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Burns Night: Scotching a few myths

January 25, 2012 By Ellen

Some tasteful tartan from Totally Tartan So it’s Burns Night – all day. I’ve often wondered how that works, but it does. I wasn’t going to blog about the annual offal binge that marks the birthday of our National Bard, but then I spotted a post that changed my mind. Advocado Sweet reminded me of this piece […]

Filed Under: haggis, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scots

Scotland: My creeping unease in the country I call home

January 14, 2012 By Ellen

Earlier this week I read a post at Is There A Plan B. it was called this time it’s personal and talked about her feelings about the independence referendum. Written by another Englishwoman living in Scotland, she is wondering if she’s entitled have a say and if the nub of the issue isn’t a blanket […]

Filed Under: independence, referendum, Scotland, Scots

Blogging: must I really go niche?

January 3, 2012 By Ellen

The tree on the green that blew down in Scotland’s Son of Bawbag storm The road to online success is niche, everyone says so. In fact, I’ve said so myself, in a book, so it must be true. Niche means a single subject in which I become an expert and people will visit for that information […]

Filed Under: blogging, ghost blogging, handbags, niche, Scotland

9/11 shines some light on Asperger Syndrome

September 9, 2011 By Ellen

This morning Boy One said: “I don’t understand what all the fuss about the 9/11 thing is all about, mum.” Being quite affected by the coverage and my memories, I was somewhat taken about. How can he seem so careless about this international outrage?  “But lots of people were killed,” I said. “I know mum, […]

Filed Under: Asperger, autism, schools., Scotland, threat

How my forgetfulness turned my sons into Munro baggers

May 30, 2011 By Ellen

This year Super Sister and I put Walking Thursdays in our diaries. So about once a month we sneak away from our children, other halves and worlds of enterprise to yomp up a hill. Occasionally others – as well as Pinto the Dog – join us. Mum and Stepmother J had a walk at the […]

Filed Under: Ben Lomond, Munro, Scotland, walking

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