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I’d rule the world, if I could remember where I put the instructions

April 28, 2017 By Ellen

What is it? That thing. The important thing, that I have to do today, before it’s too late. A writing thing, or… I know. An email. That’s it. I’ll have sent myself a message. I do that sometimes when it’s vital The Thing doesn’t slip the net. Because I know I read all of the […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: busy weekend, family, forgetting, humour, in the world, memory, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life

What do you do with your underwear?

April 17, 2017 By Ellen

No not mine, everyone else’s. The male people in this house each have a pair of buttocks. Aged variously seven, fifteen, seventeen and fifty, the bums also range in size. Therefore, each arse owns a selection of pants. At either end of the derrière spectrum it’s very easy to tell whose is whose, it’s the […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, boys, family, Laundry, pants, socks, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: laundry, pants, socks

Brougham Castle not on the hill but worth a visit nonetheless

April 3, 2017 By Ellen

  Have you noticed how Ed Sheeran is playing in every single public space across the land? I’ve no idea how he’s done it, but he turns up in more places than Lego bricks. He was even playing on the Bull in the Archers the other day. His Castle On The Hill is brilliant – […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, Brougham Castle, Castle on the hill, Cumbria, Ed Sheeran, family, holiday, parenting, Penrith, sister, Something happened in my life

To a teenager

March 24, 2017 By Ellen

I see you, teenage child. With your swagger and secrets. Sticking your flag in new territories. Of course, I’m boring. Show me a mother who isn’t. It’s our gift. To you. A life solidified – a crash mat made of person. Ready for your ungrateful bounce.  

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: children, creative writing, in my life, poetry, teenager, writing

No regrets on Mother’s Day… or any day

March 15, 2017 By Ellen

As Mother’s Day looms again – I thought it was time to give this post another airing. How did your mothering go? Are you still in the midst of it, or is it mostly behind you? Were you a success today?   How did you do? Were you any good?    Clearly a successful parenting […]

Filed Under: family, mother's day, motherhood, mums, other things I have learned, parenthood, parenting, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday, parenting, women, working parent

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