BRIDGET WHELAN writer

for writers and readers….

Revolt at the Dinner Table! Can Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper save the day and Bring Harmony to her own Household?

Mrs Finnegan is STILL the housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE. That situation may NOT continue for much longer… MADAM! Is it permissible to refuse a REVOLTING dinner?I will recount to … Continue reading

December 14, 2021 · 4 Comments

It’s a Shark-filled Lagoon Out There warns Margaret Atwood QUOTES FOR WRITERS

I wish you good writing and good luck. Even if you’ve already done the good writing, you’ll still need the good luck. It’s a shark-filled lagoon out there. Cross your … Continue reading

December 12, 2021 · 4 Comments

Wanted: a Riddler in Residence at an English Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral are recruiting their first ever Riddler in Residence (I wonder if there has ever been another one elsewhere).The project is funded by Arts Council England and the job … Continue reading

December 10, 2021 · 2 Comments

O To Be A Radical! The chronicles of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper

Mrs Finnegan’s advice is FREELY GIVEN and letters are MOST welcome. FAITHFUL readers will be PLEASED to know she is STILL the housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE  MY MOTHER AND … Continue reading

December 7, 2021 · 7 Comments

The Only Time to Write – Isabel Paterson QUOTES FOR WRITERS

The fact is writing can only be done during the time when one ought to be doing something else.Isabel Paterson Photo credit: Jonathan Francisca on Unsplash

December 5, 2021 · 5 Comments

The Embarrassing Things Mothers Do…More Problems for Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper to Solve

Mrs Finnegan is a celebrated EXPERT on life, love and laundry and WELCOMES letters from all, no matter HOW grand or LOWLY, especially as it now appears she has SOME … Continue reading

November 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

What’s the worst thing that can happen to a writer? Mary McCarthy knew and we do too. QUOTES FOR WRITERS

The worst thing that can happen to a writer is to become a Writer.Mary McCarthy Image credit: THE PASSION OF CREATION, LEONID PASTERNAK Circa 1880.

November 28, 2021 · 5 Comments

So, what does your bookcase look like…?

Glen Donaldson, Australian writer-blogger-player-with words, appealed to readers to send him a photograph of their home bookcase. I sent pictures of my four in what I would like to think … Continue reading

November 27, 2021 · 4 Comments

Women Working! What New Horror is this? An anxious reader writes to Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper

Mrs Finnegan, Housekeeper at The Regency Town House and DOYENNE of those who TOIL for a living, has been thinking a lot about WORK this past week. She MAKES an … Continue reading

November 23, 2021 · Leave a comment

A Lady Blessed with Every Virtue Seeks Advice from Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper

Mrs Finnegan is in a VERY happy place back in her OWN Kitchen at The Regency Town House. She is PLEASED to receive MAIL from across the COUNTRY, the Seven … Continue reading

November 16, 2021 · 2 Comments

“…Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had…” E.B.White on the benefits of joining a library QUOTES FOR WRITERS

A library is many things.  It’s a place to go, to get in out of the rain.  It’s a place to go if you want to sit and think.  But … Continue reading

November 14, 2021 · 4 Comments

The Benefits of Dim Husbands, Loyal Servants and having the Police on Your Doorstep…From the Chronicles of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper

Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority on affairs of the HEART even when there is a dinner party and MUCH EXCITEMENT at  The Regency Town House The following letter arrived … Continue reading

November 9, 2021 · 10 Comments

Mostly, we authors must repeat ourselves – F. Scott Fitzgerald QUOTES FOR WRITERS

We have two or three great and moving experiences in our lives – experiences so great and moving that it doesn’t seem at the time anyone else has been so … Continue reading

November 7, 2021 · 4 Comments

Neighbour Problems – Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper has a sure-fire solution

Mrs Finnegan’s advice is FREELY GIVEN to all manner of people, being both a celebrated authority on nearly everything AND the housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE  What can I do … Continue reading

November 2, 2021 · 10 Comments

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