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Mrs Finnegan and the New Butler get “acquainted”

In my last missive, I mentioned – in passing – that the new butler had arrived. Mr Cubbage. Many have written asking what happened at our introduction. I DON’T know … Continue reading →

April 29, 2025 · 4 Comments

Sometimes Mrs Finnegan WISHES she wasn’t a housekeeper

Housework – usually performed by women – is the work that it is not noticed until it hasn’t be done. I suspect that NO ONE in the history of time … Continue reading →

April 15, 2025 · 9 Comments

Opening Pages — A Podcast from Mercia Press

From a cosy bookshop in Cork City comes voices from Ireland’s oldest independent publishing house.  In free podcasts Mercier Press authors read their opening pages, sharing the stories behind their … Continue reading →

April 4, 2025 · Leave a comment

Mrs Finnegan is on the Cusp of Change

The Regency Town House Housekeeper has a spring in her step and a GLINT in her eye. I am NOT a woman easily flustered. Indeed my husband has often remarked … Continue reading →

April 1, 2025 · 5 Comments

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