Tag Archives: maryland

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 102

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Summer evenings John Travolta and old Olivia were right – ‘those suuuuuummmm-er-eh niigggggghhhttts’ are a blast! I’ve realised the thing I love most of all about this 94 degree weather we are having in Maryland is the warm evenings – … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged al fresco, America, Americans, Blog, British, car hops, Culture, drive-in, dumb blonde, Europe, food, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, People, rain, rollerstakes, Sonic Diners, summer nights, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 101

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Goddammit, it’s too hot! I never, ever thought I would utter those words, but by Jove, it is too damn hot for me to sit out in the sunshine! And this is all I’ve been craving! 85 whopping degrees today … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Blog, British, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, hot, Howard County, maryland, pools, Queen Snake, snakes, sunbathing, tropical, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 98

Posted on April 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Breakfast So, I told you I was going to Baltimore this very morning for breakfast. I did, and it was a truly enriching experience. Not just the breakfast, you understand (FYI, I had an egg, cheese and bean sprout … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged alliteration, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, bars, baseball, berets, Blog, breakfast, British, Camden Yards, Culture, expat, expats, experience, Fells Point, food, hocoblogs@@@, homeless, lifestyle, literature, maryland, nom du plume, Orioles, street art, The Daily Grind, The Wire, theatre, Travel, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 92

Posted on March 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting out about In my little head, what I really want to be doing during my time here is journeying all over the USA – seeing cowboys at a Rodeo, gasping over enormous canyons, oggling Gracelands, throwing my arms up … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, bread, British, Culture, food, Gracelands, Grand Canyon, grocery store, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, organic, Politics, Rodeo, suburban, sugar, Travel, travelling, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 90

Posted on March 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Dave Matthews Band On the radio station that I listen to (that’ll be Jack Diamond’s Mix 107.3) they are holding a competition to win tickets to go and see the Dave Matthew’s Band. There are women screaming with delight … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, Dave Matthews Band, Diana McLellan, differences, expats, groundhog, hocoblogs@@@, Jack Diamond Morning Show, lifestyle, maryland, mix1073, Panxsutawney Phil, schooling, schools, spring, sunshine, Thoughts, UK, USA, Washington, Washington Post | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 88

Posted on March 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A year since I visited…. I visited this nation exactly one year ago for five whole days in order to get a look at the area, the schools, the location, the facilities, and, of course, the mall. I remember saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, home, homesick, Howard County, July 4th, lifestyle, mall, maryland, Mother's Day, politeness, restrooms, Smitten by Britain, St George's Day, St Patrick's Day, sunshine, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 87

Posted on March 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Text driving vs drink driving There is a debate raging across Maryland, and particularly in Howard County, about drink driving at the moment. And it’s an interesting one. In the UK, drink driving is morally unacceptable. You just don’t do … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bars, British, Culture, drink driving, drinking, DUI, expats, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, Kraft foods, lifestyle, Mac 'n' Cheese, maryland, police, snow day, snowstorm, sobriety checkpoint, Thoughts, Todd Huff, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 85

Posted on February 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rock the blog party! So, I’m guessing many people are asking, what on earth is a blog party? Valid question – I asked myself the same thing. Many of us may be guilty of perceiving bloggers as geeks (okay, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, blog party, British, Claire, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lemsip, lifestyle, maryland, People, phone booths, phone boxes, pissed, pissed off, pronunciation, pubs, rain, soccer, Ta of Sexology, UK, Union Jacks, USA, weather | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 84

Posted on February 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sparkles and Spurs: An evening in the stacks I write this now, feeling a little jaded, and it’s all because of margheritas. They are really rather nice, aren’t they?! So what on earth was this Sparkles and Spurs event? Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bars, Blog, British, Columbia, cowboys, Culture, drinking, Ellicott City, Emily Bronte, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, hocorising, Howard County, library, lifestyle, margheritas, maryland, People, slient auction, Sparkles and Spurs, swear words, swearing, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 83

Posted on February 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dunkin’ Donuts Today I took my son to Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast. Don’t judge me. Dammit, now I feel the need to justify this. So, he had been a little off colour all week and deserved a chocolate, sugar-laden treat. … Continue reading →