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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 363
Mountains I have to be honest, until you see something, sometimes you don’t even realise you miss it. Like mountains. We’ve been wedged in between work and snow days for the past few weeks, and with the knowledge that we’re … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American Civil War, American history, Americans, apartment blocks, Appalachian mountains, bucket list, Caribbean, Columbia, Culture, Deliverance, expat, Harpers Ferry, history, hocoblogs@@@, John Brown, mall, maryland, mountains, Potomac, river, Shenondoah, Travel, UK, USA, weather, West Virginia
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 355
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 353
Happy Gram I received an email today from school asking if I want to send a Happy Gram. A what? I know not what this is, but it has the word ‘happy’ in, so sure, I’ll take a look. ‘A … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 343
My poem about the Winter Storm, Janus We are in the grip of a snow storm, and it’s doing me ‘ead in! So, confined to the house yesterday, I wrote this very poem…. Dear Janus, you can kiss my an*s. … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blogging, Britain, British, Crawleys, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey tea, expat, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, Janus, language, lifestyle, Lord Grantham, Lost in the Pond, polar vortex, UK, USA, weather, winter storm
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 342
Expert expat Apparently, I am classed as an expert expat – well, whaddya know!? An opinionated expat, maybe…. Anyway, these guys asked me, along with some other expats, for some expat advice on getting along in your host country, money … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, doomed, expats, expert expat, hocoblogs@@@, language, money, pants, polar vortex, snow day, suspenders, UK, USA, Washington DC, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 341
MLK day Today is Martin Luther King Day in the USA, which makes it a Federal holiday in honour of his birthday on 15 January. There are a host of parades taking place in American cities. I love these pictures … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, birthday, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, England, Governor of Maryland, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Martin Luther King, Martin O'Malley, maryland, MLK day, parade, snow, stink bugs, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 339
USA musings today I love living in America, but the weather sucks right now. It doesn’t matter what country you are in, if the weather is effing miserable and grey, it’s just plain crappy. Come on East Coast America, find … Continue reading
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Tagged 1066, America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Bayeux Tapestry, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, Emmy Rossum, England, expat, football, Henry VIII, history, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, military time, NHS, Private healthcare, Ravens, roast dinner, school, Social studies, Spurs, UK, USA, walking, weather, wellies
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 337
Things I have pondered in America-land today I awoke at 4am today. Gawd knows why – might have been the lashing rain reminding me of England… Anyway, I wondered about the following things in America. They are neither controversial nor … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, diners, drive up banking, driving licence, Elephant and Piggie, England, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Illinois, Leslie Knope, maryland, Mo Willems, Parks and Recreation, Piegeon, Rosamund Pilcher, silverware, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 336
Brits subtitled My British friend here in the USA mentioned that she sat down to watch the telly last night and (don’t judge her for this) there was a programme on called Party On on the E! Channel. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Being Liverpool, Britain, British, Cheryl Cole, Culture, E! Channel, expat, freezing rain, Geordie, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, lifestyle, Liverpool, Party On, school delay, Scouse, subtitles, The Saturdays, The Wire, Thoughts, TV, TV audiences, weather, X factor
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 334
Reaching out… Recently I’ve heard the term ‘reaching out’ a lot in America-land. ‘Thanks for reaching out, we appreciate it.’ ‘I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows anyone who sharpens knives and tools.’ (Yes that is a real one … Continue reading
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