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134/365 Twiddling my thumbs on Newsnight Scotland

May 14, 2013 By Ellen

If you watched last night’s BBC Newsnight Scotland special debate and thought that woman in the back row looked oddly familiar, it was me. If you thought she just looked odd, it probably wasn’t…The audience comprised people who live in Scotland but who didn’t start life there. I was invited along because I’d written a […]

Filed Under: BBC, BBC Newsnight Scotland, Humza Yousaf., independence, Newsnight, Scotland, SNP

Tips for creating a family friendly bathroom

May 14, 2013 By Ellen

On the face of it the perfect bathroom might be an oasis of tranquillity with exotic expensive-looking tiles, posh smelly stuff and gleaming surfaces. In an ideal world this is a place to escape for serenity and me-time.  However, if you’ve got kids then you don’t live in an ideal world so the perfect bathroom […]

Filed Under: advice, bathrooms, family rooms

Review: Asara board game by Ravensburger

May 13, 2013 By Ellen

I’d like to say that we’re the kind of family that loves board games. The truth is I love board games and the Boys occasionally indulge me and sit down to Monopoly or, my favourite, Trivial Pursuit. So it is with great glee that I accept the opportunity to road test some new games, as it […]

Filed Under: Asara, game, Ravensburger, review, toy review

133/365 Breakfast in the Palace of Bundance

May 13, 2013 By Ellen

A typical morning scene… someone grumpy, someone half naked and someone taking advantage of the attention being elsewhere to scoff all the good stuff. 

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, breakfast

132/365 Glasgow women’s 10K – things I learned from a wee run in the rain

May 12, 2013 By Ellen

There I was 4576th – well within the target of not being last Action shot by Boy Two – athlete’s zoom past Supersister  is accompanied on her lap of honour by Spiderman and Boy Two Another one of Boy Two’s showing just what a lovely day it was I’m not quite as slow as I […]

Filed Under: 10k running, 365, 365 photos, BUPA 10K., glasgow, running

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