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This time last year…

December 3, 2020 By Ellen

  This time last year my house looked like this. Today I find myself doing yoga on my warm concrete floor and, from a downward dog, considering the fluff under the new sofa. Did I marvel at the progress and ponder the nature of patience? Nope, I wondered whether or not a robot vacuum cleaner […]

Filed Under: boys, other things I have learned Tagged With: Cumbria, decorating, home, house, in my life, move, on my mind

The tooth, the (no longer) whole tooth…

September 13, 2020 By Ellen

There’s a sort of ‘finding’ feeling at the moment. Finding my way home, finding my way around, and finding myself again. All of which sounds a bit navel gazey, but suggests there might be a little more time in my life for gazing in general. Which is a good thing. Meanwhile… What’s that? Oh yes, […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Booths, Christmas, Cumbria, dentist, feeling, house, new life, newbuild, Pennines, photos, tooth

I’m grateful there was a mouse in my house

January 11, 2020 By Ellen

It was early and I was making coffee and thinking about gratitude. A bit like any other day, but with the gratitude. That’s a new thing to replace the usual round of improbable targets followed by self-criticism. I’m grateful there’s milk left I’m grateful there’s coffee left I’m grateful there’s food for lunch (and I […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: gratitude, house, humour, in my life, mouse, Something happened in my life

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