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Tiffany Rose: maternity frocks for special occasions

December 18, 2012 By Ellen

Sheree Murphy in Tiffany Rose Post in association with Tiffany Rose.I know she is beautiful, has a devoted hero husband and pretty much anything she wants, but I feel a bit sorry for Kate Duchess of Cambridge. First of all, she’s barely allowed to puke in private. Hospitalised for extreme morning sickness, the poor woman is […]

Advice for a new mum on her due date

October 5, 2012 By Ellen

You will think your baby is cuter than this no matter how many chins it has My friend Julie Scrumptious is expecting a baby – her due date is today. It’s a little over 13 years since I sat there all fat and fed up waiting for IT to happen. I remember how it felt – […]

What were you doing the day the Twin Towers fell?

September 5, 2011 By Ellen

KzAkabueze via Flickr Ten years ago this week. What were you doing when the World Trade Centre came under attack? Do you remember? The sun was shining that day in 2001. I was about four months pregnant with Boy Two and working as night editor at the Daily Star of Scotland. I was late for […]

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 […]

STV competition comes to a close

December 3, 2009 By Ellen

It’s the last week of the STV Write Factor competition. I’ve now written nine opinion pieces and now it’s up to the judges. The winner gets a six month contract to write a column.I have enjoyed myself. It’s been a total treat to get away from “proper” journalism and write about what I think on […]