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It sounds awful to say it, but SS Isolda sank at sort of the right time of year. And with the anniversary so close to Christmas, I did my little launch on social media. I loved what it brought forth, the kind wishes, the...

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In December 1998, me and the ex-husband moved into a house, 12 days before Christmas. Da who took on the challenge of assembling everything IKEA really helped and by the end of the first day, things were beginning to tak...

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So, there’s this Irish artist, Kenneth King, who started out as a Royal Navy Chaplain and he’s commissioned by Irish Shipping to paint (In oils, not actually paint the hulls) all the CIL and irish Shipping ships that wer...

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I was at an event, an Ascot, wear a posh hat and neck prosecco sort of event. It was brilliant and I did wear a posh hat and neck prosecco. So did the ladies I was with. They are great fun and the best of women. Only, it...

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I've been exploring wartime censorship. I felt that I had to look at the wider picture in order to understand the climate in which the SS Isolda families were living. What I found was huge and oddly absurd. Whenever I ha...

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There used to be a permanent funfair in Dun Laoghaire, near where the car ferry terminal was and where the big illuminated Dun Laoghaire sign is now. I don't recall it, but I have seen pictures and it looked a blast! As ...

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This one time, we had come back from Ireland to live in Leighton Buzzard. Nothing wrong with Leighton Buzzard and I would be the first to recommend it, then and now. But for me, I felt adrift. I had returned to my Englis...

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The other day I happened to watch a remake of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Not really sure that it needed remaking or the additional scenes but that's another thought-path. I grew up loving the original, with Laurence Ol...

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At the time of writing this, I am counting down to a cruise around the Med with my bestie. We've known each other for 50+ years and a lot of life events, some fun and others less so, but here we are. Two ladies in our 60...

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