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Cold comfort: Ten ways I know it really is winter

November 5, 2018 By Ellen

It’s winter again. I love winter. A quick glance at the calendar tells me that it’s mid November and the fact we are at 55 degrees north mean that it’s winter. Autumn is over and spring is a very, very long way off. But if you need other clues, here are my top ten hints […]

Filed Under: cold snap, family, shoes, snow, STV, winter Tagged With: autumn, children, cold, Scotland, Something happened in my life, winter

Things I learned from a Hotter moment…

April 20, 2014 By Ellen

Mercifully not one of those hotter moments.  One of these… I was lucky to be a guest at Hotter’s Glasgow store for a special blogger evening of shoes and snacks – two of my favourite things.  Do you want super comfy, beautiful shoes or just the chance to get out and meet people? …Errr, yes […]

Filed Under: Comfort Concept, comfortable shoes, Hotter, hotter shoes, shoes, wide feet. bloggers., women's shoes

Come on summer, we’re ready now…

March 18, 2014 By Ellen

This morning on my constitutional trot, I spotted this chap trotting across the road. By the time I’d fished my phone out from under several layers to take a photo, he’d reached the shelter of a hedge. It was pouring down.  According to the wisdom of the internet, hedgehogs don’t come out of hibernation until […]

Filed Under: clothes, hedgehog, Hotter, seasons, shoes, spring, summer, Vertbaudet

Schadenfreude and shoe names

January 22, 2014 By Ellen

I once bought some nail varnish just because of its name. Schadenfreude. How could it fail? It didn’t matter what it looked like, it was nail paint with attitude. The jar is long dried-up and thrown away and I can’t even remember the shade was apart from it being vaguely purple. Yet, I remember the name. When […]

Filed Under: Hotter, makeup, nail polish, names, shoes

346/365 Possibly the scariest shoes ever

December 13, 2013 By Ellen

Aren’t these amazing? These boots are made for, if not walking, something pretty serious. And at the very least, they’re going to stop the wearer from blowing away.  The wearer in question is my sometime colleague at STV, Laura Boyd. Laura always manages to look amazing. She tells me that at home she slobs about […]

Filed Under: boots, footwear, shoes

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