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Hopes for Indian summer fade…

September 19, 2018 By Ellen

There it was, the first proper weather of the season. Storm Ali romped across the country causing considerable inconvenience. I had to change my plans and catch a bus. Heaven forfend. Boy Two abandoned his bus stop vigil when his hands went numb, and the garden is in more disarray than usual. It wasn’t always […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: #100days, Blogging, commute, instagram, Scotland, Storm Ali, weather, wind

Postcards from the hedge

September 18, 2018 By Ellen

Between the frothy sea edge and the jaunty awning of the cafe, there are people. Hot, flat people in tidy rows. Roasting and snoozing. Close enough to smell them but shut my eyes and I’m all alone. That’s when the idea struck me. Too lizardy idle to take a photo, could I just think about […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Blogging, creative writing, instagram, postcardsfromthehedge, slug, writing, yoga

Choosing Meaningful Gifts for Kids

September 13, 2018 By Ellen

One of the most frustrating things about choosing gifts for kids is the fact that many of them are played with for a matter of hours before being discarded – never to be touched again. Not only is this a waste of money, it is generally wasteful in an environmental sense as well. Remember, when […]

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3 Simple Wardrobe Changes For A Confidence Boost

August 18, 2018 By Ellen

Our kids are back at school and it’s raining – there’s no doubt that the season is changing. The blissful heatwave days are already a memory and we’ve had the ‘is it too soon to put the heating on’ conversation. However, there’s something appealing about the back-to-school feeling for people of all ages: it’s synonymous […]

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The naked truth about underwear

July 19, 2018 By Ellen

Pants, knickers, scanties, undies or (not-so) smalls. Whatever you call them, they are a pretty important part of any woman’s outfit – especially if that woman is significant in years and/or size. While you might have thought that such commonplace attire is so familiar that they couldn’t hold any secrets, you’d be wrong. These unmentionables […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: bras, knickers, pants, truth, underwear

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