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Pumpkins v turnips

October 14, 2018 By Ellen

Boy One was moaning about the huge effort it was taking to scrape the goopy stuff out of his pumpkin. “You’re lucky you’ve got pumpkins,” said I. “In my day we had turnips and that was a horrible job – it took ages and the turnip stank. The whole job made your arms ache.” I […]

Filed Under: boys, family, in my day, Is it me? halloween Tagged With: Halloween, pumpkin, turnip

Strategies For Losing Weight & Keeping It Off         

October 14, 2018 By Ellen

Losing weight is a difficult challenge in itself and keeping it off is even harder, thankfully today we have access to supplements like thermogenic that will make everything easier. You have to be fully committed to staying on track and following a plan of attack if you want to be successful in the long run. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Review

What did you do at the weekend?

September 24, 2018 By Ellen

Anyone else over 50 find it takes considerable effort to answer this one? A grinding of gears and a cranking look round at the two days of domesticity and idleness peppered by parental duties. “Pretty quiet. Nice, though,” does the job. I suppose no one is really that interested in anyone’s weekend until the answer […]

Filed Under: blogging, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: autumn, books, Kate Atkinson, minireview, photos, pigeons, things I've learned, weekend

Hopes for Indian summer fade…

September 19, 2018 By Ellen

There it was, the first proper weather of the season. Storm Ali romped across the country causing considerable inconvenience. I had to change my plans and catch a bus. Heaven forfend. Boy Two abandoned his bus stop vigil when his hands went numb, and the garden is in more disarray than usual. It wasn’t always […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: #100days, Blogging, commute, instagram, Scotland, Storm Ali, weather, wind

Postcards from the hedge

September 18, 2018 By Ellen

Between the frothy sea edge and the jaunty awning of the cafe, there are people. Hot, flat people in tidy rows. Roasting and snoozing. Close enough to smell them but shut my eyes and I’m all alone. That’s when the idea struck me. Too lizardy idle to take a photo, could I just think about […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Blogging, creative writing, instagram, postcardsfromthehedge, slug, writing, yoga

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