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If the shoe fits…

June 25, 2013 By Ellen

Finally victory is mine! Ha ha. One shoe means you’ve not won yet. Boy Three’s new shoes – See, I’m trying to fit them like a glove  Question: What have hairdressers, undertakers and kids’ shoe shops got in common?Answer: they make feel guilty if you even think that there might be a cheaper way.There’s the […]

Filed Under: Boy Three. children's shoes., fitting shoes, shoes, Vertbaudet

Socket and see – The Pivot Power

June 25, 2013 By Ellen

It’s a very much first world, 21st century irritation, but the wires drive me bonkers. Charger cables, plugs, connectors and so on. The damned things just nest themselves all over the place – similar but different – until the point when you need the one you need, and it’s gone. So when I was asked […]

Filed Under: Quirky, The Pivot Power, Wires

175/365 Suited and boxed for our holidays

June 24, 2013 By Ellen

The countdown is on… Cornwall here we come. We’ve got our wetsuits and we’re ready. And if it’s you that’s waiting for me to do those things I promised before I set off, then don’t worry  – I’m all over it. Once he’d tried on his wetsuit, Boy Three decided the box they came in was a […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, holiday, wetsuits

174/365 Duck race is quackers

June 23, 2013 By Ellen

Today’s entertainment was a trip to the Quarriers Village sports day and duck race. The Boys and I covered ourselves in glory by coming last in the family relay race. Later Boy Three seemed convinced we had, in fact, been in a battle. Eventually we established that he thought we passed a battle from person […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, quarriers

173/365 Marching season – summer in the city

June 22, 2013 By Ellen

Not brilliant photos, but I was sitting in a traffic jam watching the opportunity to get myself a coffee before work slip away to the sound of that one flute tune that doesn’t seem to have an end. Orange Walks are parades held by members of the Orange Order to celebrate Prince William of Orange’s victory […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, glasgow, Orange March

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