blog, British, Charles Dickens London, Columbia, Culture, Elizabeth 1, expat, Henry VIII, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Magna Carta, maryland, Tower of London, UK, University of Maryland, USA, Washington DC, Westminster Abbey, Zimmerman | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 170

Posted on July 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Shootings in Baltimore Everyday at the moment my email pops up with another news notification that there has been another couple of shootings in Baltimore. It’s a time of great sadness when this dominates the news of a city 😦 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American History X, Americans, Baltimore, British, Columbia, Culture, Edward Norton, expat, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jim Rouse, Martin O'Malley, Primal Fear, Shootings, UK, USA, Wilde Lake | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 164

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Adult beverages In the UK, we simply call it ‘booze’. In the USA, it’s called an ‘adult beverage’. I find that interesting. Meeting British people I have met some random Brits recently in the USA. Just like that – ‘Hello’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Ab Fab, adult beverage, America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, British, British comedy, Brits, carpe diem, Cockney Rhyming Slang, cowboy hat, Culture, Ellicott City, Europe, expat, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Howard County, Kassini, netball, NYS, semi finals, tennis, UK, USA, weather, West Country, Wimbledon | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 161

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Fairs Fairs in the USA are totally made of awesomeness, and as Americana as they come. Yesterday ’twas Clarksville Fair, and a great big slice of American pie it was too. Fried chicken, people told me – ya gotta … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American Pie, Americans, Baltimore, Bingo, British, Clarksville, country music, Culture, expat, fairs, fried chicken, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Shootings, succotash, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 160

Posted on June 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I heart Annapolis! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I LOVE ANNAPOLIS! It’s just lushly (that is a new word combo), and today I got to see more than just the town and a few massive houses … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Australia, blue shell crab, British, country garden, crabs, Culture, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kent, lakes, maryland, Mike's Crab house, shellfish, Stars and Stripes, UK, USA | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 159

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheesecake food porn Cheesecake in the USA is not cheesecake as we know it in the UK. This is American cheesecake, from the Cheesecake Factory (this place tops the list for calorie content and basic ‘food porn’): This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged AA Gill, America, American, Americans, British, calories, Charles Sterrett Ridgely, cheesecake, Cheesecake Factory, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Earl Grey, European, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, New Orleans, Oakland Mills Manor, Oreo cookies, scones, state laws, teapots, Tesco, UK, USA, Vanity Fair, Walmart | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 158

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The pools This week we are mostly at the pools. It is very much like being on our holibobs, except there is no cocktail bar. This is sad. I do wonder if any of the Howard County ‘moms’ secretly place … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, America, American, Americans, British, cocktail bar, Columbia, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, Howard County, Independence Day, lifestyle, pools, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 157

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Twinkies are back in town! These babies are back on the shelves in USA-land! People across the land are rejoicing at their second coming! I’ve not yet got my lips around a Twinkie (that’s what she said/as the actress … Continue reading →