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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461

Posted on August 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 434

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Going out for ice-cream I don’t think in the UK I’ve ever been ‘out for ice-cream’. But I was watching an American programme recently where the family treated themselves to a trip out for ice-cream and I regarded this as … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 426

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Theater/Theatre So, American theater is no different from British theatre, right? People are in the audience watching, and people are on stage acting. Just the same. Except there are differences – of course there are! We saw The Wizard … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 196

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Glorious England! Boy oh boy, let me tell you folks that England is fabulous today – it’s the hottest start to an August here in ten years and the skies are blue with not a cloud in the sky (plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, BBC TV, Blog, blue skies, Bradford on Avon, British, British Bobby, British history, builders, church, Culture, driving, east coast, England, expat, food, grocers, hocoblogs@@@, ice cream, maryland, pharmacy, River Avon, roast dinner, tan, traffic lights, Travel, UK, USA, walking, weather, West Country | 19 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 109

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Festival in the sun I had a choice today to go and see some swashbuckling pirates in Fells Point in Baltimore or go to a festival in Ellicott City, my nearby little mini-American-Glastonbury. My five year old, surprisingly, chose the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 57

Posted on November 8, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Turkey Ice Cream Yes, you read it correctly. And it warrants a posting all of its very own. I saw a picture of it. I stopped, I gawked, I was overwhelmed. It is for real. This is an ice-cream. It … Continue reading →