Tag Archives: tornado

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 230

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado training When I ask my five-year old son what he did in his U.S school at the end of every day I usually expect the following answers: a) nothing (he says nothing) b) so and so did something naughty … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, cricket, Culture, Emerald City, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, rain, ruby slippers, school, sports day, thunderstorm, tornado, tornado practice, UK, USA, weather | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 149

Posted on June 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Derecho Derecho came and went. He was a stormy kind of tornado, which I pronounced as “DEREKO’ (my thoughts were that it was like a male version of Irene and all those female storms….). But it is not pronounced … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, B&O museum, backstreets, Baltimore, bars, blue solo cup, British, Columbia, Coyote Ugly, Culture, Derecho, Downtown Baltimore, expat, Fluff''n' nutter, Georgetown, Glee, hocoblogs@@@, Howl at the Moon, maryland, Mr Smiths, New York TImes, Red Solo Cup, RSVP, storm, tipping, Toby Keith, tornado, UK, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 148

Posted on June 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bugs and bites Flippin’ bugs! This tropical weather, which I declare is like a moody young teenager (since I cannot determine how it will play out during the course of the day), has been the bringer of all things BITING. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bites, British, bugs, Culture, Dorothy, driving, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, indicating, maryland, mosquitoes, Oklahoma, rotaries, roundabouts, tornado, UK, USA, weather, Wizard of Oz | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 147

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado time Last night lil’ ol’ Howard County was on tornado watch, and as the sky darkened and the rain lashed down, for a while it felt pretty hairy-scary. It was a mild tornado, but there was still debris circling … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 135

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Firstly, I cannot blog tonight without mentioning Oklahoma and such terrible devastation. I can’t imagine what it must be like. We had the tail end of Hurricane Sandy and that rocked our little world in the Autumn/Fall, but this….. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →