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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 398
Hanging it all out to dry So, let’s talk dirty laundry, or rather clean laundry. In the UK I had a lovely little garden to go with my lovely little house and at the end of the lovely little garden … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, accents, America, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, church, Columbia, Coronation Street, Culture, DC, England, English, environmentally friendly, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaffa Cakes, laundry, lifestyle, maryland, Sunday, the Queen, The Royal Family, tumble drier, UK, USA, washing, Washington, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 389
Life in La-La Land In the summer I am heading out to LA, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I am fascinated by the place, its celebrity culture, weather, lifestyle and differences from where I live. Owing to the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Asian food, Australian expat, Bette Midler, Beverly Hills, Blog, booze, British, British rock stars, California, celebrities, Cheers, Culture, Disneyland, driving, east coast, expat, expats, food, Golden Globes, Growing Pains, gun culture, guns, Gwen John, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, It Started in LA, Joan Collins, LA, LA earthquake, La-La land, Leonardo di Caprio, lifestyle, Los Angeles, marketing and PR, Melrose Avenue, Oz, paparazzi, right to bear arms, Rodeo Drive, schools, sense of humour, speed limit, swearing, Sydney, Travel, Universal Studios, USA, valet parking, weather, West Coast
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 385
I am over winter. Thank you Uncle Sam, you can keep your snowy East Coast winters. That is all. The BritChick Meet the ‘BritChick’ (great name!), aka Bex Saunders. She is a very British girl, living in Canada. I like … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bleeding Nora, Bradley Cooper mini, Britain, BritChick, British, British sense of humour, Canada, chuffing, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, French, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Nova Scotia, pubs, snow, social media, spring, swimming, Toronto, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, weather, winter
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 384
St Patrick’s Day shenanigans in Baltimore There is a lot of love for the Irish in Baltimore (and across the USA), in fact so much so that it got me to thinking that with all the ‘Irish’ folk celebrating yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5K race Shamrock, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blighty, Blog, Britain, British, Brits in Baltimore, Charm City, Columbia, Culture, Eurovision Song Contest, expat, expats, fish and chips, football, footie, four leaf clover, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, leprechauns, lifestyle, snow, snow day, soccer, spring, St Paddy's Day, St Patrick's Day, telly, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 382
Funny old things in America 🙂 These are just things that have fascinated, intrigued or amused me in the land of Uncle Sam this week. 1. The school loud-speaker. Every day at the elementary school, as school is just about … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American pride, American pronunciation, Americans, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British pronunciation, Culture, expats, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, loud speakers, rhyming words, Rydell High, snow, Travel, Uncle Sam, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 379
The Deer Truck I saw something that I’d not seen before in the USA yesterday and it took me a bit by surprise. It was the dead deer pick up truck. Yes, it was the truck that goes along the … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, dead deer, deer truck, driving, education, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Minnesota, Queen Mary, schools, snow, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Visa, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369
Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368
Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign
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