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Val Kelly's avatar

Happy Easter Louise....sitting having my usual early morning cuppa in peace listening to your words.....sounds like your trip was definitely what to needed to help you on your journey towards settling into your new way of life. I think I like the sound of Cape Cod....definitely added to my many places to visit ☺️ xx

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Happy Easter to you Val xx Hope you have a lovely relaxing day....Thanks so much for always listening to my words and for being such an encourager and such a good friend xx love to all the gang and yep Cape Cod all the way. You can come with me next time ;)

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Adeline Laird's avatar

Happy Easter to you . You definitely had an amazing time in the USA. You learned so much from it, and i love hearing all about it here to many more adventures. Keep being you and keep looking up x

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Happy Easter to you Adeline x Loads of love to you always. Hope all is good with you and thanks so much for your support and kind words always x I really had the time of my life & feel so grateful for the opportunity and the support xx and for being brave in this moment xxx thanks for being on my team always xx

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Tracy O’Brien's avatar

Happy Easter Lou, it was lovely to listen to you as I drove to Freshwater Coffee House this morning. Sending you lots of love and hugs 😇😘😘😇

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Love you Tracy! Could not have done this without you. You are such a good friend and I will always be so grateful i found you in this world x I'm keeping you forever x

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Olivia Trotman's avatar

Happy Easter Louise, I awoke at 6.30 am and started to read and listen to your words, but a certain young person needed me, she is unwell, so I caught up a little later! What a sky this morning,was beautiful. I’m so happy for you, You really had a trip of a lifetime and got to meet wonderful people. In your fb lives , I felt we were all getting to meet with them too .You have fab memories with all those gorgeous friends, who I’m sure are all going to be visited again soon in the near future....thanks for your lovely substack this morning, lots of love to you beautiful beautiful Louise , you are the best.💜xx

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Awww loads of love to Anna...Give her a big hug from me. THANK YOU sooo much Olivia for being you. you are such a supporter and such a good friend to me, I don't know how I'll ever return all the love you give me. We must meet for tea someday after the holidays when things are quieter for you. we could meet in Donedea and go for a walk around the woods..we can chat to the ducks haha ;) and then have a cuppa...Yes I think this is a must xx no pressure whatsoever but if a gap comes and you up for it, just pop me a message and I'll be there with bells on xx

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Ev Davie's avatar

Happy Easter Lou 🐣✝️ Thank you for sharing your American visit and all your new family there. I am so so happy for you. You got the coffee spot on with your 🇺🇸accent and I agree about driving there. Stay as sweet as you are lovely girl. God bless you and yours ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Loads of love to you Ev. Thanks so much for supporting me and for taking the time to listen to my substack always. Happy Easter to you xx yep I really had the time of my life...but you know me, I'd have a party in a cardboard box if I was left....Feel v lucky to have met so many amazing people. Sending lots of love to you always and thanks a million for all your kind words always xx they means so much to me x

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Jackie Buxton's avatar

Ahhh Louise, I love your list 😘 And thank you for the extra love as I read to the end (!) - of course I did. It’s gorgeous. I can relate to a lot of what you say about the US as one of my sisters has lived there for many years, and her family are firmly spread about there, so I’ve visited a bit and found the same: Americans can get a bad press but then, I dread to think how the world views the English these days - eeek! The point is, human beings are generally pre-disposed to be lovely, where ever you go. And I firmly believe that. Most people really are very nice. As my mum once famously said to me in a Weltschmerz-y teenage moment: you hear all the bad stuff in the news because there’s less of it, after all, it wouldn’t be ‘news’ aid it was all bad, would it. You and her would get on very well!!! Anyway, thank you for sharing your thoughts in another great blog post x

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Aw thank you so much Jackie for your gorgeous message. Thank you for your support and encouragement...I love your mum and know we would def get on very well....Someday hopefully we will have tea together me and you....we are only across the water from each other. I look forward to that day...Thank you so so much for reading my whole post and thanks for giggling towards the end. I was hoping people would feel the love xxx

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Jo Bozarth's avatar

Thank you for sharing all you have loved and learned! Number 82 made me laugh out loud! 😂

Happy Easter, friend!! ♥️

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Loads and loads of love to you Jo xx Happy Easter to you too. Hope life being good to you and your beautiful family xx Thanks so so much for always supporting me one million per cent, you are the best x PS glad I made you giggle ;)

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Lisa Bolin 🌸's avatar

Amazing, Lou! We’re never too old to learn and being curious can lead to being brave and living an AMAZING life! So happy for you ✈️🌸🐣💕

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so very much Lisa for your support and kindness always. So glad we connected on here. One day we will drink tea and have the chats about all things wonderful...and we will sit under a beautiful sky too x

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Dolores McKenna's avatar

🌈🦋 Bingo!! 😂 Line 71 did I tell you lately that I love you too. Louise LOVE just flows out of you wherever you travel. I looked forward to following your American tour felt the love, friendship and hospitality you experienced. Your pics reminded me of the great FB characters you encountered. You stayed with Anne who made you eat ‘ skinny cow’ 😂 Cool, calm and collected Mellisa your tour guide in Cape Cod, I love her voice. Meeting the awesome Kennedy twins, Tea 😜😂 and shenanigans in ‘Swing the Teapot’, St.Patrick’s Day celebrations at the Ashling Centre to mention a few you truly experienced an Irish Blessing in the States. 🦋🌈

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lauren deborah | they/she 🌈🐆's avatar

What a magical list. I love all of this for you, thank you for sharing. I needed a lot of these reminders today.

P.S. Maybe I really loved hearing 16 hehe AWESOME STUFF!

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Author Claire Addington's avatar

This is fantastic! ‘Good people find good people’ best line ever 💜

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Margaret's avatar

Gee Louise your Americzn accent oh Lord!!!!@@@

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Ann Moynagh's avatar

Teehee....I learned I remarried!! There's a McDonagh man in my life now??!! Keep bringing the magic, girlfriend!

Ann (Moynagh)😘

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