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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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Adele, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, donuts, graduation, Greggs, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Andrea, Martin O'Malley, maryland, National Donut Day, President, rain, running, UK, UK storm of 1987, USA, weather | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Bowie, British, Columbia, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, DC, driving, expat, freeways, Governor of Maryland, highways, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Hugh Laurie, Interstates, John Ross Jr, language, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Texas, UK, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 143

Posted on June 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tales from Howard County I wrote an article back in March for the Baltimore Sun’s magazine about Howard County. It has just been published, so here it is for you to enjoy and share and chuckle at. The photoshoot was … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Baltimore Sun, British, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard Magazine, lifestyle, maryland, UK, USA | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 142

Posted on June 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

“Make a difference, and have fun doing it” Today was the celebration and memorial for Howard County blogger Dennis J. Lane, aka Wordbones, aka the Godfather of Blogs. What a guy. What a turnout at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, And Then There's That, blogger, blogging, Columbia, Courtney Watson, Dennis J. Lane, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoMoJo, Howard County, Kind of a Big Deal, Mary Kay Sigaty, maryland, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Mickey Gomez, UK, USA, wordbones | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 141

Posted on June 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hygiene obsessions! I have found recently that ’round these parts’ Americans (not all, but some) are obsessed with hygiene. Like, really obsessed. Like cleaning their weights before they pick them up at the gym obsessed. This behaviour is at odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, British, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Columbia Patch, Culture, Democratic, expat, Food truck competition, governor, graduation, Healthy Howard, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, hygiene, Ken Ulman, kindergarten, lifestyle, Lt. Gov Anthony Brown, maryland, NY TImes, obsessions, PK4, Politics, PR, school, Thoughts, UK, university, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arnold Palmer, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, driving, dunking biscuits, expats, Four way crossing, Giant, Goldilocks, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoLoCo, Howard County, Hurrican Sandy, maryland, No Soft Toss, Oklahoma, Peter Kay, Reuben Sandwich, rules, Shoelaces, Target, tea, tornado, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 131

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wino in the Woods Yep, we did Wine in the Woods yesterday, so this blog comes to you with a large cup of tea and aspirin on the side. I went in on a press pass, which was an ace … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiiner, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Downton Abbey, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Wine, McMansionville, rain, Tom Coale, UK, USA, weather, wine, Wine in the Woods | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balloon glow, Baltimore, British, Culture, expat, expats, Governor of Maryland, gun measures, guns, hocoblogs@@@, horseracing, hot air balloons, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Celebration, Triple Crown, Turf Valley, UK, USA, weapons | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 127

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wild West Show So, let me tell y’all…we hit the Wild West Show in West Friendship, Maryland today and I had high hopes for some rocking cowboy shenanigans. Those boys in leather chaps did me proud….. shoot outs, horse malarkey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Buffalo Soldiers, Buffalo Solider Motorcycle Chapter, Carol's Western Wear, cowboy boots, cowboy hats, cowboys, Culture, Day of the Gun, Dude Ranch, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, Indians, Justin Stoneman, leather chaps, maryland, shoot outs, tradition, UK, USA, West Friendship, Wild West Show | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 126

Posted on May 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Goodbye Dennis J. Lane A blogger friend, pillar of the community and thoroughly decent chap left this world last night in tragic circumstances that have shocked our local area greatly. Dennis was one of those blokes who exuded warmth and … Continue reading →