environment

The Hole in Time by Boy One

November 24, 2017 By Ellen

To avoid sorting out actual cupboards, I’ve been ratching through the blog back issues. I came across this gem from 2010 – a short story by my eldest son. A short story. Once upon a time there was a poor monkey called Manny who had a friend called Sid, who was really stupid. One […]

Twinkle, twinkle – how many lights?

December 8, 2014 By Ellen

Christmas, it seems, has arrived at the Palace of Bundance. How do I know? Well, the house is throbbing with lights and anywhere there was a previously clear (ish) surface is now full of festive things. There is an even greater chance of finding what you’re looking for. Every plug socket has another string of […]

253/365 making friends with the slow cooker

September 10, 2013 By Ellen

This is what the peperonata sauce looked like at first. Later it just looked like sauce. I got the slow cooker out of the cupboard today. I know the food is easy, healthy and delicious. And a slow cooker is an energy efficient way of cooking. Previously I’ve tried and ended up bunging the […]

Why the school bus might save the planet

November 4, 2009 By Ellen

The snow on Kilimanjaro is melting and climate chaos is creating ‘floody hell’ all over the place, so, yes, we’d probably better do something about the environment. Within the limits of time and energy, I try to do my bit, but, really, I know it’s not much. I couldn’t bear to give up my car […]