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Diving into the past…

November 12, 2020 By Ellen

Oddly, when I don’t blog about things, it’s as if they didn’t really happen. It’s the old tree falling in the forest thing. If there’s no one to listen, what’s the point? Boy Three and I are stuck at home. He’s isolating because a classroom assistant has tested positive. (Won’t it be marvelous one day […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: covid, Frenchfield, My Life, Penrith, photo

Reframing specs appeal

October 28, 2020 By Ellen

New glasses yesterday. They’re purple and I can see clearly* through them. (*insert music) It would be easy to write a(nother) post about how things change as time passes. You know? Night life is all about the right moment for giving in to the call of the PJs rather than the hall with the DJs. […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: advice, aging, creative writing, glasses, health, in my life, in the world, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life, specs

Yeah, that went well…

October 26, 2020 By Ellen

All puffed-up with myself, I posted a couple of weeks ago about all the things I was going to do and how I’d blog about it all. Yeah. Well, I didn’t do any of it. What are you gonna do? If 2020 has been a bit of a wobbly ride for most people, I’ve added […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, in my life, lake, life, My Life, Something happened in my life, storm, Ullswater, Water

Learning to live: One wild and precious life

October 4, 2020 By Ellen

As if I wasn’t short of metaphor, it’s the morning after the deluge and the sun is glinting off rain-drenched fields… This is the scenery of my new outlook. I’m in my new place but, somehow, an essence of me hasn’t quite caught up with the packing boxes and postal redirect. I don’t, of course, mean […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: creative writing, health, humour, in my life, Learning to live, metaphor, navigation, on my mind, self care, Something happened in my life

Things I learned today – crispy veg and feminist icons

October 1, 2020 By Ellen

Another instructive day… I learned that the Aga doesn’t let out the smell. So last night’s roasted veggies (I’ll just give them a few more minutes) were somewhat overdone by breakfast time.   Speaking of Agas, have you seen the new version of All Creatures Great and Small? Boy Three and I have been enjoying […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Aga, age, All Creatures Great And Small, Helen Reddy, in my life, in the world, Jenni Murray, My Life, things I've learned, Women's Hour

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