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Ice-cream diaries
Grief, change, movement, and ice-cream. life in a new job.
Sep 6, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #7
Last in this series. Lots of different flavours. Weather warnings.
Oct 22, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #6
Bitter chocolate and sharp lime. Dizzy heights of the Acropolis.
Oct 15, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #5
Stracciatella with sour cherry sauce and a mini baklava. Holidays and hair dye.
Oct 6, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #4
Chocolate. Mouth-feel, colour palettes and gratitude.
Sep 26, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #3
Yoghurt with marmalade. Widows and wellington boots.
Sep 16, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Ice-cream diaries #2
Lemon and water-melon sorbet. And liminality*.
Sep 13, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
Grief came for Orpheus
A post about beauty and connection. Hence flower pictures taken by me and James.
Aug 29, 2025 • Rachel ORiordan
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Writing about life as a widow. All that sad, bad, crazy, joyful business
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