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To the Lighthouse Café
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling a bit in Derry. The second of a fair few parts.
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Finding Fionnuala
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling a bit in Derry. The first of a fair few parts.
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Bring Me the Head of St. Paisius of Hilendar
The hottest days of my life… fourteen more August days… 100 words each, as usual.
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A Different Tetsubin of Sushi
The hottest days of my life… August’s first fourteen days… 100 words each, as usual.
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Mary's Missing Teapot
A few words of commiseration and respect for all those who have ever lost a teapot.
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Therapy
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
Aye, the whole family is.
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Tory Backbenchers
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
There’s only a thin line between a West Ham and a Millwall supporter. West Ham are renowned for being a family club, which means that even the granny is a racist thug. Allegedly!
I’ve been thinking about teeth. I’ll think some more and do...
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Teds
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
When I was an Eastender the rhyming slang they used for teeth was Ted Heath. I first became aware of this when a West Ham United fan I had the pleasure of working with would often regale his account of the time he had all his Teds kicked in on...
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Get well soon!
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
Oh Jenny, this is awful news.
I was really sorry to learn about your pain and your hospital ordeal. I don’t care much for hospitals. I think they’re the last place you want to be when you’re feeling rough.
I’m glad to see that you’...
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It's about Achill Island.
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
It's about Achill Island.
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Brrr!
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
I do remember it but only vaguely. I was five years old so it was my first year at primary school. I’d already decided that school wasn’t for me, so having to fight off polar bears to get there was the cherry on the arctic roll. I remember the...
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Gaïa
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
I don’t know how shih tzus would survive without human interference. We have to wash Gaïa’s face every day because she gets so much food (and worse) stuck to the hair on it. We take her to the groomer every six weeks most of the year but in...
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Colin and the Banshees
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
The Banshees of Inisherin is a peculiar film which some people say is mad and totally unbelievable. But we were on holiday in Mayo when it was released. We saw it at the cinema in Westport so, as we recognised so many of the film locations, it...
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Oileán Acla
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
Achill (or Oileán Acla) is only an island by the skin of its teeth as there’s a short road bridge crossing Achill Sound (the one Claire Keegan mentioned in the book) but that bridge is the only way in and out and it’s only been there just over a...
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Fluff
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
He also has a bit of fluff
Her name is Saucy Suzy
So it’s not just the anaesthetic
That leaves him feeling woozy
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