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Five Ways To Improve Your Look

May 1, 2025 By Ellen Leave a Comment

We’ve all been there when we’ve stood in front of the mirror wondering whether we need something new. Whether it’s because you’re preparing for a big event or a seasonal style refresh, or you just want that small confidence boost leveling up your look and improving. It doesn’t have to mean a complete overhaul with […]

Black and white – The Tragedy of Macbeth

January 21, 2022 By Ellen

This is not a review, you can make your own minds up, just some images left on my mind. Black and white. The Tragedy of Macbeth is shot in black and white. Angular, stark, unflinching. Wingbeats of birds and blood drops build the drama, while the dagger is only in Macbeth’s head. Nothing in a […]

Vacuum-packed chicken feet, a big screen and a stage

February 24, 2020 By Ellen

It was a shock, I’ll admit. I know we’ve seen people in surgical masks all over the news and all over the world, but that’s still there and not here. Very much not here. Nothing that interesting ever happens in our corner of the world. I used to hate that. The fact that the semi-rural northish […]

Out of the blue – the psychology of colour

August 9, 2017 By Ellen

I hope you’re in the pink, chums. You’ve caught me red-handed trying to tickle the amused buds of your grey matter with some purple prose. Interior design. For many, it’s a black-and-white issue. Pick a colour you find peachy and, without getting in the red, you’ve got the green light to slap it all over. […]