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The back to school (not very) blues

August 14, 2015 By Ellen

boy in a hand made crown

You can tell by the money in my purse that term has started again. I don’t mean that it’s considerably lighter after the painful pre-school shopping – though it is. (Three pairs of black leather shoes, three pairs of trainers, variously sizes 2, 6 and 10, since you ask. And, yes, I cried at the […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: children, class, holiday, parenting, School, Something happened in my life, summer, term, The Netherlands, working parent

A ferry good way to travel… Newcastle to Amsterdam

July 9, 2015 By Ellen

triple bunk bed

Theoretically being trapped in a tin box with hundreds of strangers for hours on end is exactly the kind of thing to fill me with horror. No escape, no alternative and no chance of doing my own thing. And I’ll admit as we boarded the gigantic Princess Seaways in Newcastle I was somewhat apprehensive. We […]

Filed Under: boys, family, My Life, review, Something happened in my life Tagged With: children, DFDS Seaways, Ferry, holiday, My Life, summer, travel

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