Tag Archives: weather

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 148

Posted on June 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bugs and bites Flippin’ bugs! This tropical weather, which I declare is like a moody young teenager (since I cannot determine how it will play out during the course of the day), has been the bringer of all things BITING. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bites, British, bugs, Culture, Dorothy, driving, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, indicating, maryland, mosquitoes, Oklahoma, rotaries, roundabouts, tornado, UK, USA, weather, Wizard of Oz | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 145

Posted on June 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Donut Day and Running Day Today is National Donut Day in the USA. It occurs two days after National Running Day. Coincidence? Perhaps they could work together and you could do a really long run to a donut shop? So … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Adele, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, donuts, graduation, Greggs, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Andrea, Martin O'Malley, maryland, National Donut Day, President, rain, running, UK, UK storm of 1987, USA, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 136

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ocean City, Rehoboth, Delaware So this weekend we took a roadtrip, along with 718,000 other Marylanders. I know this number, because a news and travel email pops up on my phone just as we are due to set off. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, amusement parks, Bay Bridge, beach, Blackpool, Blog, British, Daisy Dukes, Delaware, Desmond Wynn, fake finger, food, gay, Go Fish, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mama Nicole's, motel, Ocean City, Redneck Riviera, Rehoboth, sand dunes, Seniors Week, shorts, sticky toffee pudding, Tampa Bay Bucanneers, taxes, teenagers, UK, USA, weather | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 131

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wino in the Woods Yep, we did Wine in the Woods yesterday, so this blog comes to you with a large cup of tea and aspirin on the side. I went in on a press pass, which was an ace … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiiner, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Downton Abbey, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaki Ulman, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Wine, McMansionville, rain, Tom Coale, UK, USA, weather, wine, Wine in the Woods | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 119

Posted on May 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bank Holibobs UK vs National Holibobs USA This is a condensed version of my various conversations with people back in the UK on Monday May 6th… Me: Are you having a nice day? UK peeps: Ooh, yes we are, we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Bank Holidays, Black Friday, Blog, Boxing Day, British, caravan, Cath Kidston, Culture, Evesham, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Labor Day, librarian, lifestyle, May Day, Maypole, Memorial Day, schools, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 34 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 118

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Another beautiful day in the USA! We can get v v v v v v used to this weather. It’s pretty much perfect at 72 degrees at the weekend. It’s a little bit like being on our holibobs! Cinquo de … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Aintree, America, American, Americans, Blog, Cinquo de Mayo, Columbia, dsiabled parking, fashion, food, handicapped parking, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Lake Elkhorn, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, snake, summer, sunshine, tacos, Travel, turtles, UK, USA, weather, Zantac | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 117

Posted on May 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Just beautiful! Simply pics today so I can share this magical weather and country with you 🙂 Drive thru post office! There is drive-thru everything here! (Top marks for spotting the excellent typo!)

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Blog, Centennial Park, Columbia, Culture, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, sunshine, USPS, weather | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 109

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Festival in the sun I had a choice today to go and see some swashbuckling pirates in Fells Point in Baltimore or go to a festival in Ellicott City, my nearby little mini-American-Glastonbury. My five year old, surprisingly, chose the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, awesome, bands, beer, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, Ellicott City, expat, festival, Glastonbury, good people, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, hocorising, ice cream, language, maryland, Maxine, music, pulled pork, The Bubble Man, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, ban, Blog, British, Choc Treasure, chocolate, Culture, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kinder eggs, maryland, ruby slippers, schools, Thoughts, tornado, tornado watch, toys, UK, USA, weather | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 103

Posted on April 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How NOT to do drive-up banking So, drive-up banking is, as I have declared before – BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love it! When people come to stay I just want to show them drive-up banking, so even the smallest amount of … Continue reading →