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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 469

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back with the Amish One of the places in the USA that made an impression on me the first time I visited it was Lancaster, PA and the Amish country. I wanted to go again to feel its surrealness and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Amish, Amish people, Blog, Britain, British, British Embassy, British flag, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster PA, lifestyle, President, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Washington, White House, White House BBQ | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, antibiotics, banking, Blog, Britain, British, checks, cheques, Comcast video, Culture, east coast, Ellen De Generes, Evening in the Stacks, expat, flu, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, OScars, snow, storm, Titan, Twitter, UK, USA, weather, West Coast | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 360

Posted on February 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spring is just round the corner Well, this is what I told myself when I was smacked in the face with 14 inches of the white stuff this morning. And they say we can expect a few more inches before … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 11 Things Challenge, America, American, Americans, animals, beach bar, Blog, Britain, British, cup of tea, Edinburgh, English, exercise, expat, Gothic, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, London, NYC, pets, Prague, shovelling snow, snow, snow storm, Thoughts, Twitter, USA, yoga | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 255

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Indian Summer It’s hot, folks, and the Daisy Dukes are still a-rockin’ in Howard County! Today was one of those days for enjoying the great outdoors – it’s ‘unseasonably warm’ everyone tells me – and can change in an instant. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, Daisy Dukes, expat, fall, great outdoors, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Indian Summer, Lake Elkhorn, maryland, pumpkins, Travel, Twitter, UK, UKDesperateHousewifeUSA, USA, weather | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 199

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Maryland’s not miserable! We’re a happy bunch in Maryland, USA are we not? In fact, I miss many aspects of it whilst currently back in the UK – I do! There’s not too much to have a moan about is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, alphabet, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, British countryside, Cookie Monster, Culture, driving, England, expat, Governor of Maryland, grass, happiness, hocoblogs@@@, Martin O'Malley, maryland, National Trust, Sesame Street, Stonehenge, taxes, The Vyne, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114

Posted on April 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, bloggers, British, cobblers, Columbia, communities, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, Howard County, Kendalls Hardware store, keys, lifestyle, mannequins, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, Timpsons, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Xitomate | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 96

Posted on April 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British class / American class There’s been a survey doing the rounds on the good old BBC website to help you define which class of British person you are. Really. Go on, do it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973 I took it and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bbc, BBC website, Blog, British, class system, Culture, dinner party, elite class, expat, hocoblogs@@@, middle class, money, quiz, social class, Thoughts, Twitter, USA, working class | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 68

Posted on December 14, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sandy Hook Elementary School So, the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut….such a sad, sad thing to blog about. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt ‘close’ to an incident. Kids the same age as Harry….a school in … Continue reading →