Tag Archives: the Queen

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 517

Posted on November 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bit of British grub I honestly, truly don’t crave much British food here in the USA. I really don’t. Unless it’s put in front of me, that is, and then I can shove down a Flake, some sausages, toffee, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American bacon, British, British bacon, British chocolate, British food, British luck, British UK, English, expat, expat life, expats, Flake, hocoblogs@@@, Mars Bar, maryland, MD, Nicola Edwards, online food store, sausages, SCampi Fries, Shepherd's Pie, St Geroge's Day, the Queen, The Queen's Grocer, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 510

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

See ya Halloween Well, that’s it. Halloween is over. Next up: Thanksgiving. It feels like from Halloween to New Year it’s just a bunch of partying and eating in America-land! I have decided that everyone should really dress up as … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Arundel, Britain, British, Buckingham Palace, dressing up, England, English, ginger beer, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster, Lancaster Castle, Liverpool, London, Scotland, Scottish independence, Thanksgiving, the Queen, Travel, UK, Union Jack, War of 1812, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 398

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hanging it all out to dry So, let’s talk dirty laundry, or rather clean laundry. In the UK I had a lovely little garden to go with my lovely little house and at the end of the lovely little garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 20th Century, accents, America, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, church, Columbia, Coronation Street, Culture, DC, England, English, environmentally friendly, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaffa Cakes, laundry, lifestyle, maryland, Sunday, the Queen, The Royal Family, tumble drier, UK, USA, washing, Washington, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 320

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Awesome Columbia Yesterday there was a whole lot of hoo-hah here about Columbia, Maryland (that place where I live) being given a hard time by an actress off the telly (Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Veep, don’t ya know!). This is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged advent calendars, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Bruce Dessau, Brussel sprouts, Christmas crackers, Columbia, crackers, Culture, ebay, expat, Gold TV channcel, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jokes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Miley Cyrus, Richard Woolford, Rudolph, Santa, Silicone Tea Infuser, the Queen, twerking, UK, USA, Veep | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 306

Posted on November 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The American Tooth Fairy So, the American Tooth Fairy had to make an appearance for the first time last night. But it did not happen. Why? Because we stumbled at the American gold coin bit. And believe me, we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, connecting global minds, currency, dollars, England, expats, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Internations blog, man drawer, Michael McIntyre, pounds, teeth, the Queen, tooth fairy, UK, USA, Washington DC | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 288

Posted on November 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Veterans’ Day / Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day These days are the same but different in the USA and the UK…. Today is Veterans’ Day in the USA. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating the service and sacrifice of military … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 11 November, accents, America, America's Parade, American, American Parade, Americans, Arlington Cemetery, Armistice Day, Britain, British, Culture, cup of tea, expat, Fifth Avenue, hocoblogs@@@, iced tea, lifestyle, marine, military, New York, Obama, poppies, Prince Harry, proud parent, Remembrance Sunday, service personnel, the Queen, UK, USA, Veterans' Day, weather, wreath | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 177

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Aussies in the USA Well, bung a shrimp on the barbie and get me a cold one, there’s only some Aussies hanging out in the USA! Jane found my blog whilst doing her research about Columbia, Maryland in anticipation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Australia, Baltimore, Blog, Brisbane, British, Columbia, Culture, driving, Europe, expat, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, Howard County, John Lennon, Kylie Minogue, lifestyle, London, maryland, neighbours, pub, Scotland, Scott and Charlene, Shootings, the Queen, Travel, UK, USA, weather, yorkshire puddings | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 128

Posted on May 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British accents People out here in lovely USA-land love the British accent. Honestly, they do! Some people just want to hear me speak. ‘I love the way you talk,’ they say. ‘Say something else.’ I was queueing the other day … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 2 dollar bill, 21, accents, alcohol, America, American, Americans, British, bucks, Culture, Dickens, drinking, hocoblogs@@@, Hugh Grant, prohibition, spring break, Takoma Park City Council, the Queen, UK, USA | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 89

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

St Patrick’s Day What I love about America is their capacity to party about ANYTHING. Of course, there is the age-old joke about everyone in the States having a claim to Irish heritage. After all, we’ve all seen Far and … Continue reading →