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Finding the Love in Clover
My grandmother, although naturally curious, was a stranger to Google. Age and infirmity kept her away from the keyboard, and meant she left this life with unanswered questions about red clover. My Gran liked red clover and I thought of her when I noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Blarney Family, Crone in America, maryland, Menopause, Tales of a Belfast girlhood
Tagged bigger in America, clover in fields, farmland, google, Gran, grass, menopause, red clover, white clover
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Everyday Evacuations, Inside Ulster
In Belfast, the worst of the bombing and burning was over by the time I tipped into the BBC newsroom in 1984. On bad days, I was never the news editor’s first choice for the really tough stories, even though … Continue reading
Painted Ladies
The Cackler is going nude this Christmas whereas I plan to be sensuous, albeit fully clothed. I refer of course to two perfumes in the Estee Lauder range. She’s Nude in Yorkshire and I’m Sensuous in Itchy Ankle. On both … Continue reading
Malone: more a mindset than a pin on the map
P. Weil (pronounced Vile) objects to being referred to this way because he thinks it makes him sound like a bit-part player, when he aspires to be a leading man. He begs for a new blog name that will make … Continue reading
Posted in Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, Dangerous Obsessions, great ideas for books, Tales of a Belfast girlhood, The Traveling Crone
Tagged bitchy teenage girls, books set in Belfast Northern Ireland, laguna beach, Malone Belfast, model railway enthusiasm, nerd behavior, Popular Gareth Russell, Richard Nixon, San Clemente, san diego, teen novels
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California Gurl
A week in a damp anorak in a rented caravan on a bleak Atlantic outpost. This was a childhood vacation in Northern Ireland back in the 1960s and is a model I recommend to all parents today. Particularly those parents … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking with the Crone, Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, diet, Exercise, food, friendship, Tales of a Belfast girlhood, The Traveling Crone
Tagged california gurl, eating out in laguna beach, eating out in san diego, exercise, hash house a gogo, montage laguna beach, portion control, posh and becks, swimming
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Dancing Sheet to Sheet
I was discussing my plan for ongoing exerise post fat-camp with one of the behavioral health specialists at Duke Diet and Fitness Center when it transpired that she didn’t know about dancing in bed. I filled her in so with … Continue reading
Further to my post about the English and their inability to pull off a really good riot, a fellow NIPPLE (Northern Irish Professional Person Living in Exile) contacted me to report on events in Chalk Farm, North London ” Looters … Continue reading →