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Time-saving tips for busy bloggers

October 15, 2012 By Ellen

Too much on and to-do list as long as the queue in the ladies at a Daniel O’Donnell gig?  Yup. Me too.  So when I carved a few hours out to go to Tots 100 Blog Camp in Manchester, I was determined it would be good use of my time – my me-time even. There […]

Filed Under: advice, blogcamp, bloggers, blogging, Manchester, time-saving

What are your babies made from?

October 14, 2012 By Ellen

  Did you crave anything particular with your pregnancies? Tuna and banana pizza, anyone? It’s common to go off and on to certain foods while up the duff.    It was something different for each of my Boys.  Boy One We lived on Gran Canaria at the time so it was rather convenient that I […]

Filed Under: babies, craving, gazpacho, glasgow, Gran Canaria, kebab, pregnancy, Soreen

Silent Sunday

October 14, 2012 By Ellen

Filed Under: Loch Tay, photography, Scotland, Silent Sunday

The Enchanted Forest and other wonderful things

October 8, 2012 By Ellen

All ready for our adventure We may regret Boy Three observing the fire making Boy One using a bow drill to make a hole in a rock The view across Loch Tay I have wanted to visit the Enchanted Forest ever since I first heard of it. And this year it all came together – a […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Enchanted Forest, Loch Tay, Perthshire, Pitlochry, Scotland, Scottish Crannog Centre

50 Shades of Mince – Family Supper at the Fisher’s Hotel, Pitlochry

October 8, 2012 By Ellen

Mince: full of beefy potential Ooft. The smell of mince hit us as soon as we found our way to the ‘family’ dining room. Every adult in the place bore the look of someone who had just been momentarily transported to their school lunchtimes only to realise it was just a trick of the mind.  […]

Filed Under: Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry, review, supper, taste, tourism

Silent Sunday

October 7, 2012 By Ellen

Filed Under: Enchanted Forest, Fiskally, Perthshire, photography, Silent Sunday

Advice for a new mum on her due date

October 5, 2012 By Ellen

You will think your baby is cuter than this no matter how many chins it has My friend Julie Scrumptious is expecting a baby – her due date is today.  It’s a little over 13 years since I sat there all fat and fed up waiting for IT to happen. I remember how it felt – […]

Filed Under: advice, gestation, help, Julie Scrumptious., new baby, PND, pregnancy, pregnant

Twitter for Business

October 2, 2012 By Ellen

  Recently I gave a talk about how to use Twitter in business. Ever one to recycle, I thought the abridged notes might be of interest.    First thing I did though was read part of Dorky Mum’s brilliant Twitter Is like… post.   Why tweet? Twitter can be the easiest kind of networking you’ll […]

Filed Under: advice, business, twitter, twitter profile, twitter training

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