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The Lady From The Sea

<p>Let’s call it what is is: climate breakdown</p>

Travel broadens the dame

<p>In 1569 she had the signal honour of seeing her altarpiece of St Thomas Villanuova carried in solemn procession around the streets of Bologna before it was formally blessed and installed in the church of San Giacomo Maggiore.</p>

Make mine a sherry, please

<p>You don’t get many seňoritas in shiny boaters and slim black trousers at a vicarage tea party</p>

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Who are the dames?

We are a group of friends who have known one another for a long time. We’ve seen each other through childhood, teenage torment, work, play, marriage, motherhood, divorce, good times and bad times.

This is for women in their own right – not wives, not mums, not grans, not sex objects, not clothes horses.  

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Recent Blog Posts

June 10, 2025 |

Travel broadens the dame

In 1569 she had the signal honour of seeing her altarpiece of St Thomas Villanuova carried in solemn procession around the streets of Bologna before it was formally blessed and installed in the church of San Giacomo Maggiore.

May 26, 2025 |

Mind your own business

I did my best to stay firm, although I could feel a hint of Stockholm Syndrome taking over.

May 12, 2025 |

A Francodame?

an evening of feel-good French culture that centred on someone whose extraordinary talent has for so many years made thousands of people, young and old, feel very good

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