Tag Archives: Howard County

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 67

Posted on December 10, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas lights in the USA So…..there are lights, lights everywhere. Christmassy ones. And blow up Santas, and blow up snowmen, and I even saw a blow up pineapple, though what that has to do with Christmas, I cannot fathom. Anyhow, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 80s, America, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christmas, Christmas trees, class, Culture, decorations, Dukes of Hazzard, expats, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, lights, maryland, People, Politics, Ravens, Santa, sheriff, snowmen, tailgaiting, Thanksgiving, Thoughts, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 61

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Update on the Taco Bell manager If you’ve been following this blog, thought you might like an update on the Taco Bell manager who was shot the other night: “New details are coming out about a shooting at a Columbia … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Columbia, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, reward, shooting, Taco Bell | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 60

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Close encounter So, I almost had a gun encounter today (don’t freak out!). Sort of, but not quite. I’m teaching Zumba….we’re breaking a sweat to Pitbull ‘Drop it to the Floor’ and one of the class goes to the door … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Blog, Bruce WIllis, calories, Culture, cussing, dancing, England, gun law, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Pitbull, scary, swearing, Travel, Zumba | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 59

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Some little stories about America Mike the Mechanic “Hello there,” (Best British Accent), “there is a light on my dashboard and I don’t know what it means. Can anyone help me?” Room of mechanics turns round. (There are times being … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, American, Americans, Black Friday, British, cars, Culture, customers, deer, ee, expats, gardening, Godfather, hocoblogs@@@, homeless, horses head, Howard County, iced tea, leaves, lifestyle, mafia, maryland, New York, proposal, shopping, Taco Bell, Thanksgiving, tires, Travel, USA | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 58

Posted on November 9, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Why Howard County? Someone asked me why we chose / like living in Howard County. And it made me wonder why….. Recently a friend (a Brit) said to me that living in our area (Columbia, MD) was like living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Baltimore, Cheesecake Factory, Columbia, country, crime, desperate housewife, diversity, ethnicity, experience, food porn, healthy, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, houses, Howard County, I95 highway, lifestyle, London, Madam Tussaud's, maryland, McDonalds, parks, tourism, town, Travel, Washington | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 56

Posted on November 7, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Mitt’s magic pants (underwear to my US followers) So, magic pants do not work. Fact. Wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, said earlier this year: “You know why Mitt Romney should not be the President? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged beer, blackjack, casinos, cocktails, Colorado, Dream act, driving, Dynasty, Election, French Fries, gambling, gay marriage, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jesse Ventura, Kalifornia, marijuana, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Michelle, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, motels, National Harbor, Obama, pants, Politics, Psycho, Question 7, Spanx, traffic, tummy, underwear, Virginia, Washington, wee, wordbones, X factor | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 55

Posted on November 7, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nomination for Beautiful Blogger Award = chuffed What a super, lovely surprise when I found out that fabulous, and local to me in Howard County, AnnieRie had nominated me for The Beautiful Blogger Award. What a wonderful honour – dead chuffed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged auditon, awards, Beautiful Bloggers Award, bloggers, blogs, Bond Girl, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, buddy, children's books, chocolate, communications, David Suchet, Gibraltar, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lists, massage, netball, novels, PR, publishing, Pussy Galore, singing, Twelfth Night, Viola, writing, Zmba | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 54

Posted on November 6, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dunkin’ Donuts I have an issue with Dunkin’ Donuts, and it is this: the commercial that runs on the radio states that “American runs on Dunkin’”. This is, me thinks, fundamentally wrong. You cannot run/live on donuts, and for a country trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Americans, biscuits, British, candy, chocolate, commericals, Dairy Milk, Dunkin' Donuts, Election, fertility, green tea, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jiffy Lube, radio, rich tea, Shady Grove, UK, USA, voting | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 53

Posted on November 5, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ooooh, it’s the ELECTION! Everybody’s talking about it. It’s a close run thing etc etc. I can’t help it, I have a bit of love for Obama. The man killed a fly (that was bothering him in an interview) with … Continue reading →