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    Copyright Victoria A,C. Luckie
    • Nov 1, 2016
    • 1 min

    Restless but drowning

    Most days I feel I am drowning in paperwork. The paperwork requires lengthy and, it seems at times unnecessary phone calls, rabbit warren...
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    In praise of the Harrods Christmas Grotto
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Oct 4, 2016
    • 1 min

    In praise of the Harrods Christmas Grotto

    My daughter has been visiting Father Christmas at Harrods for years. Her first being the Wizard of Oz theme. I think this year was our be...
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    Dahling Depp
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Sep 21, 2016
    • 3 min

    Dahling Depp

    It is Roald Dahl dress up day at my daughter's school on Friday and so it is time to look out the Golden ticket that I cajoled her Papa i...
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    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Sep 19, 2016
    • 1 min

    Congratulations to my cousin on his forthcoming induction to the Premiership Rugby Hall of Fame. W

    Picture in article is not Hugh! #HughVyvyan #VictoriaQuinHarkin #VictoriaLuckie #Rugby #Saracens #AlexCabrini
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    Let them eat cake?
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Sep 4, 2016
    • 4 min

    Let them eat cake?

    I am not a huge fan of cake (I can't recall my last Birthday cake and did without one at my wedding in 2004). Kenyan friends who have tas...
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    In memory of my Grandma on the eve of her 100th birthday.
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Aug 13, 2016
    • 1 min

    In memory of my Grandma on the eve of her 100th birthday.

    Well Gran Gran, Happy Birthday old trout, wish you were here or we were still there while you were well enough to enjoy life. Wish I co...
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    Very pleased with this pic of Sheba and I by Simon Rawles in the MS Society report.
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Aug 12, 2016
    • 1 min

    Very pleased with this pic of Sheba and I by Simon Rawles in the MS Society report.

    Pic used with kind permission of the MS Society. It was taken just after the MS Awards this summer (which is why I am the other side of t...
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    Entrance to The Italian Gardens at Westonbirt School
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Jul 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    Entrance to The Italian Gardens at Westonbirt School

    Pic is my copyright and used with kind permission of the school. #Westonbirt #Gardens #Italian #ItalianGardens #Architecture #VictoriaLuckie
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    A Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Through The Looking Glass at Fortnum and Mason
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie (née
    • Jun 29, 2016
    • 1 min

    A Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Through The Looking Glass at Fortnum and Mason

    Having seen the beautiful but unfairly reviewed Alice Through The Looking Glass over the weekend with friends, and having to be in London...
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    Slide mount (hand labelled by Granny)
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie née Quin-Harkin
    • Apr 22, 2016
    • 0 min

    Slide mount (hand labelled by Granny)

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    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Mar 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    I've added a couple of radio clips from much larger projects to my website under the journalism

    This clip was from Gulu in 2009 http://www.alexcabrini.com/#!blank-1/evksx it was part of a wider documentary in which I interviewed, am...
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    Sheba shortlisted for MS Society Award - Young Carer category.
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Mar 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    Sheba shortlisted for MS Society Award - Young Carer category.

    I am delighted to see that my nine year old daughter Sheba Luckie has been selected as a finalist in the Young Carer category of the MS S...
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    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Feb 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Announcement regarding recent developments with my sister's company Parasol Rose

    My sister Mim Quin-Harkin is launching a company making pretty bespoke silk slips. As her sister when she first mooted the idea some year...
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    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Feb 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    Valentine

    I'll love you more than the stars above In a broken sky Until I die.
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    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Feb 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    Poor policy, missed opportunities and lack of action by International political leaders to blame for

    If the seeds of the current Syrian refugee crisis were planted and fertilized long ago, then the weeds were watered by inaction and poor ...
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    Me in my MS relapse a year and a half ago and my general attitude to disability bollocks.
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Jan 27, 2016
    • 2 min

    Me in my MS relapse a year and a half ago and my general attitude to disability bollocks.

    I have MS. I have never hidden my MS. I have written a lot about MS. I have commented on MS and made videos about MS. I have written in t...
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    More from the drawer
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Jan 27, 2016
    • 1 min

    More from the drawer

    This pic us a self portrait showing me holding a pic of Granny from the drawer. She is wearing a dress made from kangas that I still wear...
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    Found in drawer unopened since 2005 last night
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Jan 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    Found in drawer unopened since 2005 last night

    Last daughter came rushing in to the living room last night with and tales of a secret hidden drawer and a long lost diary I did not prev...
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    Can anyone explain this except by hacking / surveillance?
    Victoria Alexandra Cabrini Luckie
    • Jan 23, 2016
    • 1 min

    Can anyone explain this except by hacking / surveillance?

    See the shot to left of screen outlined in blue of an envelope on my laptop? The content is what should appear in iphotos large screen w...
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    Macarons and long-awaited violet tea
    Victoria Luckie
    • Jan 22, 2016
    • 5 min

    Macarons and long-awaited violet tea

    ​Originally posted 5th November 2015 image gallery of additional images added 22/01/16 but taken earlier (at the same time as those on th...
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