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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 572

Posted on February 23, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

School uniforms in the USA? Nah, this isn’t going to happen in public schools (that’s regular state schools to us Brits, not posh wotnot schools) in the USA. But…maybe it should. My American friend’s teenage daughter has been through an … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Titan Yeah, this is the new storm here on the East Coast of the USA messing with our daily lives. I think everyone’s pretty much had it with this weather malarkey. Mother Nature owes me a few $$$ is lost … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 206

Posted on August 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Drug deal! Well, not quite. So here’s the tale….. Today I was in Annapolis with Harry, having a mooch about the streets and lanes around the waterfront before boarding the Pirate Adventure ship. Annapolis is a lovely, genteel, historical place … Continue reading →