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Commercial Break: Whatever happened to the personalised touch?

May 2, 2012 By Ellen

When did you last send a birthday message to a friend without that omnipresent Facebook sidebar having to remind you first? Or can you recall the last time you sent a nice note to say that you appreciated a random but kind gesture without using an “@” sign to address its recipient? If you can’t […]

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Mothers – the fourth emergency service

May 1, 2012 By Ellen

It is not the AA, your local taxi, the coastguard or even the mountain rescue. I can officially reveal that the fourth emergency service is a mother.Or at least this week it has been for Boy Three.He’s got a bit of a thing about going out “to work” and must leave the house repeatedly saying […]

Filed Under: danger, play, rescue, toddler

Competition: Win a Pickle Pie ‘loves’ print

April 30, 2012 By Ellen

“We would love to design a free print for you,” said the lovely ladies from Pickle Pie in an email. “Sure,” I said. Well, you would, wouldn’t you? They asked me for a list of my favourite things. That took a few minutes. Well, the list itself hardly took any time, what I dithered about was whether […]

Filed Under: competition, gift, giveaway, ideal gift, Pickle Pie, win

Happy Birthday blog

April 27, 2012 By Ellen

Five years ago this blog was born. As Joanne Mallon pointed out, that’s 103 in blog years.Obviously 734 posts ago I had no idea it would end up so important to me. I was going to write something worthy and reflective about it all but I don’t have time and Boy Three is climbing on top […]

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What do you do when your hero’s a scumbag?

April 24, 2012 By Ellen

Thought we needed a soothing picture So a footballer, Ched Evans, was convicted of rape. That means he is a rapist – he did it and the girl he raped is a victim. This is how justice works in this country. At this stage there isn’t any doubt about it. It has been proven in a […]

Filed Under: Ched Evans, football, justice, notever, rape, twitter

Review: Frankie and Benny’s AKA the birthday outing

April 24, 2012 By Ellen

Obviously there should be a series of photos to go with this post showing plates of yummy food and contented diners. But there aren’t.  It’s not that there weren’t plates of yummy food or contented diners, it’s just that we were in Frankie and Benny’s on Saturday evening with five 10-year-olds, an over stimulated 12-year-old […]

Filed Under: Aspie, birthday, booking fee, film, Frankie and Benny's, local review, Odeon, review, The Pirates

Ellen loves…

April 23, 2012 By Ellen

I got this lovely thing from Pickle Pie Creations today. It’s on my desk and makes me smile every time I look at it. I’m putting together a blog competition with the ladies from PPC soon, but I couldn’t wait to share this. 

Filed Under: competition, Pickle Pie Creations

Family communication breakthrough to rival FaceTime

April 22, 2012 By Ellen

Rudimentary experiment How are communications in your house? Here at the Palace of Bundance, things can be a bit patchy.  However, never fear, I have been working on a cost-effective solution that will revolutionise domestic communications in homes around the world.  For example, I often experience communication failure in areas of domestic order restoration, footwear […]

Filed Under: communications, FaceTime, family, funny, shout, silly, toilet

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