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Book review – Paris Kiss by Maggie Ritchie

February 5, 2015 By Ellen

There’s ever such a slight downward plunge in the spirits when I learn that a friend has got a publishing deal. Mostly it’s nothing more than garden variety envy. Green-eyed jealousy that they’ve done it and I haven’t got my act together/the talent. Ho hum. There’s also that extra weight to the sinking that comes from the […]

Filed Under: art, author, book, Camille Claudel, friend, Jessie Lipscomb, love, Maggie Ritchie, Rodin. Paris Kiss. Tagged With: My Life, Review, The World

137/365 proud mother #46

May 17, 2013 By Ellen

Boy One came home from school with, among others, this picture. It’s good, isn’t it? Who knew he was so good at art? Certainly not his family. Still he’s doing art next year so watch this space… 

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, art

The one with art, school dinners and sharp teeth

June 26, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children Colour by numbers isn’t as easy as all that. Boy Two has an art thing going on and he’s very good. See the T-shirt he decorated, I think it’s cool. He asked for a colour by numbers painting so, yesterday, I met Super Sister and Baby G at The […]

Filed Under: art, aspergers, things I learned from my children today

Hairy emotions, messy paintings and the booger boogaloo

March 1, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. I’d like to stop the march of hormones. The other day when Boy One was sharing a bath with Boy Three – generally a noisy and splashy affair enjoyed by all – I spotted something. It was a tuft of what was unmistakably pubic hair. Nooo. My beautiful […]

Filed Under: art, things I learned from my children today

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