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		<title>How to grow your garden</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2012/02/02/how-to-grow-your-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 20 years of apartment living, last summer 2 years I became the proud owner of my very own cabbage patch. Like all modern estate houses, the garden is so tiny that you could have the lawn, both at the front and the back of the house, mown during a coffee break. The back garden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Who told you that suited you?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Said my granny to me as she jabbed her bony finger into my chest. I was a little confused and replied, “Noone.” Then why are you wearing it?” I was seventeen and going through my Bob Dylan phase. I was the coolest in black suede boots, black jeans, black polo neck jumper and the piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Resolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diets. I’ve tried them all. I did the Atkins a few years ago. This is a pure protein all fat diet with no carbohydrates whatsoever. I love my bread and spuds but what appealed to me about this food fest was that you never felt hungry. The complete ban on vegetables and fruit made me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Savouring the Moment</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/07/21/savouring-the-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once heard someone say, &#8220;We don&#8217;t remember days; we remember moments.&#8221; However, at today&#8217;s hectic pace we often forget to savour small pleasures while we make big plans.
In the race to be better or best, we sometimes lose sight of &#8220;just being.&#8221; And just being, just soaking in and savouring a beautiful moment, can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ellen</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/07/09/ellen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a friend called Ellen. She was my best friend from the age of five when we were in ‘Babies’ together right up until she got married and moved to Boston in 1988. We went to Eglantine school when the desks still had inkwells; you could lift up the tops and store your books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empty Nest Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/06/24/empty-nest-syndrome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last ten days, my two older sons have been away from home.
The Eldest travelled with his school on a rugby tour and Middle son went to Irish College in Waterford. Youngest son stayed at home. He had mixed feelings about being the sole object of my attention: he  loved the empty house but when I suggested we could go on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freewheelin’ in Donnybrook</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/06/02/freewheelin%e2%80%99-in-donnybrook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My car broke down the other night. It was a typical hectic Monday evening for me; collect the young­est from GAA at 6pm, then head up to Donnybrook for the eldest who finishes soccer at 6.30 and the mid­dle guy, same venue but he didn’t finish until 7.oopm. I brought along my Stephen King book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Boot Camp Challenge</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/05/19/the-ultimate-boot-camp-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 08:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun, frolics and fitness at Delaney’s Hurling &#38; Football Club in aid of Chernobyl Children International
Aisling Moran finalist, ‘Do the Right Thing’ RTE volunteer challenge series and a team of volunteers launched ‘The Ultimate Boot Camp Challenge’ in aid of Chernobyl Children International today at Murphy’s Rock, Cork. The team is preparing for what promises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cork&#8217;s first permanent hotel wedding room</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/05/12/corks-first-permanent-hotel-wedding-room/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 08:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corks First Permanent Hotel Wedding Room Opened last Weekend
Weddings are a costly business as every bride and groom knows, so to help ease the burden and take some pressure off the organisation of their big day, The Maryborough Hotel &#38; Spa in Douglas, is opening ‘The Wedding Room’ which offers exclusive discounts to couples for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jelly Boy</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/04/29/jelly-boy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Geraldine Blake
Don’t you just love bank holiday Mondays? There was a time in my misguided youth when I hated them because everything shut down but now I have come to appreciate the opportunity to tune out and recharge the batteries.
I woke up about 9.30 am. My husband was still asleep. I could hear the [...]]]></description>
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