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What will they say about me when I’m dead?

January 18, 2011 By Ellen

This year I’ve already been to two funerals and I sincerely hope that the almost one a week pace is not going to continue. Both of the funerals were for people around my age who leave dozens and dozens of bereft family and friends. For both there was music – Pearl’s A Singer and Tom […]

Filed Under: carpe diem, death, family, grief

Finding positivity in the face of more exits than entrances

January 13, 2011 By Ellen

Generally, in both blogland and the real world, I try to adopt a position of merciless positivity. I am convinced there is a silver lining under every cloud even if it’s of the what-doesn’t-bust-you.. variety. Lately, though, we seem to have been surrounded by more cruel coincidences than seems right by anyone’s measure. I hasten […]

Filed Under: Archers, blogging, Bucket list, Christmas, family, grief, Reasons to be cheerful

First footing – with the coal, a few useful nuggets

January 6, 2011 By Ellen

Finally, I’m back at my desk after what seems like a very long break. I feel I need to crack my mental knuckles before I get on with 2011 so here’s what I learned over New Year. A currant of Christmas Puddings keeps on flowing. This year we got given three. Two the Panther brought […]

Filed Under: Arnison Crag, back to school, boys, brother, Christmas, Cumbria, family, other things I have learned

A bucket list of Things to do…

December 28, 2010 By Ellen

I’ve been writing the ultimate to-do list – a bucket list, if you will. Nothing in particular has prompted it and the last few days of 2010, my 43rd year, aren’t especially auspicious. It’s just that time is passing and, if I’m going to get Things done, I’d really better get cracking. The past 12 […]

Filed Under: Bucket list, family, good idea, husband, I Know Where I'm Going, lists

Blog your blues away

November 22, 2010 By Ellen

OK – here’s an idea I’ve been brewing for a while. I think you can blog yourself happy, post yourself into positivity and type away the tears. There. I said it. No, no, come back. I haven’t been overcome by the smell of Febreze and the soundtrack of YogaZone on the telly. That rustling isn’t […]

Filed Under: babies, family, good idea, Is it me?, love, things I learned from my children today

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