Real life
I have moved into a house in Ireland I viewed once, then bought
With families chatting in the seats around me, a young girl knitting across the aisle, I gripped the arm rests.…
Brits are complex and prickly – I’m excited to get to Ireland
‘We’re in the living room with a roaring fire, there’s not a sound for miles, it’s wonderful,’ said the builder…
Real life
Queueing behind a young woman in the supermarket I became fascinated by the items she had placed on the conveyor…
Real life
‘They’re going to have to stop cows,’ said my mother, looking doubtfully down at her plate as we tucked into…
Real life
‘Ukraine Family – Welcome You,’ said the ungrammatical sign at the entrance to the car park of our favourite West…
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‘We’re renegades now. We’re outlaws. Bandits.’ This was my assessment as the builder boyfriend pulled up outside the house in…
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‘I can’t go through this again!’ I groaned, as I lay in bed encased in icepacks, one on my eyes…
Real life
We were about to exchange contracts when I got a call from the estate agent to tell me that another…
Real life
‘What a worry the Ulez must be for you both,’ said a friend with a nod to the pick-up truck…
Real life
‘Come on, let’s get a move on with filling in all the forms and we could have this done and…
Real life
As I slapped a rude note on a car parked outside my house, I realised that nature was taking its…
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Having loaded the last sack of working dog food in Surrey into my car, I slammed the trolley back into…
Real life
As I sat down to dinner in a lovely old country pub my reservation was cancelled by my iPhone, which…
Real life
‘You certainly gave us a run for our money,’ said the village elder, serving us with what appeared to be…
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When I received an email from the Co-op telling me they had made a mistake with my car insurance, and…
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‘Do you want me to put my dog on the lead?’ shouted the woman on her phone, as she came…
