We’re in communion dress buying mode here for our darling Fiona. It’s tricky to get the balance right. I want her dress to scream ‘we’re loaded and not from the northside.’ Is that possible? — Rachel, Rochestown Road, I’m thinking of getting a pair of Hunter Wellies for the dog.
Nobody with any sense is spending money on communion dresses these days. I hear a woman from Midleton pinned a cheque for five-grand on her daughter’s dress last year.
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