Niamh Crowley

Radio presenter in a past life! Psychotherapist now, happy out and mostly hanging out with teenagers! Loves to laugh 😂

[Niamh Crowley @CrowleyNiamh]

@MrPitbull07 @CrossyTweets

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*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:*

**“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”**

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

**I’m writing this to tell you something simple:**

**Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.**

Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

*With love and gentleness,*

— Patricia Routledge

[Jesus H Christ! @ThatBloke_Jesus]

OK who did this?

Dad’s going mental

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@benonwine My husband is the same so I bought him this from @HairyBabyTees !

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@louiseheraghty @saschareinking Congratulations!! My daughter did it in September with the same wedding planners! Said it was the best decision!

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She’s a great friend 🤣🧑‍🎄

[CROSSY @CrossyTweets]

My friend does a Christmas dinner run through every year and we go to it..

Just home from this years. Fit for bed 🤣

[CROSSY @CrossyTweets]

My friend does a Christmas dinner run through every year and we go to it..

Just home from this years. Fit for bed 🤣

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@Ryanair …. You’ve shouldn’t have …. Spoilt 🤣

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Whoop! @JamesBlunt

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@CrossyTweets I was wondering the same

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@CrossyTweets No way!! Wtf 😳

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@cappoquin2 Christ I thought it was Breda!!!

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@niamhpurcell Oh no!!! Let mark have a look at it for you if you want…. Awful when that happens

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Life as a teenager today, such a shame 🥲@stellaomalley3 , thanks for the recommendation….@AbigailShrier

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@cappoquin2 Eh! Keep a jar for your favourite niece!

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@stellaomalley3 @AbigailShrier @genspect @widerlenspod @SashaLPC @TherapyFirstOrg Oh amazing! Loved her book!

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@frillyflossy Aw lord the absolute cuteness ❤️

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@TheSJTobin @LibertiesCollD8 Ah well done to him! Never too old for learning!

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@CrossyTweets @RTEOne Loving it!

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Amazing charity I’m lucky to work with, and on this feature ❤️

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The charity Advocates for Victims of Homicide has said there has been a consistent rise in demand for their services from counselling to legal advice
https://t.co/jLWMNB5j6V