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Please understand the dudgeon merchants of the Daily Mail

February 9, 2011 By Ellen

There can hardly be an internet-surfing tweeter/tweep/whatever in Britain who wasn’t sent a link yesterday to a story by the Daily Mail’s Jan Moir. Ooooh outrage. Before you run off to google it, I’ll tell you what she was on about. She was pouring bile on celebs who tweeted their sympathy for Amanda Holden at […]

Asperger’s – my biggest challenge this week

February 6, 2011 By Ellen

One of my kids has Asperger’s – he’s a sunny, loving boy who has just moved from Lego to Airfix. But I’m having a bit of a struggle with him at the mo – it’s my problem, not his. He’s fine. You know I’m generally one for merciless positivity, regardless of the size of the […]

Impressions of Egypt

February 5, 2011 By Ellen

It’s the strangest thing. I can sit at my quiet desk, in the still corner of a peaceful village and watch live footage of Egypt unravelling. It’s not a distant conflict, a vague upset in a far-off field. It’s people getting shot at in the middle of Cairo. I’m not going to begin to pretend […]

Tree shape gallery picture

February 2, 2011 By Ellen

Tara suggested shapes this week and I love the shape the hole in this tree makes.

Things I learned in January (AKA the blog clutter drawer)

January 31, 2011 By Ellen

Inspired by Giggling At It All’s monthly roundup, I thought I’d bring you the stuff that didn’t fit in anywhere else. If you like, this is the blog equivalent of that corner of the kitchen… There’s more to a sitcom than meets the eye. My chum Debbie and I watch a filming of The Life […]

Vejazzle: It’s Lady Gardeners’ Question Time

January 29, 2011 By Ellen

Astonished doesn’t cover it. Groupon – purveyor of fine offers – has as its deal of the day a 63 per cent discount on a manicure, pedicure and a vejazzle decoration. Now I like Groupon, it’s where I got the offer on the photography course that succeeded in leaving me more bewildered by my new […]

Moonwalk (Edinburgh, June 2011) becomes me… or at least I hope so

January 29, 2011 By Ellen

This week I have done something I hope I don’t have cause to regret. I’ve signed up to take part in the Edinburgh Moonwalk this summer. I’ve done it before so I know what I’m letting myself in for. The most recent time I did it without any training and that really wasn’t very much […]

Woolflaps – a new fashion faux pas

January 25, 2011 By Ellen

I happened through Glasgow’s Central Station this week on my way to work, for once leaving the car behind because later the Panther of News was treating me to a night out at The Stand. And on my way, rushing through the Goths and pigeons, I suddenly spotted a new trend. It’s a trend inasmuch […]

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