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NT Live Skylight: How perfection is only ever a few pixels away

July 18, 2014 By Ellen

Not only was the sun shining, making a walk through Glasgow’s West End feel like going on holiday, but I’d got parked exactly where I wanted to. Twice. Things were looking good. It was the evening of NT Live‘s screening of David Hare’s Skylight. For once I won childcare roulette and going was a real, […]

New shame for Celtic Football Club

February 8, 2014 By Ellen

Early on in my life on the west of Scotland I decided that saying as little as possible about football – particularly that of the two main teams – was for the best. I don’t have anything of worth to add to the debate, although from the side line I’m saddened by how much time, energy […]

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre – an excellent family outing

January 31, 2014 By Ellen

“Dung beetles live in a ball of poo and they eat up all the poo and then they break out of the poo,” Boy Three is very enthusiastic on the subject of poo – particularly as a des res or dinner dish. And his enthusiasm was fuelled by a fascinating encounter with a museum curator in […]

333/365 the plans you make….

November 30, 2013 By Ellen

Who am I to tell you what you should do? I have no business reminding you about the transience of life. Of course you already know that the only plan worth drawing is the one that tells you to seize the day. I’m tempted though. After all, when a helicopter plunges through the roof […]

328/365 A tale of one city…

November 25, 2013 By Ellen

Along the riverside at about 9.30am. And coming back at 5.30pm.

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