BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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Blackmail and Butlers – do the Two go Together? Mrs Finnegan Ponders in the Light of New Information

THERE ARE ONLY two things in this world that I hate and one is intolerance and the other is butlers. I endeavour to see the good in all men, but … Continue reading

October 21, 2025 · 2 Comments

No One Likes Hairy Syrup – Wise Words from Mrs Finnegan, Housekeeper & Lady Authoress

Mrs Finnegan finds being a lady authoress exhausting, but is finally back where she belongs – with you. This week she reveals how to make rose hip syrup and the PROPER care of a literary masterpiece

September 16, 2025 · Leave a comment

Good News and Bad News from Mrs Finnegan

What do you want first? I don’t need to ask: you are a staunch, sensible body of readers – very similar to myself – able to LOOK calamity in the … Continue reading

July 29, 2025 · 13 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

Which Sister Will He Choose? Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper Gives The Matter Serious Thought

Mrs Finnegan, the illustrious housekeeper at The Regency Town House, is ALWAYS willing to hand out advice, even if the recipient is NOT as pleased to get it as she … Continue reading

July 19, 2022 · 6 Comments

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