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Five go to Northumbria (via Cumbria)

April 10, 2010 By Ellen

Things I learned from our Easter holidays Posh folk use Jo Malone candles instead of Febreze. In the wonderful Alnwick Castle you can tell the calibre of its inhabitants by the scented candles dotted around. Jo Malone no less – at £38 a pop -in the state rooms where tourists wander. Perhaps not so fragrant, […]

Filed Under: family, general election, holiday, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today

Bye then, Nat. It was fun.

March 11, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my brother. Charles Nathan Arnison 1971 – 2009. The waah game. This is where you ask someone a question to which the answer is blindingly obvious. If they take your question seriously then you say “waaah”, and basically you win. If, however, you spot a question designed to trap you then […]

Filed Under: brother, family, grief, other things I have learned

Is love in the air today?

February 13, 2010 By Ellen

Roses are red, crocodiles are snappy, He might not be perfect,but my Panther makes me happy… OK so it’s not going to win any literary prizes, but it’s sort of the spirit of the day. Eh, Snookums? Fluffy bunny-bum? A dozen red cliches and some scratchy pants.Valentine’s Day is clearly a load of commercialised tosh […]

Filed Under: family, gender roles, love, other things I have learned, Panther makes an appearance, pregnant, The good things..., today's thought, women

How I’m Turning Into My Mother

February 7, 2010 By Ellen

Other things I’ve learned. I’m definitely Turning Into My Mother. Today I was pondering the items to add to my shopping list and considering that I probably should just by twice as much of the things that won’t go off – toothpaste, shampoo, maple syrup.“What’s wrong with that?” you may ask. On the face of […]

Filed Under: daughter, family, mother, other things I have learned, The good things..., today's thought, women

Box room, the Look and relative mess

February 5, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. I was wrong about the spare room. When we got the extension built, the spare room was supposed to be a serene spot – a place of refuge for family members and visitors alike. I imagined it all sunshine, clean sheets and dust motes dancing. Well I was […]

Filed Under: family, of course it's an improvement..., things I learned from my children today

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