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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

Another post that starts “snow joke… “

December 10, 2010 By Ellen

Snow joke being stuck at home because of the snow, but here’s what we learned. Attempts to climb a Christmas tree will be unsuccessful. Oddly though, if your tree was decorated by children, it won’t look much worse for its experience. If you put enough clothes on the baby to keep him warm, he can’t […]

Filed Under: Christmas, cold snap, other things I have learned, slimpod, snow, Things I've learned from my children., thinkingslimmer

Snow is cold and head teachers should run the treasury

December 3, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children The coldness of snow never ceases to surprise. Shortly after this picture was taken, Boy Two complained he was cold and wet. No? School fayres are economic genius. I just paid £2 for my own wooden spoon which has painted brown and disguised as a reindeer. You can take […]

Filed Under: cold snap, housework half hour, manners, other things I have learned, snow, things I learned from my children today, Things I've learned from my children.

Mull – a little island delight

October 18, 2010 By Ellen

Things I learned from our trip to Mull. When the sun shines in Scotland it’s heavenly. Really. At risk of going all purple, it makes your soul sing and you forgive it the months of grey misery. Kippers are delicious, but quite a lot of work. Breakfast in the Western Isles Hotel naturally featured Loch […]

Filed Under: island, Mull, nappy, other things I have learned, Scotland

A weekend in Yorkshire without a single pudding

October 13, 2010 By Ellen

Things I learned during our Yorkshire weekend. Money does grow on trees. Or at least it does at places on the Ingleton Falls walk. There are fallen trees with coins banged into the bark. It looks very much like the scales of a reptile. I expect you could find a metaphor there if you look […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, The good things..., Yorkshire

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