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Deadline for a bicycling beaver…

May 30, 2015 By Ellen

Way past bedtime on a wet Monday evening and the Panther and I were to be found running up and down a slight slope in the park, him in his work trousers.  Not, of course, that we had found a new exercise fad. In fact, the Panther was putting more effort into shouting instructions and […]

Filed Under: boys, family, My Life, scouting, scouts, Uncategorized Tagged With: Beavers, learning to ride a bike, scouts, Something happened in my life

Things I learned from Scout Camp

April 2, 2014 By Ellen

Be prepared… to be brilliant.Perhaps not exactly what Baden Powell had in mind in 1937, but Scouting is still going strong and this weekend it had me in its grip. I was a parent helper at a camp at Lochgoilhead.I don’t know about the kids, but I found it instructive. Here’s what I learned: Argyll […]

Filed Under: Argyll, Lochgoilhead, other things I have learned, other things i learned, outdoors, rafting, scouting, scouts

295/365 Doing my bit and trying to be prepared…

October 22, 2013 By Ellen

I do realise that today’s image isn’t a photo – however, it best sums up today big new thing. I am new – as well as all the other things I still am – Greenock and District Scouts Media Development Manager!Get me. Well, yes. Although I realise that there’s probably a bit more getting to […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, cubs, scouts, volunteer

285/365 Nut waving but drowning…

October 12, 2013 By Ellen

Clearly I don’t literally mean the waving of nuts – edible or otherwise. That would be silly. It just seems like a bit of a busy kind of week, the kind when it’s been all about paddling like fury just to stay in one place. You know the sort. It’s been the Panther’s first full week in […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, busy, football, housework, juggle, scouts, work life balance

170/365 my family and other animals

June 19, 2013 By Ellen

It was the end of season party night at cubs. As well as the usual hotdogs and new beaver promises, there were animals and inflatable bouncy things. Boy Three is generally sporting ski goggles while Boy One was briefly in charge of the cubs’ sumo bouts.   Posted with Blogsy

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, cubs, scouts

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