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Tag Archives: maryland
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 118
Another beautiful day in the USA! We can get v v v v v v used to this weather. It’s pretty much perfect at 72 degrees at the weekend. It’s a little bit like being on our holibobs! Cinquo de … Continue reading
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Tagged Aintree, America, American, Americans, Blog, Cinquo de Mayo, Columbia, dsiabled parking, fashion, food, handicapped parking, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Lake Elkhorn, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, snake, summer, sunshine, tacos, Travel, turtles, UK, USA, weather, Zantac
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 116
Baltimore Prison Saga The current dinner table talk in my neck of the woods is of worthy of an HBO drama series….and it’s all true. The synopsis of the current ‘can you believe this is happening’ story is this: The … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Detention Center, Baltimore Sun, bees, Black Guerilla, Blog, Cinco de Mayo, Columbia, Culture, El Azteca, expats, Greenberries, guns, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mexico, pants, Pledge of Allegiance, prison saga, Tavon White, tequila, trousers, UK, USA, Washington Post
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115
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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Tagged America, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, blogger, British, Chick and Ruths Delly, Columbia, Culture, DC, drag queen, expats, FBI, food, gay scene, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Man vs Food, Martin O'Malley, maryland, New York, pub crawl, road signs, Star Wars, Towson, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114
A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, bloggers, British, cobblers, Columbia, communities, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, Howard County, Kendalls Hardware store, keys, lifestyle, mannequins, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, Timpsons, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Xitomate
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 112
Doppelganger in Maryland Apparently I have a doppelganger in Maryland. A woman at the gym was staring at me for ages, and I thought she must be admiring my new Victoria’s Secret sports bra (it is very, very nice – … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, British, California, Culture, doppelganger, gas station, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 110
Everyone needs to meet a Ken When you talk to someone in the queue for an ice-cream, remember that that person might just be a good person to know! This is Ken McNaughton, whom I met in the ice-cream queue … Continue reading
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Tagged 5K, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston Marathon, British, Culture, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, imdb.com, John Adams, Ken McNaughton, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Lottery, National Anthem, Orioles, radiators, Ravens, Star Spangled Banner, UK, USA, What's the time Mr Wolf
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 109
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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Tagged America, American, Americans, awesome, bands, beer, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, Ellicott City, expat, festival, Glastonbury, good people, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, hocorising, ice cream, language, maryland, Maxine, music, pulled pork, The Bubble Man, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108
No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 105
Top 10 Exapt Blog Award! I woke up this morning, and, as usual, I reached for my phone to see what news and views and shenanigans are going on in the world and lo and behold I spy a comment … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 103
How NOT to do drive-up banking So, drive-up banking is, as I have declared before – BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love it! When people come to stay I just want to show them drive-up banking, so even the smallest amount of … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Dallas, drive up banking, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jackie Robinson, lifestyle, maryland, nail salon, Patrick Duffy, The People's Court, The View, Thoughts, Travel, TV, UK, USA, walking, weather, Whoopie Goldberg
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