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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 102

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Summer evenings John Travolta and old Olivia were right – ‘those suuuuuummmm-er-eh niigggggghhhttts’ are a blast! I’ve realised the thing I love most of all about this 94 degree weather we are having in Maryland is the warm evenings – … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged al fresco, America, Americans, Blog, British, car hops, Culture, drive-in, dumb blonde, Europe, food, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, People, rain, rollerstakes, Sonic Diners, summer nights, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 101

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Goddammit, it’s too hot! I never, ever thought I would utter those words, but by Jove, it is too damn hot for me to sit out in the sunshine! And this is all I’ve been craving! 85 whopping degrees today … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Blog, British, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, hot, Howard County, maryland, pools, Queen Snake, snakes, sunbathing, tropical, USA, weather | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arthur Scargill, BBQ, beer, Blog, British, Culture, Daisy Dukes, Guardian, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Maggie Thatcher, milk snatcher, Miners' Strike, Pillow Fight Day, Prime Minister, Spitting Image, summer, The Chicken Song, Thoughts, UK, USA, Washington, Washington Post, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 98

Posted on April 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Breakfast So, I told you I was going to Baltimore this very morning for breakfast. I did, and it was a truly enriching experience. Not just the breakfast, you understand (FYI, I had an egg, cheese and bean sprout … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged alliteration, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, bars, baseball, berets, Blog, breakfast, British, Camden Yards, Culture, expat, expats, experience, Fells Point, food, hocoblogs@@@, homeless, lifestyle, literature, maryland, nom du plume, Orioles, street art, The Daily Grind, The Wire, theatre, Travel, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 97

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Me and Columbia I live in Columbia, MD. This is what I had to say about it (Can you spot me? Hint:I’m the one with the British accent… ;): (Note: this was taken after a VERY sweaty workout :)) Things … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged alliteration, America, American, Americans, bacon, bagels, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, BBC America, Blog, Bloglovin, breakfast, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy Dukes, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, sunshine, Thoughts, USA, weather, workout | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alexandria, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Capitol Building, cherry blossoms, church, Columbia, Culture, DC, Easter eggs, Easter weekend, FLOTUS, Forrest Gump, hocoblogs@@@, Irish pubs, Kite Festival, Lincoln Memorial, Michelle Obama, protestors, Reflecting Pool, spring, Thoughts, topless men, Travel, USA, Virginia, Washington, weather, White House | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 91

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spring break…. THIS IS NOT SPRING! 😦 This is Spring…… I have four pairs of Daisy Dukes freshly washed and ready to be worn with lovely beaded flipflops, not ruddy snow pants and wellies with thermal socks AGAIN. Woe is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, hocoblogs@@@, snow, spring, spring break, UK, weather, wellies | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 85

Posted on February 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rock the blog party! So, I’m guessing many people are asking, what on earth is a blog party? Valid question – I asked myself the same thing. Many of us may be guilty of perceiving bloggers as geeks (okay, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, blog party, British, Claire, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lemsip, lifestyle, maryland, People, phone booths, phone boxes, pissed, pissed off, pronunciation, pubs, rain, soccer, Ta of Sexology, UK, Union Jacks, USA, weather | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 74

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea confusion I need to clear up a confusion about mealtimes, please America. In the UK mealtime references are based on your class or age, I think. I am not totally sure about this, but this is how I see … Continue reading →