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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 89
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
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 88
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 83
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
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, Dunkin' Donuts, Evening in the Stacks, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Jack Diamond, Jack Diamond Morning Show, juice box, lifestyle, mailbox, mailman, maryland, No No Hair removal system, post, postman, Sparkles and Spurs, swearing, teenager shot, Thoughts, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 82
Religious cereal The other day I inadvertently bought some cereal that is totally based on religion. Yep, I am eating grain that is processed according to the Bible. Oh my……it’s called Ezekiel 4:9 Cereal. http://www.foodforlife.com/about_us/our-story I’m not quite sure what … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, andthentheresthat, Blog, breakfast, British, cereal, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, dogs in handbags, expat, Ezekiel 4:9, food for life, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, podcast, religion, Thoughts, USA, valentines day
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 81
Bunco! Well, yet another virgin experience taken in much excitement last night – my first Bunco game. I had no idea what Bunco was before my lovely friend Sahar invited me to be part of a Bunco game. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, booze, British, Bunco, cards, Culture, dice, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, pretzels, Real Housewives of Orange County, Thoughts, Travel, TV, UK, USA, Valentines
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 80
The UK according to Harry Harry, at five years old, has realised that being British in America has its perks. Adults and kids alike are interested in you, your accent, how you’re coping with it all, what school you’re at, … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blog party, British, dodgy lawyer, expats, Good Morning America, Harry the King, hocoblogs@@@, HoCoMoJo, Howard County, lifestyle, podcast, Super Bowl, Thoughts
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 79
My Virgin Super Bowl So, get a cup of tea (hot for UK peeps and iced for USA folks) and prepare for my Super Bowl installment….. 🙂 Pre-Super Bowl My previous blog got me two invitations to Super Bowl parties, … Continue reading
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Tagged 49ers, America, American, Americans, balloons, Baltimore, Beyonce, British, cake, cheerleaders, chicken wings, commercials, Culture, expat, expats, Fifty Shades of Grey, food, football, grocery store, gumbo shrimp, half-time, Harbaugh brothers, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, hospitality, Howard County, lights out, Man with Two Brains, maryland, men, monkey bread, parties, Ravens, Ray Lewis, San Francisco, school, sobriety test, Steve Martin, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 76
ROAD TRIP! So, before I begin the tale of our road trip, let me begin by telling you a story about once upon a time when I visited a tarot card reader in Glastonbury. This tarot card reader told me … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, British, Capitol Building, cars, civil war, commercials, Confederate, Culture, Django, Downtown, expats, fire hydrant, Fredericksburg, Guardian UK, highway, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice skating, inauguration, litter, marshmallows, maryland, NFL, Obama, parking violation, philanthropy, Politics, rhetoric, Richmond, road trip, southern charm, speeding, tarot cards, tattoo, Thoughts, Travel, Union, USA, Virginia
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 75
American teeth vs British teeth Now in the UK, we don’t pride ourselves on our teeth particularly and I don’t really remember being educated about teeth and hygiene other than watching the odd Colgate advert and doing the morning and … Continue reading
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