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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 160
I heart Annapolis! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I LOVE ANNAPOLIS! It’s just lushly (that is a new word combo), and today I got to see more than just the town and a few massive houses … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Australia, blue shell crab, British, country garden, crabs, Culture, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kent, lakes, maryland, Mike's Crab house, shellfish, Stars and Stripes, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 157
The Twinkies are back in town! These babies are back on the shelves in USA-land! People across the land are rejoicing at their second coming! I’ve not yet got my lips around a Twinkie (that’s what she said/as the actress … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christopher Sell, Culture, deep fried twinkies, Dennis J. Lane, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Hostess, Howard County, LA Times, maryland, Shootings, Texas State Fair, Twinkies, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 154
Columbia is 46! The town in which I live is 46 years young. I say ‘years young’ because it is young in comparison to the towns in the UK (apart from Milton Keynes probably) that I have lived in before. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 46 years old, America, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, basketball, Blog, Bovril, British, Camden Yards, Columbia, corn dogs, Culture, Downtown, driving, expat, food, football, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Honey Boo Boo, Howard County, Howard County magazine, Jim Rouse, Kisscam, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, Milton Keynes, Orioles, President, Prime Minister, Robins Cheltenham, TV, UK, undertaking, USA, Whaddney the Robin, Wombles
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 152
Tea cup politics vs Wine glass politics Yes, the above title is how I view British politics in comparison to American politics. So, I attended my friend Tom Coale’s shindig tonight where he declared his intention to be the Democrat … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Asian Fusion food, British, church hall, councillor, Countdown, custard creams, delegate, District 9B, hocoblogs@@@, hocorising, Howard County, Jam and Jerusalem, maryland, milk, Politics, Richard Whiteley, Skip, Skip Coale, Tom Coale, TV, UK, UK councils, USA, WI
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 151
You’re welcome! Now, I like the phrase ‘you’re welcome’, but it doesn’t come naturally to me because I am British. For example: I am packing my own grocery bags in the grocery store. Usually the person on the checkout does … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, British, checkout, Culture, expat, grocery store, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, NHS, private medical insurance, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 150
Pride in Baltimore Today we took in Baltimore Pride and by stepping into Druid Hill Park, we stepped into a truly colourful, harmonious, proud group of 10,000 people supporting Baltimore Pride 2013, and I couldn’t have been prouder to be … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, British, Druid Hill Park, hocoblogs@@@, LGBT, marriage, maryland, mass wedding, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Pride 2013, same-sex wedding, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 148
Bugs and bites Flippin’ bugs! This tropical weather, which I declare is like a moody young teenager (since I cannot determine how it will play out during the course of the day), has been the bringer of all things BITING. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, bites, British, bugs, Culture, Dorothy, driving, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, indicating, maryland, mosquitoes, Oklahoma, rotaries, roundabouts, tornado, UK, USA, weather, Wizard of Oz
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 147
Tornado time Last night lil’ ol’ Howard County was on tornado watch, and as the sky darkened and the rain lashed down, for a while it felt pretty hairy-scary. It was a mild tornado, but there was still debris circling … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kittleman, America, American, Americans, British, Chief Executive, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Culture, Dennis Davison, Game of Thrones, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Politics, Skype, tornado, UK, USA, What the time Mr Wolf?, Woodbine
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 146
Honestly, what’s the HonFest? HonFest is a new-fangled thing to me, being British. I’d spent that last couple of weeks telling people I was going to HonFest, pronouncing the Hon’ as in in ‘honest’. Wrong! It’s ‘Hon’ as in ‘honey’, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Bawlmer, British, Culture, hocoblogs@@@, HonFest, maryland, The Avenue, UK, USA, What Kind of Asian Are You?
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