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Review of Seavite Super Nutrient Face Products
Monday, 07 October 2019
by Hilda
You must be hiding under a rock if you have not heard of the Seavite brand as it has pretty well got iconic status now. I have not used them before, but was delighted to be gifted some products to try them for myself. Originally the brand was developed by Patrick Mulrooney in the 1990s
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Style Not Age Does Autumn Florals
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Hilda
This month, Style Not Age embraces the autumn floral trend. Autumn is my favourite season. I love everything about it: the cooler days, the changing colours of nature and the darker evenings all appeal to me. Of course, my recent colour analysis confirmed that the colours that suit me best are from the autumnal palette. MY
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The Elephant in the Room – The Menopause
Monday, 23 September 2019
by Hilda
I will be attending a MENOPAUSE conference – ‘The M Word’ – on Friday 11th October in The Radisson Blu St. Helen’s, Stillorgan, Dublin. This will be a chance for women to listen, chat and get advice on how to deal with the myriad of problems that most of us experience in peri-menopause and menopause.
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Stylish Mondays Showcase Green
Monday, 09 September 2019
by Hilda
It is Stylish Monday time again and I am joining with my fellow bloggers in showcasing green. Green is one of my favourite colours and yet I have so little of it in my wardrobe. I am featuring one of my kimonos on the blog today. Actually, it is my daughter’s and I used to
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Water Filtration is Vital for Better Health
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
by Hilda
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink”, Coleridge wrote in ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. We all know that water is essential for good health. In fact, it is the single most important substance in relation to our health. Sixty percent of the human body is made up of water, depending on how hydrated
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Purple Reigns and Rains in ‘Style Not Age’
Monday, 26 August 2019
by Hilda
‘When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me.’ Written by poet Jenny Joseph at the age of 29 in 1961, the poem ‘Warning’ went on to spawn ‘The Red Hat Society’, an organisation where women over 50 have fun and which now
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The Quantum Health Analyser – Science or Science Fiction?
Monday, 19 August 2019
by Hilda
The Quantum Health Analyser sounds like something from a Science Fiction movie or TV series. In fact, it sounds pretty scary. And when my physical therapist Andrew Smith of The Willows Clinic offered me a free analysis, I was unsure at first. You will have read about Andrew in my previous post on STRESS! I
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Andrew Smith, Health test, Memory problems, Quantum Health Analyser, The Willows Clinic
How Work Stress made me Sick and Complementary Medicine Helped me Recover
Monday, 12 August 2019
by Hilda
Stress is one of the biggest problems in today’s world. Of course, we all have to deal with stressful situations at various times in our lives, but continuous stress can impact hugely on our health, as I found out to my cost in 2010. BACKGROUND I taught English very happily for 34 years and even
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Maxi Madness with my ‘Stylish Mondays’ friends
Monday, 05 August 2019
by Hilda
I join with some stylish sisters in showcasing our love of the maxi. Those of you who know me well, or who have followed my blog for some time, know that there is one item of clothing that I wear more than any other and that is the maxi dress. I have about a dozen
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”Steal her Style” with ‘Style Not Age’ Collaboration
Monday, 29 July 2019
by Hilda
Stealing someone else’s style is actually far more difficult than it sounds or looks. I chose this theme for this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ challenge because I thought it would be easy. Having dithered about whose style I was going to copy, I eventually settled on Julia Roberts’ ‘Race Look’ in the movie ‘Pretty Woman’.
