Tag Archives: Martin O’Malley

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 233

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin gets rattled Hot Gov. Martin O’Malley ain’t happy. Who with? Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “I know from past experience that the gentleman is all hat and no cattle,” O’Malley told the Washington Post prior to the Maryland Democratic … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 220

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American TV shows….and how they influenced my view of America A recent article by Ruth Margolis, who writes for the BBC America site Mind the Gap, touched on American TV shows, where she stated (I am guessing with her tongue … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 199

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Maryland’s not miserable! We’re a happy bunch in Maryland, USA are we not? In fact, I miss many aspects of it whilst currently back in the UK – I do! There’s not too much to have a moan about is … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 170

Posted on July 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Shootings in Baltimore Everyday at the moment my email pops up with another news notification that there has been another couple of shootings in Baltimore. It’s a time of great sadness when this dominates the news of a city 😦 … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 145

Posted on June 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Donut Day and Running Day Today is National Donut Day in the USA. It occurs two days after National Running Day. Coincidence? Perhaps they could work together and you could do a really long run to a donut shop? So … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 144

Posted on June 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wrong side / right side of the road Every time (and I mean every time) I get in to the car and drive I do consciously still say to myself ‘drive on the right, drive on the right’. (Note, I … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 130

Posted on May 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Preakness Festival! Um, what is Preakness? This is Preakness: The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Road signs When you drive over here (as a Brit), all of a sudden you see signs which make you go ‘ooooh!’ and ‘wow’. This one did just that. Good innit?! Brits in Baltimore This weekend I hooked up with … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 73

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My timing is off I have been a little confused of late……. When I say “I’ll meet you at half past seven” and an American friend looks at me blankly, now I know that this is not because: a) it … Continue reading →

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2012 in review for the Desperate English Housewife in Washington

Posted on December 31, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Review of my blog in 2012 This blog had about 9,900 views in 2012. Awesome! In 2012, there were 71 new posts. That’s a lot of writing by me (and reading by you, so thank you!) The busiest day of the year was November … Continue reading →