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The go-to-bed alarm

January 30, 2014 By Ellen

I have a problem at bedtime. It happens several times a week. After a pleasant evening of TV and chat with the Panther, I simply don’t know when to stop. The show we sat down to sneer at is finished and the bedtime hour (when taking into account our age, the horrible time the alarm […]

Filed Under: alarm, bedtime, go to bed, idea, reading, TV.

Who did you have your first crush on?

April 16, 2013 By Ellen

How has it come to this? I’m sneaking around the kitchen stealing Boy One’s jelly babies and now realise I have to eat every single one and deny there was ever even one in his pick-n-mix bag.  And I’m looking for blogging inspiration. Usually this isn’t a problem – I’m cross, ranty or enchanted by […]

Filed Under: crush, David McCallum, Sapphire and Steel., Starsky and Hutch, The Gemini Man, TV.

Stupid things people say on telly…

May 17, 2012 By Ellen

Making an ass of yourself If you can’t avoid a cliche like the plague at least stop it going tits up over elbow.Have you noticed how much tosh people talk on the telly these day?Utter nonsense that happens when cliches and homilies collide. What did that pillock on the Apprentice mean when he said “I […]

Filed Under: Apprentice., cliche, humour, nonsense, television, TV.

Men Behaving Reasonably – sitcom women fight back

August 5, 2011 By Ellen

Do you remember Terry and June? Margo and Jerry? Victor Meldrew and Margaret? Of course you do…  Then there was Basil, Sybil and the rest… It was the stuff of Saturday evenings on the sofa. The family gathered enjoying time together. Let’s face it, there wasn’t a choice then – if you didn’t like what […]

Filed Under: feminist Friday, feminsm, husband, TV.

sugar farms, worry and bringing up the rear

January 13, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today The sugar farm has begun. Both of them were at it so I gave in. I bought lots of food colouring and cooked up a pan full of sugar. Now I have a string covered in green crystals hanging from my drying rack and dripping sticky green goo […]

Filed Under: aspergers, crawling, things I learned from my children today, TV.

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