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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 506

Posted on October 27, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dates USA style Oh, I can’t do this month/day/year thing that Americans do. I can’t. It just feels muddled in my British head. Harry has been taught at school to write the date this way, and when I told him … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American toilet doors, Britain, British, British accent, British toilets, civil war, day, England, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, London, Travel, UK, Union flag, Union Jack, USA, USA date | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 411

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Those American kids! Ah, how American kids (teenagers) make me smile. Having toured various American high schools with the Shakespeare show I was involved in I have experienced American teenagers firsthand and they sure have enthusiasm and attitude. Being the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 186

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Royal Baby News (FYI, I don’t have more news just because I am British… 😉 ) Well, we know these joyous things: 1. It’s a boy! 2. It has no name! 3. It was quite a hefty little bugger (where … Continue reading →