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Assisted Living – Why Residential Care Doesn’t Mean Giving Up Your Lifestyle

May 3, 2019 By Ellen

There comes a time in life when we all need a little assistance, but that’s not to say that it needs to become your entire life. Residential care such as the services provided by care for family and others poses the perfect Medicaid Eligible Assisted Living solutions that allows you or your loved one to […]

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Five fun things to do this summer with the kids

May 3, 2019 By Ellen

Summer is coming! Don’t get me wrong, I love Spring, but I always wish it was a little warmer…and by the time I’ve finished hanging my washing out to dry, April showers usually decide to make an appearance! Hopefully we’ll have plenty of warmer weather to come, which means spending weekends and the summer break […]

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What I learned about gender, birthdays and happiness lately.

April 22, 2019 By Ellen

Boy guinea pigs do poos that are nearly double the size of girl guinea pig poos. Boy Two’s money earning enterprise stretched last week to the care of a pair of guineas called Fred and Ginger. Mostly we spent the time amusing ourselves by anthropomorphising the cross-kitchen gazes. ‘Ooh, Cheerio I don’t half fancy you. […]

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Things I learned from going up the Glasgow Tower.

April 22, 2019 By Ellen

  It’s not, in fact, broken. It first opened in 2001, proud above the Glasgow skyline, back before that part of the city became trendy. I don’t remember the grand opening, but I do remember the subsequent closings and even the slightly dramatic rescue of trapped visitors. All the problems have been fixed now, apparently. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, review Tagged With: boys, busy weekend, children, Clyde, family, Glasgow, Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow Tower, Something happened in my life, travel

Car Tyre Safety Tips for Visiting London and other cities

April 22, 2019 By Ellen

During the summer months, plenty of people visit the capital either on their way through to another holiday destination or to enjoy everything that the city has to offer for themselves. Whether you are visiting the capital in its own right or simply passing through the city, it is important to note that London has […]

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On tea, breakfast and bouncing… things I’ve learned lately

March 24, 2019 By Ellen

Sometimes a cup of tea is a triumph… Saturday night was memorable. Sometime after 10pm I was driving, in a posh frock (actually a car, but I was wearing the frock so I was in a car and a frock) towards Rutherglen and my second assignation of the evening. And I was drinking a hot […]

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Pedalling for charity, a web warning and some fantastic telly… things I’ve learned this week

March 15, 2019 By Ellen

I’m having a lot of fun at the moment. I decided to worry less and have more adventures (I know, not easy, but you have to start somewhere). And, actually, it seems to be going well. There is a slight sense of swaying on the edge above a swirling mass of clutter and calamity but […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: comfort, guinea pigs, Ride the Night, things I've learned, Tim Berners-Lee, Unforgotten

The power of new words and why we need more

March 15, 2019 By Ellen

Without Shakespeare, there would be no managers, no swagger, no addiction, nothing bedazzling, new-fangled or gloomy. And these are just a few of the words he invented. There’s nothing new about neologisms. We’re always coming up with a word for something we need to talk about. Freakshakes, fat-bergs, manspaining, covfefe, floordrobes and hygge, for example. […]

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