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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 240

Posted on September 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Prison penpal So, my next mission is to get myself a prison penpal. I know, I know what you’re thinking. I’m nuts. But the idea behind this is to find out about the U.S. prison system, how that person came … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, death row, death row inmates, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Martin O'Malley, maryland, pen pal, penpal, prison, repeal death sentence, State Governor, UK, USA | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, all hat and no cattle, all mouth and no trousers, America, American, Americans, boobs, bras, British, costumes, Culture, dancers, Democratic, drinking, English, expat, Game of Thrones, Gok Wan, governor, Greenbelt, ham hock, Henry VIII, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jousting, knights, liquor, Martin O'Malley, maryland, mead, pirates, Renaissance Festival, Rennfest 2013, Rick Perry, school bus, Texas, turkey leg, UK, underwear, USA, Washington Post, weather, wenches | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1970s, 1980s, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Western District, Blog, British, Columbia, cops, Culture, expat, fall, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk, maryland, mullet hair, neighbourhoods, police, shooting, summer, The Wire, UK, USA, weather, yard sales | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 225

Posted on September 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A Cup of Sugar When I moved in to this neighbourhood I asked for only one thing. That was for my neighbours to bring me round a basket of muffins or a cup of sugar. This did not happen, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Air Force Minotaur V orbital rocket, America, American, Americans, Atlantic, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, cup of sugar, DUI, east coast, expat, hands on the wheel, hocoblogs@@@, law, legal, maryland, NASA, neighbours, police, pull over, rocket launch, UK, US Air Force, USA, Wallops Flight Facility | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 221

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Mattress Today I spotted a mattress in the road. What’s so odd about this? It was in the road in Clarksville, MD, dear people! A mattress! Dumped in the road! In Clarksville! The horror! My friend spoke thus: ‘What … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Big Issue, Blog, British, bushes, Clarksville, Columbia, Culture, deer, expat, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, language, maryland, mattress, phrases, Pumpkin Crunch Cake, the proof is in the pudding, ticks, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 218

Posted on September 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Labor Day parade! So, today is Labor Day which means it is a national holiday in the good ole USofA. And I took a stroll in the Kensington parade with County Executive for Howard County, Ken Ulman, who is running … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Culture, expat, Govrernor, hocoblogs@@@, Ken Ulman, Lt. Governor, maryland, parade, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 216

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheerleaders suspended for hazing I confess that I did not know what ‘hazing’ was when I read this cheerleading story on CBS. I asked my husband. ‘Do you know what hazing is?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied. ‘It’s when people do initiation … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, British, cheerleaders, Culture, expat, hazing, hocoblogs@@@, Ken Ulman, Labor Day weekend, maryland, suspension, Towson University, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 215

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Diversity in the USA I’ve said before that one of the reasons I like living in Howard County is because of the diversity of the people here. One of Jim Rouse’s goals when he ‘made’ Columbia was to achieve a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bbc, British, Chicago, Columbia, Columbia Patch, Confederate flag, Culture, David Oyelowo, diversity, expat, Forrest Gump, Forrest Whitaker, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Inward Escape, Justin Shaw, lifestyle, maryland, Mid-West, Oprah Winfrey, OScars, race, segregation, The Black Print, The Butler, Tom Geoghegan, UK, Univeristy of Virginia, USA, Wired.com | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 214

Posted on August 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Harry has a new name… ‘Walker’. That’s what they call him at Breakfast Club. I was very confused until I worked out why. Here’s the tale. ‘Good morning Walker,’ says Missy, the Breakfast Club leader. Harry sort of looks embarrassed … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore County police, BBC News, Blog, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, bulletproof vest, Culture, dads, expat, firearms, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, Howard County, Howard County police, Howard County Police Department, Jason Schneider, Mark Kessler, maryland, Pennsylvania Police Chief, police officers, school, Tevon Smith, UK, USA, walker | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 207

Posted on August 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Pirate Captain I forgot to write about the Chesapeake Pirate Adventure Experience in Annapolis. Sure, it was great to go out on a boat during a lovely day and be on the sea and all that, but this is … Continue reading →