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Where to stay and what to do in Portaferry, Co. Down
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
by Hilda
It seems as if we have been in Northern Ireland quite a lot over the past year. First was a wonderful stay at the Galgorm Resort & Spa near Ballymena and a tour of the north Antrim coast. Then last April, I wrote about our stay in The Cairn Bay Lodge in Bangor and a
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Shopping for the Real You
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
by Hilda
Good morning. My last blog post is all about looking the best you can for your age. It is about taking care of your skin, boosting collagen and elastin with customised treatments and products. I make no apology for trying to look good for my age. I have written plenty about how I take care
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Endymed – The Non-Surgical Facelift with Jeanne Brophy
Monday, 08 July 2019
by Hilda
Is it possible to tighten the jawline and have some of the effects of a facelift without having surgery? The answer is Yes. I have been lucky enough to have been gifted some treatments at Jeanne Brophy’s salon in Clontarf and I am delighted with the results. You may have read my post on the
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Bewley’s Cafe Tour – a trip down Memory Lane
Monday, 01 July 2019
by Hilda
Bewley’s was the place where I spent quite a lot of time in my student days back in the ’70s. I studied English in TCD, which meant only a few hours of lectures and lots of time for reading. Of course, I could have studied in the College Library, but my friends and I preferred
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Ageism is Never in Style and Brands should Take Note
Monday, 17 June 2019
by Hilda
Within the next two years, for the first time in human history, there will be more people worldwide over 65 than under five. That should be a wake-up-call to BRANDS that they should be more inclusive when it comes to promoting their products. Older people can be more discerning (in many instances) and have a
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Health Checks for Women Over 50
Monday, 10 June 2019
by Hilda
Most of us tend to avoid doctors and health checks in our younger years unless there is some specific reason to book an appointment. But when we reach 50 or so (and have been lucky enough to stay healthy) it is definitely time to schedule some health checks. Much as we hate to admit it
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Stylish Mondays Summer Whites Collaboration
Monday, 03 June 2019
by Hilda
Stylish Mondays feature Summer Whites this month. I actually do not have a lot of white in my wardrobe and the whites I have tend to be soft not bright. In fact, I am not even sure that these jeans, which I have for years, are even white. They are more off-white or even cream,
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‘How to Live Better for Longer’
Monday, 20 May 2019
by Hilda
Tonight I will be making my television debut on ‘How to Live Better for Longer’ on RTE1 at 9.35pm! Having told everyone who listened that I probably would end up on the cutting room floor, I saw and heard myself on the preview, so I know I will feature, however briefly. Below you can see
Fried Halloumi in The Cairn Bay Lodge Starfish Cafe
Monday, 13 May 2019
by Hilda
When in Bangor, County Down recently, GG and I stayed in The Cairn Bay Lodge, the most amazing B&B or guest house we’ve ever experienced. Friends of ours were putting on a play in a local theatre, so we hopped up the road, merely a two-hour drive from Dublin. A dormitory town for Belfast, Bangor
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Serious Readers’ Alex Light Review
Monday, 06 May 2019
by Hilda
I can see clearly now…. I am actually talking about my vision, but it is also a bit of a ‘light-bulb’ moment. You see, I took delivery a few weeks ago of my Serious Readers’ lamp. And wow has it changed how I see things. Let me explain. MY EYESIGHT HISTORY 30 years ago, I
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Alexa Light, eye strain, floor lamps, Lamps, reading lamps, review of Alexa Light, Serious Readers
Pastels as worn by our ‘Style Not Age’ group
Sunday, 28 April 2019
by Hilda
Wearing Pastels is our ‘Style not Age’ challenge this month and that is, indeed, a challenge for me, because regular readers know that I do not have many pastels in my wardrobe. However, I do like pastel colours when I think of decor and houses. I normally associate pastels with babies (think baby blue and
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Top Tips to help improve your Memory
Monday, 22 April 2019
by Hilda
There has been a lot written about memory recently and what we can do to help prevent dementia and maybe even Alzheimer’s so I thought I would re-post this. I waited until after Easter to post because it has been suggested that high sugar diets (as well as being detrimental to overall health) can also
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Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, how to look after your brain, memory loss, multi-tasking, nutrition for your brain, sleep, supplements, vitamins
Review of ‘The Middle Place’ by Kealan Ryan
Tuesday, 09 April 2019
by Hilda
What an incredible first novel. No, what a brilliant novel. Full Stop. I was an English teacher in a former life and I know the narrator of The Middle Place. I taught him. I taught plenty like him and they were great ‘craic’. Cheeky, chirpy, funny, confident. You had to like them. But you
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Beside the Hilda – confessions of an Instagram Husband!
Thursday, 04 April 2019
by Hilda
This post – confessions of an Instagram Husband – first appeared two years ago and I thought it time to give it a second airing. I asked Graham if he had any changes to make to the original. You can read his answer at the end of this post. My husband Graham (a.k.a. GG)
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Blogger's Assistant, Canon EOS M10, Chez Sara, Harvey's Point, Ilse Jacobsen, Instagram husband, Irish Blogger Agency, Paula's, Samsung