• My Book
  • Hire Me
  • Shoe Thing
  • Blog
  • Contact

In a bun dance

If I'm going to get something, I usually get it in spades - luck (both kinds), children, clutter, dirty laundry, bright ideas, daft ideas...

  • Home
  • Family
  • My Life
  • The World
  • Feminism
  • Blogging
  • Creative Writing
  • Reviews
  • Blog
You are here: Home / Archives for boys

Things that make me smile right now

July 25, 2020 By Ellen

Back to Penrith recently and much delight to discover that our favourite fried food purveyor has gone mobile. Thank you, Shap Chippy. And – at long last – family gathered a bit. Simply wonderful to see everyone and, for a bit, forget about some of the more interesting bits of the past few months. Boy […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: boys, busy weekend, children, Cumbria, family, in my life, Penrith, women

When is a cow not a vegetarian?

July 21, 2020 By Ellen

When it’s eating its own afterbirth. Apparently they do this to protect the new-born from predators long enough for it to get on its own four wobbly feet. Clever nature. A summer evening walk with a lovely friend was rendered unforgettable by the sight of a new-born calf and its mother. We stood fascinated while […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: camping, Cow, Glasgow, in my life, on my mind, Review, scouts, something happened in my world, summer, things I've learned

Through a smart phone lens – more pictures

July 6, 2020 By Ellen

Right. You nailed it: I can’t be bothered to write a proper post right now. Instead you might be charmed and entertained (though probably not) by some of the stuff I’ve taken pictures of lately. Today Boy Three and I cycled to Paisley and most of the way back again. On the plus side we […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, cooking, cycle, jam, nature, Paisley, snails, summer, turnover

Pictures of recent days

June 14, 2020 By Ellen

The days are merging into each other so I thought I’d mark in photos… There was the day we met a family of geese. There was the day Boy Three decided that what I really needed was an emergency poncho. There was the day I decided to channel Little House on the Prairie hair do. […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: children, coronavirus, Covid19, humour, in my life, lockdown, My Life, photos, Something happened in my life

Weaning can be fun – and other big fat lies

June 10, 2020 By Ellen

This week’s half-arsed sorting out took the form of clearing book cases and checking whether any of those online book buying businesses were interested in paying hard cash. You’ll notice that I was vague about who was doing the actual work of this decluttering as it wasn’t me. Boy One was tasked with this important […]

Filed Under: boys, family, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, boys, changes, children, decades, discovery, family, history, in my life, musing, Something happened in my life, weaning

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Categories

Archives

hotter blogger badge

Copyright © 2025 · Lifestyle Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in