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‘Do you go into Wexford much, Granny?’ Helen asked as her grandmother sat down at the kitchen table.
‘Oh, I go in once a week,’ she said and sipped her tea.
‘How do you get in?’ Helen asked.
‘This only started last year when I sold the sites,’ her grandmother said, moving over to sit at the [...]



Where am I?

Good question. I’m in the beautiful city of Oslo in Norway for a short stay. For the past few weeks we’ve been nestled in a wooden cabin on the lip of a tiny fjord, for the most part in brilliant sunshine. Friends have come and gone in a continuous succession. But now we’re on the [...]






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