I Suppose I Should Have Told You This Before…Mrs Finnegan Apologises
Mrs Finnegan, the celebrated housekeeper at The Regency Town House, has important news to impart but FEARS she may be too late.
No maybe about it. She should have told us last week…
Begin Again with Mrs Finnegan*
The most extraordinary housekeeper of her generation, Mrs Finnegan is about to write a book. But first, she tackles that age-old problem: what SHOULD you do when a biscuit drops into your tea?
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: A Celebration!
This Almanac is One Year Old! It was on the 28th day of March 1836 at 8 O’ clock in the morning that I picked up my quill and started … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Rainy Days and Daffodil Days.
I am not entirely sure what happiness is, but I think it must SMELL like Brighton on a daffodil morning when the wind blows from the south and it is … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Ladies, get your red petticoats ready!
Proposing Two women are held responsible for the LEAP Year tradition that allows women to PROPOSE on February 29th. Queen Margaret of Scotland was said to have passed a law … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Nasty Machines and the Husbands who Own Them
Mrs Finnegan reveals a guilty secret hidden at the back of her husband’s cupboard and something he did NOT do which is far worse,
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: In Praise of a Fierce Grandfather
A grandfather condemns conditions in the workhouse, a saint allows himself to be bored and Mrs Finnegan is trying to save lost words.
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Everything You Need to Know About January
Please don’t write to tell me the date is wrong. I know it is but alas! I have only just noticed. You may write on any other subject and I … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Year in Books
Or what a busy housekeeper reads when two things collide: a good book and a few moments of leisure Housekeepers are not great readers. How can we be with the … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Never Take a Knife to a Muffin
Mrs Finnegan is demonstrating all the social graces and INVITES all readers to The Regency Town House
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Avoiding Flaming Tar Barrels
Discover what Bonfire night was like in 1836 Brighton and the 13th century saint who wrote about everything from alchemy to zoology (and a lot of other ologies)
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Special Halloween Issue
If Halloween doesn’t make you as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs you must have nerves of iron…
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: You’ll be Surprised What a Few Cloves Can Do
Onion skins, very thin. Mild winter coming in; Onion skin is thick and tough. Coming winter, cold and rough. An Old English rhyme. Winning the Battle Against Bedbugs A housekeeper … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac – Offered: a Job Where You are Obliged to Do Nothing
As a non-riding equestrian, I have very SERIOUS advice for ladies riding side saddle which will prevent injury. The saint of the week has wings and there’s a job on offer…
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 