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Things I learned today – Birthdays, basics and bosoms

September 30, 2020 By Ellen

Covid, house moves, sons hitting landmark birthdays, the loss of my Booths card… times that are unforgettable to the point of interesting. 2020. As another surprise, you can go to a wine school that teaches via virtual classes. They discuss what is a freestanding wine cooler and many more. There have been surprises at every […]

Filed Under: boys, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: basics, birthday, boys, covid, in my life, My Life, things I've learned, writing

The tooth, the (no longer) whole tooth…

September 13, 2020 By Ellen

There’s a sort of ‘finding’ feeling at the moment. Finding my way home, finding my way around, and finding myself again. All of which sounds a bit navel gazey, but suggests there might be a little more time in my life for gazing in general. Which is a good thing. Meanwhile… What’s that? Oh yes, […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Booths, Christmas, Cumbria, dentist, feeling, house, new life, newbuild, Pennines, photos, tooth

Lakeland Maze – ‘more fun than I thought…’

September 8, 2020 By Ellen

It didn’t look promising. But then nothing much does through doublespeed wipers. Boy Three and I arrived at Lakeland Maze near Kendal both putting a brave face on a very soggy Sunday afternoon. “Never mind, we’re here now.” Three hours later, only slightly muddy, we got back into the car all smiles. “That really was […]

Filed Under: boys Tagged With: Cumbria, Day out, exploring, Lakeland, maize, maze, Review

House-Moving by Len Webster

August 16, 2020 By Ellen

Set in a line like soldiers firing, The books I love but never read wait For their departure, glaring down at Me from the shelves where dust will soon be Unveiled, leaving silent shadows for Destruction by the softest weapon. I don’t have time to write my own poem about the moving. I’m too busy […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: change, emotion, Len Webster, moving, poetry

More questions than answers, history and things I noticed

August 2, 2020 By Ellen

There’s an ‘end of’ feeling about matters here at the Palace of Bundance. And not before time on many fronts… In the absence of a proper post, here’s more from the the latest batch of photos. Owners of large goldfish must swallow their disappointment. I stumbled on this small ad this week. It should have […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Clyde, Clyde Coastal Path, more questions than answers, Ranfurly Hotel, small ads, Timber Ponds

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