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
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
Halloween May be Over but floorboards still CREAK, Spines still TINGLE…the Brighton Housekeeper from the 1830s has the answer
Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. TODAY there is room for one letter … Continue reading
Let’s write a scary chain story together
I’m in Mexico for the Day of the Dead right now – I’m posting about it on my other blog At A Gentle Pace – so I’m very tuned into* … Continue reading
Happy Halloween – an Irish festival
Halloween dates back at least two thousand years to the Celtic festival of Samhain marking the start of winter, a cold, dark and dangerous time. It began at sunset on … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 