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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 →

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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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 144

Posted on June 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wrong side / right side of the road Every time (and I mean every time) I get in to the car and drive I do consciously still say to myself ‘drive on the right, drive on the right’. (Note, I … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 139

Posted on June 1, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today’s musings GBP sign I realised yesterday that I had forgotten how to write a pound sign. Once I had looked it up, it still felt odd to write. Weird. Redneck Game of Life Remember Game of Life from the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 138

Posted on May 31, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

That Bay Bridge I’ve shared my scaredy-cat view of the Bay Bridge, which you have to cross to get to lovely places like Rehoboth and all the beaches on the Eastern Shore, and cross it I have at least five … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 99

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ta’ra Maggie! Well, goodbye Maggie Thatcher. End of a British era and all that. I’m not sure what my American readers think of Maggie – the Washington Post says this of her: Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the grocer’s … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 94

Posted on March 31, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Desperate Housewife actually ‘does’ Washington The funny thing about living in the ‘burbs is that, whilst I’ve been to Washington, I’d not yet actually ‘done’ Washington in the tourism sense, but that was rectified this fine Spring Break/Easter weekend. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 90

Posted on March 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Dave Matthews Band On the radio station that I listen to (that’ll be Jack Diamond’s Mix 107.3) they are holding a competition to win tickets to go and see the Dave Matthew’s Band. There are women screaming with delight … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 58

Posted on November 9, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Why Howard County? Someone asked me why we chose / like living in Howard County. And it made me wonder why….. Recently a friend (a Brit) said to me that living in our area (Columbia, MD) was like living in … Continue reading →