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Ettie Neil-Gallacher

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

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Gallows humour / My mother’s peculiar approach to death

Back in February, a friend forwarded me a profound and joyous article written by Simon Boas about his terminal cancer diagnosis. (I knew Simon a...

10.05.2024 50

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Ettie Neil-Gallacher

In defence of ready meals

Earlier this week I read that, from the moment of pulling into the car park to exiting it, the average supermarket shopper reads just seven words....

22.03.2024 10

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Fun for one / The joy of going solo

Managing other people’s expectations takes the joy out of pretty much any excursion. Most things are better enjoyed alone. This hit me many years...

01.03.2024 6

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Exposed! / The dangers of skinny dipping

Several years ago, I went for a swim after I’d been for a job interview. I’d just finished my lengths, had my shower, and as I wrestled my...

23.02.2024 10

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Ghost stories / Advent is a time of horror

At the age when most children are being read The Tailor of Gloucester or ’Twas the Night before Christmas, my father took a very different approach...

06.12.2023 9

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