On being a woman Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on … Continue reading things I have learned from Margaret Thatcher
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two passports
Three years after arriving here, we finally become citizens of Australia on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. Even though we have jumped through all the bureaucratic hoops and parted with even more sums of money (where will it end? and can you not be a citizen if you are poor?), we still cannot actually become … Continue reading two passports
very lazy day
Get up without being jolted into consciousness by an alarm clock. Have a leisurely coffee with Orlando. Drive fifteen minutes on empty roads (note to northern hemispherieans: summer holidays) to one of the best day spas in Australia, right in the city centre. Sip on a cup of posh green tea with Lee whilst filling … Continue reading very lazy day
new year’s resolution
You know my theory: never make a resolution you won't want to keep. In years gone past I have come up with: no more walking or cycling uphill have a spa day every month eat food from a new country at least once a month You get the idea. I have no idea what my … Continue reading new year’s resolution
Máiréad Doyle 