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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Four

By skinner_jennifer on Fri, 23 May 2025

From my diaries I have recollections of Nelly constantly wiping hands in her apron, it seemed to me at the time she was always being interrupted from...

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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Three

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 22 May 2025

I did feel that air of excitement, but also a slight trepidation, as the last time I saw my cousin Julia, was when we were nine, which was nearly six...

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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 22 May 2025

I remember sitting at breakfast that morning, asking mama how long we would be able to stay at Uncle and Aunts. “ My dear Emily,” she replied in her...

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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part One

By skinner_jennifer on Tue, 20 May 2025

Becoming governess and traveling with a wealthy family, didn't seem like a problem. I was living my life to the full, but I should have perceived the...

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I think you've kept this

Posted on Tue, 20 Dec 2022

I think you've kept this story so real. There's only so many times you can forgive someone for their aggression, then the only action you can take, is to move on, but for so many women the fear is far too great, which is very sad.

Your...

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This was a lovely family

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

This was a lovely family situation until the end. I have a feeling things aren't all what they seem and that is a big concern.

Looking forward to finding out more.

Jenny.

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I too have never heard of

Posted on Wed, 02 Nov 2022

I too have never heard of chemo curls. Went through a similar experience as you when I was younger. My hair is straight too. It was when a friend asked me to be a maid of honour at her wedding in about 1978. She wanted me to have permed hair so I...

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Hi David,

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Hi David,

The whole experience could have been much worse, that was why I wanted to record the episode in a diary entry, as the whole experience could easily be forgotten or not remembered right over time. We were very lucky, if we'd been...

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This is such a fond elegy for

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022

This is such a fond elegy for someone passing. I too am sorry for your loss Paul.

These lines stood out to me so much:-

Night comes wearing its cloak

of sable skies and constellations,

moonbeams filter through glass...

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Much love and respect goes

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Much love and respect goes out to anyone suffering any mental disorder. I myself nearly went through this condition in my early thirties, but managed to pull through without any tablets. It was only with the help of my health visitor taking me to...

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a wonderful sense of calm in

Posted on Mon, 28 Mar 2022

a wonderful sense of calm in this piece Rhiannon, like the end to a perfect day has been achieved and you've just sat down to write about it.

I love the photos too, they fill the heart with gladness...as does your poem.

Jenny.

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Hear! Hear! Rhiannon. These

Posted on Fri, 25 Mar 2022

Hear! Hear! Rhiannon. These words are so important. We all need that special someone we can depend on, and know they can depend on us too.

It brings to mind when our fence blew down, instead of getting in someone professional, me and my...

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Very much enjoyed reading

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Very much enjoyed reading Jane. It's amazing where new ideas for stories come from, but you seem to have the knack for creating situations, and this was marvellous, could actually see it being played out on the tv screen, but have to settle for...

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The view you've created with

Posted on Wed, 16 Feb 2022

The view you've created with words is spectacular. I just love castles and the one in your photo shows so much of the antiquity of the past, a period of impressions I find so appealing, with a backdrop of a distant neighbouring town and far...