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May 9, 2018 By Ellen

Just the other day while indulging in a little gentle subediting at at the Newspaper I Occasionally Visit the chap sitting next to me apologised. And it wasn’t the first time either. He was saying sorry for swearing within range of my delicate female ears. For him it was a kind of reflex – you […]

Filed Under: Malcolm Tucker, sexism, swearing, The Thick of It

3 Things That Are Damaging Your Hair Without You Knowing

May 9, 2018 By Ellen

This may sound strange, but your hair is a very important aspect of your life. For many people, hair almost defines who you are. Some people may know you because of a certain hairstyle you have, it could be your ‘thing’. As such, you want to look after your hair as well as you can, […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: Review

Things I’ve learned from my children – the party version

May 5, 2018 By Ellen

It’s party time. Another rite of passage lately – the teenage party. The campaign began months before, a subtle and effective manoeuvring of the notion from a slight suggestion to an in-the-calendar fact. I tried to think of a reason to say no, but there really wasn’t one. The teen in question and his friends […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: birthday, boys, children, family, in my life, My Life, on my mind, parenting, party, police, Something happened in my life, teenager

Things I’ve learned since spring sprung

April 25, 2018 By Ellen

Months and months of cold and damp (and snow too), then all of a sudden, there’s bird on the wing and grass riz. My favourite season because, just for a while, I can persuade myself that there’s going to be an endless period of wearing shorts and loafing about during long balmy evenings. Balmy, I said. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, family, health, McDonalds, other things I've learned, Penrith, snoring, Something happened in my life, things I've learned

Why I love getting the sleeper

April 25, 2018 By Ellen

  My favourite way to travel to London is by sleeper train. It gives me a sense of how Harry Potter felt when he pushed his trunk and owl-laden trolley into the other world of platform 9 3/4. Instead of being pursued by a vast bearded man on an enchanted motorbike though, I just need […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: busy weekend, Caledonian Sleeper, Glasgow, Glasgow Central, Harry Potter, London, magic, My Life, Review, Sleeper, Something happened in my life, something happened in my world, train, travel, weekend

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