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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 116

Posted on May 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Prison Saga The current dinner table talk in my neck of the woods is of worthy of an HBO drama series….and it’s all true. The synopsis of the current ‘can you believe this is happening’ story is this: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Detention Center, Baltimore Sun, bees, Black Guerilla, Blog, Cinco de Mayo, Columbia, Culture, El Azteca, expats, Greenberries, guns, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mexico, pants, Pledge of Allegiance, prison saga, Tavon White, tequila, trousers, UK, USA, Washington Post | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114

Posted on April 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, bloggers, British, cobblers, Columbia, communities, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, Howard County, Kendalls Hardware store, keys, lifestyle, mannequins, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, Timpsons, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Xitomate | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 107

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a small world after all…. Today I went for lunch with some American people whom I had never met before. That is a very interesting thing to do because you just don’t know…. So why did I go for … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, chickpea cookies, Clarksville, coincidence, Columbia, Columbia Gym, Culture, expats, fate, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, parents, Roots, South Africa, tweet, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 103

Posted on April 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How NOT to do drive-up banking So, drive-up banking is, as I have declared before – BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love it! When people come to stay I just want to show them drive-up banking, so even the smallest amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Dallas, drive up banking, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jackie Robinson, lifestyle, maryland, nail salon, Patrick Duffy, The People's Court, The View, Thoughts, Travel, TV, UK, USA, walking, weather, Whoopie Goldberg | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 101

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Goddammit, it’s too hot! I never, ever thought I would utter those words, but by Jove, it is too damn hot for me to sit out in the sunshine! And this is all I’ve been craving! 85 whopping degrees today … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Blog, British, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, hot, Howard County, maryland, pools, Queen Snake, snakes, sunbathing, tropical, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 97

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Me and Columbia I live in Columbia, MD. This is what I had to say about it (Can you spot me? Hint:I’m the one with the British accent… ;): (Note: this was taken after a VERY sweaty workout :)) Things … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 92

Posted on March 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting out about In my little head, what I really want to be doing during my time here is journeying all over the USA – seeing cowboys at a Rodeo, gasping over enormous canyons, oggling Gracelands, throwing my arms up … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, bread, British, Culture, food, Gracelands, Grand Canyon, grocery store, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, organic, Politics, Rodeo, suburban, sugar, Travel, travelling, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 88

Posted on March 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A year since I visited…. I visited this nation exactly one year ago for five whole days in order to get a look at the area, the schools, the location, the facilities, and, of course, the mall. I remember saying … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 84

Posted on February 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sparkles and Spurs: An evening in the stacks I write this now, feeling a little jaded, and it’s all because of margheritas. They are really rather nice, aren’t they?! So what on earth was this Sparkles and Spurs event? Well, … Continue reading →