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Silent Sunday

June 3, 2012 By Ellen

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Filed Under: Camilla, coconut shy, Diamond, Jubilee, Royal, school fete

Nigella Lawson, the game is up

May 31, 2012 By Ellen

Nigella (Saima via Flickr) I was really looking forward to the day, my first domestic day for months, this year even. It was the a long holiday weekend and there has been a steady slide from the full tilt of normal life. It was Easter so we planned visits to gran’s, lunch with pals, Cbeebies live […]

Filed Under: cooking, easter, holiday, Nigella, witchcraft

Old McDonald had a fast food restaurant

May 30, 2012 By Ellen

Feeling blue: A pair of Smurfs Or another reason why McDonald’s leaves a bad taste in your mouth.On the way to the childminder this morning, Boy Three and I paused our game of Lightning McQueen. He gets to be the racing car while I’m Mater on hand to haul him out of the bushes.We were […]

Filed Under: fast food, McDonald's, modern life, Smurfs, toddler

Another bloody birthday…

May 28, 2012 By Ellen

Who needs a luxury cruise for their birthday? Or how the hell did I get to be 45 all of a sudden?(Warning: a middle aged navel will be gazed at.)Another one, lovely as it goes, in the sunshine of my sister’s garden. But really, it is not, cannot possibly be, twelve months since the last […]

Filed Under: age, birthday, middle age, summer, urgency

Silent Sunday

May 27, 2012 By Ellen

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Filed Under: Clyde, Gourock, heatwave, Lunderston Bay, May, paddling, photography, Silent Sunday

Whats wrong with being a feminist?

May 25, 2012 By Ellen

I’m not a feminist, but… Again and again people who espouse the values of feminism are heard to utter this proviso. But why? If we can more our less agree that treating men and women equally and allowing them equal opportunity is a good thing then what’s the problem? Furthermore, if we can more our […]

Filed Under: Cybher, equality, feminism, Feminist, feminist Friday

Swearing: Is it time for a new taboo?

May 24, 2012 By Ellen

Two things have shocked me in the past couple of days. Not in a rattled-to-the-core-Kerry-Katona-did-what kind of way, but shocked nonetheless. The first was at the park with the kids. A wee boy – probably about four – was exclaiming about how much fun he’d had on the zipslide. The lad said: “Oh my god, […]

Filed Under: Angel's Share, Blasphemy, censorship, cunt, film, Ken Loach, OMG, swearing

What exactly is so super about supermarkets?

May 22, 2012 By Ellen

Dear Morrison (but Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury, you might as well pay attention so I don’t have to talk to you separately), I am just recovering from a visit to one of your shops and a few things puzzle me.  Why is it necessary to have so many types of everything? I’m all for choice, […]

Filed Under: choice, Morrisons, open letter, rant, shopping, supermarkets

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