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Tag Archives: Howard County
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 468
Black cats in the USA So, in the UK, we consider it lucky if a black cat crosses your path. My days are generally very, very lucky because I have two black cats and they cross my path all the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, black cats, Blog, Britain, British, British humour, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Culture, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, middle class, organic, redevelopment, sense of humour, supermarket, superstition, taking the piss, UK, USA, Whole Foods
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461
American ‘schools’ I get very confused when Americans say, for example: ‘My girlfriend is at school’, especially when those Americans are in their 20s and 30s, because then I have to remind myself that when they say ‘school’ they actually … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bacon festival, Best in Show, British, corn dogs, Culture, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, England, expat, holidays, Howard County, Howard County State Fair, ice cream, kettles, Miami, school, summer, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 459
California – the final part! San Francisco I was very excited to be approaching San Francisco because, as anyone who has ever worked with me will know, when I am bored I like to play games and when we played … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcatraz, America, American, Americans, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, California, Chinatown, Columbia, Crookedest Street, Culture, England, expat, Golden Gate Bridge, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, New Orleans, roadtrip, San Fran, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 454
Pssst…. Just a quick note to say it would be terribly, awfully awesome if you, as a reader of this blog thingymabob where ever in the world you may be, went to THIS link and scrolled to no. 56 and … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 447
Don’t park on the wrong side of the road Oooh, us Brits do get in wrong in America-land sometimes. Like parking. In the UK, if you spot a cheeky parking space on the opposite side of the road, there ain’t … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, bus stop, buses, Columbia, Culture, driving, England, English, Europe, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, James Rouse, lifestyle, maryland, maternity leave, parking, paternity leave, public transit, public transportation, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 443
International Creative I think I’ll be taking the title ‘International Creative’ as my new job title after reading this 😉 Delighted to get an ‘Alice’ award 🙂 Shakespeare in America There is a thing about Shakespeare in America and it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th July, Alice award, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Culture, Declaration of Independence, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Independence Day, international creative, King George, parades, Shakespeare on the Road, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 440
Football/soccer USA There’s some crazy broad in the USA saying that soccer is BAD for you. Not guns, or sugar, or drink(drunk)-driving, but FOOTBALL. In the midst of the world’s World Cup joy, that even the USA are sharing (yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Ann Coulter, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, England, English, football, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, Luis Suarez, maryland, soccer, soccer moms, stay-cation, Travel, UK, USA, Wilde Lake
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 438
Snake in a tree! Yesterday I saw something in the USA that I DEFINITELY would not see in the UK…..a gurt big snake in a tree! It was a whopper and the cheeky bugger had climbed up about 12 feet … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American politics, Americans, Britain, British, British politics, Culture, elections, England, English, expat, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jolly Ranchers, lifestyle, President, primary, snake in a tree, snakes, Tom Coale, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 437
Manhunt! Clarksville, where I live in Maryland, is not know for its crime rate. In fact, it’s pretty darn safe all said done! Well, then, let me tell you about the little bit of excitement that happened at approx. 5.14pm … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, cash for gold, Clarksville, cops, Culture, expat, half-naked, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, manhunt, maryland, OJ Simpson, parents, pep rally, pizza, politicians, Politics, pools, primary, UK, USA
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