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Scotland to Cornwall – 569 miles to misery… or not?

June 14, 2012 By Ellen

 This year the residents of the Palace of Bundance are going to pack up their Lego, Men in Black figurines (is a figurine just a toy that doesn’t do anything?), their cake icing partworks and set off for Cornwall for the annual expedition. Can you imagine a camel caravans laden and clanking and covering the desert […]

Filed Under: books, children, children's books, Cornwall, drive, holiday, motorway, talking books

Nigella Lawson, the game is up

May 31, 2012 By Ellen

Nigella (Saima via Flickr) I was really looking forward to the day, my first domestic day for months, this year even. It was the a long holiday weekend and there has been a steady slide from the full tilt of normal life. It was Easter so we planned visits to gran’s, lunch with pals, Cbeebies live […]

Filed Under: cooking, easter, holiday, Nigella, witchcraft

Frugal fun: who would want to live in a house like this?

January 6, 2012 By Ellen

So we are all a little bit skint these days. Being broke is becoming trendy, a but like having a decking fired or starting a blog. Every news report drones on and on with more miserable measurements of how fast the hand cart is hurling towards hell, but I have my own economic indicator. Whenever […]

Filed Under: camping, Frugal fun, holiday, mumsnet, saving money

Silent Sunday

July 31, 2011 By Ellen

Filed Under: Austria, holiday, Kinder Hotel, photography, Silent Sunday

My toddler did not poo in the baby pool

July 27, 2011 By Ellen

My toddler did not poo in the baby pool last night. Oh no. It wasn’t him.  My toddler is probably the noisiest child here. It’s easy to learn where he is just by cocking your head and opening your ear. “I don’t believe it,” mini Meldrew style. Or “It’s not fair. Too big. Go ‘way. […]

Filed Under: holiday, manners

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