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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 569

Posted on February 13, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fat Tuesday, USA I wish I was in New Orleans for Fat Tuesday this coming week. Oh, what fun! I love me a bit of Bourbon Street! The beads! The booze! The bands! I’ll be finding something to do though … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 355

Posted on February 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Letter boxes I miss my letter box being in my front door. Why? Well, the other day my friend wanted to drop something round for me in an envelope, but because I wasn’t in, so she couldn’t just push it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice storm, Jeremy Paxman, letterbox, lifestyle, mail, man's house is his castle, post, residents' associations, streets, taxes, treehouse, UK, USA, valentines day, weather | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 350

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Valentine’s Day – Bah Bloody Humbug! (Note: grumpy Brit post follows… 😉 ) I’ve already had it with Valentine’s Day and the ‘everybody gets a card’ nonsense at school and it’s only January. Is this ridiculousness happening in the UK, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 82

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →