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11:11 on the 11th

Before moving to Hungary, I thought I was pretty well-versed in my Catholic feast days. I knew enough to be a tad peeved when the

Moving to the Balaton

I have an aversion to debt. The thoughts of having a mortgage brings me out in a cold sweat. And I know that if I

Friendly faces when they’re most needed

In a world where politics polarises people, where contrary opinions can ruin friendships, where ideological differences can result in being ostracised, it’s easy to forget

Ageing to the sound of music

I’ve just discovered that I have onychorrhexis. For months now, I’ve been telling myself that I should go see my doctor but I never found

Life lessons from the kitchen

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in January, Hungary made the news as the PM shared his belief with the world that

In need of watering

The first Easter I spent in my flat in Budapest, the doorbell rang on Easter Monday morning. I was a tad taken aback as I

At the edge of a tradition (1)

‘It’s perfect weather for a killing.’ Not quite the words I expected to hear over a pre-dawn breakfast before we braved the -12 degree cold

The cost of not having kids

I was accused once of being rather selfish in my attitude to having children. An ex-boyfriend, who had held the ex prefix for a number

The stuff nightmares are made of

WTF?!* Had I been doing anything more than a sedate 25 mph on this relatively remote stretch of a very minor Austrian road, I might

Bagged, bugged, and boggled

I thought I was losing my sense of reason. I thought it was because I’ve lived in the one place for so long. I thought

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11:11 on the 11th

Moving to the Balaton

Ageing to the sound of music

Life lessons from the kitchen

In need of watering

At the edge of a tradition (1)

The cost of not having kids

The stuff nightmares are made of

Bagged, bugged, and boggled

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