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24/365 The Whole of the Moon

January 24, 2013 By Ellen

Today we learned that no matter how much you want it, you can’t make the sky go clear just by wishing. It was convenient for us to visit the Coats Observatory in Paisley, so we did. Only it was too cloudy for the telescopes to be working so we had to content ourselves with looking at […]

Is Myleene a Hero for her baby name?

March 30, 2011 By Ellen

Huge congrats to the ever-grinning Ms Klass for the safe arrival of her second daughter, Hero. Not only on a healthy baby, but on an excellent choice of name inspired by a character in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. I expect people will queue up to have a go at a starry name, shoving her […]

The future in fridge magnets and other lessons

April 12, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. The aftermath of a party will shock me, but leave me ever so slightly proud. Boy Two held his eight birthday sleepover cinema party last night. The very brave Panther of News took four very excited and e-number-fueled little boys to see Nanny McPhee and the Successful Formula. […]