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Titanic - and me
Three years ago, I started this blog. I'd just been made redundant, so what better reason to finally do something about that dream I'd always had of being an author. A lot has happened since then, lots...
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For the love of .... writing. MAD Awards 2012.
When I first started blogging three years ago, lots of people looked at me sideways and asked 'why?' It was hard for them to understand why on earth I would bother sharing my innermost thoughts on a...
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First extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home'
On this day, 11th April, in 1912, Titanic departed from it's final embarkation point; Queenstown, in County Cork, Ireland. She set sail across the Atlantic Ocean, heading for New York. It was in...
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Second extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home'. 12th April, 1912
Today's extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home' shares some of Maggie's thoughts and observations about life on board Titanic during the second day at sea, and also reflections of those left back at home...
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Third extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home'. 13th April, 1912.
Today's extract from The Girl Who Came Home shares more of Maggie's reflections of life on board the ship and the thoughts of Catherine Kenny in New York, who is looking forward to the arrival of her...
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Fourth extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home' - 14th April, 1912
Today's extract from The Girl Who Came Home is from the moment when Maggie, and others from the group she is travelling with, arrive on deck, an hour after Titanic's collision with the iceberg.It was...
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Final extract from 'The Girl Who Came Home'. 15th April, 1912
To mark the centenary of the sinking of Titanic in the early hours of the morning on 15th April, 1912, the final extract from The Girl Who Came Home shows Maggie on the rescue ship Carpathia. She does...
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Great Ormond Street Hospital’s RBC Race for the Kids
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is organising a 5k family fun event on Sunday 24th June in Battersea Park, London. The RBC Race for the Kids is taking place to raise money for improvements to...
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Why do I read? World Book Night 2012
Tonight is World Book Night, 2012 when a million books will be given away for free to spread the joy and love of reading. April 23 is a symbolic date for world literature. It is both the birth and...
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Very Ferry Good!
View from the bridge - 'I'm flying Jack', (and all that)The last time I was on a ferry, I was a sulky teenager who wasn't looking forward to a week on the Isle of Man with her parents, let alone the...
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Three Little Words
Yes, it’s that time of year when those three little words are on the tip of every parents’ tongue: Back To School.It seems a little unfair really, to be thinking about the end of the summer holidays...
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The Shops
There is a simple, universal, parenting equation I have discovered in recent years, and it is this:8 weeks of school holidays + 1 frazzled parent + 2 young children + 1 supermarket = Stress!School...
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Fifty Shades of Grey Trousers
I’ve often wondered what there is at the bottom of my laundry basket. I’m not sure, you see – I haven’t seen it for a very long time. It is not entirely impossible that underneath the never-ending pile...
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Rain, rain, go away!
No, this isn’t another rant about the ‘summer’ weather – although it's very tempting. I think we’re all well aware of the meteorological issues we’ve faced since the start of July, so let’s just move...
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Thinking outside the lunch box
According to conventional wisdom on the matter (not mine, might I add), lunch is an important meal for children and should provide at least one third of their daily nutrients to help them grow, learn...
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Making a meal of it
I’m not quite sure whether to jump for joy or weep into my coffee. Why? Because with my youngest starting Junior Infants this week, both my children are now at school. It’s a strange feeling; a...
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Be Seen At Halloween
Yes, it's that time of year again - no, not Christmas (although you'd be forgiven for getting confused - have you seen the number of selection boxes in the supermarkets?). Halloween is almost upon us,...
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There's no place like home ...
A Fairytale - featuring coffee.Once upon a time, there was a young girl who worked for a big law firm in the Emerald City (aka Dublin). She loved to dress up in her high heels and swishy dresses, and...
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Missing: Christmas Magic. If found, please return.
I haven't posted an 'opinion piece' here on Hot Cross Mum for a while. There are many reasons why, some of which involve being limited to a meagre 24 hours in a day, some of which involve young boys...
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Shamrocks or Roses?
No, this isn't a post about horticulture, or a new selection of sweets for Christmas. It's about rugby and national pride. Yes, rugby and national pride. Not normally subjects which motivate me to...
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Rise of the Guardians - exclusive film clip
Very over-excited about this new movie 'Rise of the Guardians' which, just for clarification, is not the one about the owls. This is the NEW movie, released tomorrow - all about Santa, the Tooth Fairy,...
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Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Last week saw the release on DVD and Blue-Ray of the latest in the Ice Age movie franchise - Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. We've seen it, and it's one of the best!This all-new chapter in the beloved...
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A Grand Adventure
Where would you go and what would you do if you could have a grand adventure anywhere in the world? This is what the people at MoneySupermarket.com are asking in a competition to win £1,000. All you...
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It's a book! Announcing my exciting news ....
Hello! Wow, it's been a very, VERY long time since I posted here. So long, in fact, that I'm surprised Hot Cross Mum hasn't run off to join the circus. But, there is very good reason for my neglect and...
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