Tag Archives: Howard County

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 388

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America-ca-ca I feel the need to clarify why I call America ‘America-ca-ca’, and it’s not because I think it’s crap or dirty. You see, Urban Dictionary states that ‘ca-ca’ is a term meaning ‘fecal matter’ used by Hispanics to deter … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Barbie, basketball, beer, Blog, Bob Mortimer, Britain, British, ca-ca, Cheesecake Factory, college basketball, crap, Culture, curry, Duke, expat, Famous Dave's, food, growler, Hispanic, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, March Madness, Mercer, President of the USA, Ruby Murray, Ruby Murry, Shooting Stars, UK, Ulrika Jonsson, USA, Vic Reeves | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 378

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American bacon vs British bacon! A lot of Brits in the USA say they miss British bacon. It’s true. I hear it a lot: ‘Oooh, this bacon just isn’t like the bacon we have back home.’ Well, a certain six-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American bacon, Americans, author, bacon, Baltimore, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British bacon, Canadian bacon, Cocktails at Naptime, Columbia, Culture, Emma Kaufmann, England, English, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Mommy has a headache blog, pork belly, Real Housewives of Baltimore, The Paupered Chef, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 377

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Global Living Magazine Hoorah! I got a piece about my USA expat life in Global Living Magazine, which is the ‘ultimate global lifestyle magazine and resource for expats worldwide’. Brillopads! I am, as we Brits say, dead chuffed. 🙂 You … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocoevents, #hocohottiepants, #hocohouseparty, #hocomd, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, Britain, British, British politics, Claire Bolden McGill, District 9B Ellicott City, expat, Expat in the USA, expat life, expats, Global Living Magazine, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Lt Governor of Maryland, open mind, photobomb, Politics, rock gods, schmoozing, Tom Coale, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 376

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Eyeglasses…. The American term ‘eyeglasses’, which is used over the word simply ‘glasses’, never fails to amuse me, because I pretty much think the word ‘eye’ before ‘glasses’ is redundant when using the word in context. For example, if I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, afternoon tea, America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, bacon butty, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Colchester, crumpet, Culture, drinkiepoos, drinking glasses, eyeglasses, Governor of Maryland, Guv'nor, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, Lt. Governor, maryland, Mockney British accent, Politics, sarnies, spotted dick, The Corner Pantry, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 374

Posted on March 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British comedy I love me some British comedy. To the Manor Born, The Vicar of Dibley, The Office, Alan Partridge. I also love me some American comedy. Parks and Recreation, Arrested Development, Modern Family, Friends. But, British comedy is what … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Ab Fab, America, American, American comedy, Americanism, Americans, Blackadder, Blog, Britain, British, British comedy, Christmas Day, Culture, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice, just do it, Smitten by Britain, snow, snow day, The Office, UK, USA, Vicar of Dibley | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Titan Yeah, this is the new storm here on the East Coast of the USA messing with our daily lives. I think everyone’s pretty much had it with this weather malarkey. Mother Nature owes me a few $$$ is lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, antibiotics, banking, Blog, Britain, British, checks, cheques, Comcast video, Culture, east coast, Ellen De Generes, Evening in the Stacks, expat, flu, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, OScars, snow, storm, Titan, Twitter, UK, USA, weather, West Coast | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 370

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Being sick or poorly….. I am confused about whether I am sick or ill or poorly in America. I’ve been right old ‘poorly’, as we would say in the UK. But in the USA – or is it just this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, accents, America, American, Americans, Barack Obama, being sick, Blog, blog parties, Britain, British, Courtney Watson, Culture, English, expat, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ill, poorly, President of the USA, sick, UK, USA, vomit | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 366

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 356

Posted on February 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Howard County: Living Life to the Fullest, by Me Folks, I’m doing all sorts in the lovely County of Howard, where I live. And I love it. I’m living it up! What do I to pass the time….? Well (deep … Continue reading →