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Thoughts on picking your first car

September 4, 2013 By Ellen

My first car looked a something like this. Or rather a much older and more battered version. I bought it because a friend of a friend had it for sale.  Sadly it didn’t go very far before conking out altogether and needing to be towed off to scrap yard. The experience didn’t teach me all […]

Filed Under: advice, cars, motoring

Stranger danger shocker is nothing but sensationalisation

September 4, 2013 By Ellen

UPDATE: It has been pointed out to me that the experiment was created and carried out by Daybreak. Kidscape’s involvement came later when they were asked by the TV company to offer advice. See the comments for more information. One of today’s big stories is the ‘shocking’ and ‘frightening’ result of an experiment by child protection […]

Filed Under: bogie man, Kidscape, news, stranger danger

246/365 doin’ the nine to five…

September 3, 2013 By Ellen

  Only for one day… It’s quite fun once in a while.   Posted with Blogsy

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, glasgow

245/365 selfie with cold sore

September 2, 2013 By Ellen

  I’m sharing in the hope it’ll make me feel better about it. I have a horrible cold sore which, as you can see, is especially attractive. I haven’t had a monster like this for almost a decade and quite frankly another one before 2023 would be too soon. If you haven’t run screaming, I’d […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, cold sore, selfie

244/365 Ben A’an and a shameful sight

September 1, 2013 By Ellen

  There we were the Boys, Fionaoutdoors and I spending a slightly overcast Sunday climbing Ben A’an. And we stopped for lunch at the inviting big rocks just before it gets a bit scrambly. Clearly we weren’t the only ones who lingered in that spot. How did I know? When I visited the little place […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, ben a'an, scot, Scotland

243/365 Only eight days ’til the Pedal For Scotland

August 31, 2013 By Ellen

  This time next Sunday it’ll all be over. Boy Two, Supergran, Supersister, Step Mum and a few thousand others will have pedalled 47 miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Last year Fabulous Deb made Nanaimo bars to keep sustained along the way. Sadly she can’t join us this time as she’s recovering from coming out […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, baking, bike, Pedal for Scotland

242/365 how kinesiology is turtle-y awesome…

August 30, 2013 By Ellen

  There are many things I don’t understand – like gravity, homophobia, quantitative easing, Minecraft and people who eat oysters. They function, I know, but I just can’t work out how. Kinesiology is a bit like that. Powerful, positive and highly effective yet I have only the vaguest notion of how it works. Some meld […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, Alison Finlay, kinesiology

241/365 Making time to play…

August 29, 2013 By Ellen

When I dropped Boy Three off at nursery I gave him a kiss and a cuddle, like usual, and, like usual, said: “Have fun.” He replied: “You have fun too, mummy.” “I will,” I said as headed out to the car to perform the elaborate waving ritual. It involves me blowing kisses and flapping my […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, fun, nursery, play

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