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The Irish and my Maggie Flinn

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  Happy St Paddy’s Day! There’s nothing more Irish in the world than an Irish Terrier.  I love the red brick colour of the Irish, the dirty eye so crucial to the breed, a look of disdain and contempt, that … Continue reading

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Restless as a March Hare!

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The other day there was a flood of sunshine. How it warmed the body but anxiously stirred the mind! Restless energy filled the air. Ted felt it too. He sat outside in the sun refusing to come inside. He was … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- The Samosa Queen

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The Shame of the Samosa Queen… or do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo? Every Tuesday morning my neighbour starts cooking and I try to think of reasons to stay home. The smell drifts over the … Continue reading

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Tales from the city- Waiting for the bus

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Waiting for the bus There is a bus stop just outside my front door. Normally I walk to the train station, which is maybe on a bad day– a ten-minute walk.  Certainly not worth the £1.00 the bus costs to … Continue reading

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Tales From The City-Putney Bridge

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PUTNEY BRIDGE -RIDING THE TUBE I had just spent a lovely afternoon in Fulham, and it was time to get back home.  I had spent some time in the Fulham Palace Gardens, not too far from my tube stop. The … Continue reading

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We were young gods flying through alleyways!

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If anyone needs any proof  that I am an incurable romantic, they needn’t look any further than my Dutch City Bike, Omafiets, which just means Grandma bike. So naturally I named mine Oma. Oma is just that, a bike that … Continue reading

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Walk like the Dickens, Charles that is!

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It snowed the other day. Ted, my trusty wire fox terrier, decided that my hours at the desk were done, and it was now his time for his walk. We set off into the city woods, an acre or two … Continue reading

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Tales from the City-The Little Bookshop somewhere on Charing Cross Road.

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Sometimes going back in time is a colossal mistake. I remember traipsing after my father along Charing Cross Road to various little bookshops with lead fronted windows and solid wood doors. I didn’t pay too much attention to the shop’s … Continue reading

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