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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 137

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

George Washington Harry is singing a lovely song all about George Washington being a ‘great, great man’ at the moment, which he was taught at school. And a super little ditty it is too, except that when I listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, BBC America, British, cheerleaders, cheese, cheese rolling, coffee, Cooper's Hill, Culture, expat, fruitcake, George Washington, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Johnny Carson, July 4th, Mind the Gap, Ohio, Paul McCartney, UK, USA, Walmart | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arnold Palmer, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, dunking biscuits, expats, Four way crossing, Giant, Goldilocks, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoLoCo, Howard County, Hurrican Sandy, maryland, No Soft Toss, Oklahoma, Peter Kay, Reuben Sandwich, rules, Shoelaces, Target, tea, tornado, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 131

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wino in the Woods Yep, we did Wine in the Woods yesterday, so this blog comes to you with a large cup of tea and aspirin on the side. I went in on a press pass, which was an ace … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiiner, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Downton Abbey, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Wine, McMansionville, rain, Tom Coale, UK, USA, weather, wine, Wine in the Woods | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balloon glow, Baltimore, British, Culture, expat, expats, Governor of Maryland, gun measures, guns, hocoblogs@@@, horseracing, hot air balloons, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Celebration, Triple Crown, Turf Valley, UK, USA, weapons | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Brooke Ryan, Chris Evans, Columbia, copperhead, Culture, Dennis Lane, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, hocorising, homicides, Howard County, Jack Diamond, Jack Diamond Morning Show, lifestyle, Mix107.3, New York, People, public transport, Radio 2, snakes, taxis, The Bert Show, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Washington, yellow cabs | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 127

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wild West Show So, let me tell y’all…we hit the Wild West Show in West Friendship, Maryland today and I had high hopes for some rocking cowboy shenanigans. Those boys in leather chaps did me proud….. shoot outs, horse malarkey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Buffalo Soldiers, Buffalo Solider Motorcycle Chapter, Carol's Western Wear, cowboy boots, cowboy hats, cowboys, Culture, Day of the Gun, Dude Ranch, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, Indians, Justin Stoneman, leather chaps, maryland, shoot outs, tradition, UK, USA, West Friendship, Wild West Show | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 126

Posted on May 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Goodbye Dennis J. Lane A blogger friend, pillar of the community and thoroughly decent chap left this world last night in tragic circumstances that have shocked our local area greatly. Dennis was one of those blokes who exuded warmth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, Blog, blog community, blogger, British, Columbia, Columbia Patch, Culture, Dennis Lane, Ellicott City, expat, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoMoJo, Howard County, language, maryland, Mr DC Pageant, ottoman, poof, UK, USA | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bloods Gang, British, Columbia, Columbia Patch, cricket, cricket pitch, cucmber sandwiches, Culture, expats, green tea, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Recreation and Parks Department, humour, John R. Byrd, Ken Ulman, Mother's Day, Pimms, UK, USA, village, Washington Post, Wild West Show | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 118

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Another beautiful day in the USA! We can get v v v v v v used to this weather. It’s pretty much perfect at 72 degrees at the weekend. It’s a little bit like being on our holibobs! Cinquo de … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Aintree, America, American, Americans, Blog, Cinquo de Mayo, Columbia, dsiabled parking, fashion, food, handicapped parking, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Lake Elkhorn, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, snake, summer, sunshine, tacos, Travel, turtles, UK, USA, weather, Zantac | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 117

Posted on May 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Just beautiful! Simply pics today so I can share this magical weather and country with you 🙂 Drive thru post office! There is drive-thru everything here! (Top marks for spotting the excellent typo!)