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Why’s it all going wrong at once?

November 10, 2016 By Ellen

The Panther and I have decided that we must never go to bed again on the night of an important vote. The night before last it went like this: “Let’s hope it’s not like the EU referendum night and we wake up to something horrible.” “Fingers crossed.” So, clearly, in order to avoid it happening […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: coincidence, humour, Scotland, self-fulfilling, Something happened in my life, things I've learned, Trump

Metrophobia on National Poetry Day

October 6, 2016 By Ellen

Metrophobia. Fear of poetry. In the first few classes, I thought it was one of those set-piece jokes like teachers repairing the fabric of the school with leftover dining hall dinners. But then I realised they were serious. Creative writers with a fear of poetry. Who knew? I don’t understand enough about it to be […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing Tagged With: creative writing, fear, haiku, humour, in my life, in the world, National Poetry Day, pie, poem

Out of my mind – what I think

September 15, 2016 By Ellen

In the same way that this photo was supposed to be a brilliant silhouette of my family against the water, this post is supposed to be a sharp and funny view of the world. Here are a few of the musings I just knew you couldn’t live without. Get a grip everyone. Earlier this week […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: Apple, Bake Off, Clinton, Fleabag, humour, in my life, in the world, iphone, on my mind, Something happened in my life

Game of the gastropods and other matters

June 20, 2016 By Ellen

We have been beset by first world problem at the Palace of Bundance lately, most significantly the fact that a certain football match coincided with the Battle of the Bastards. For the uninitiated, that’s the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones for this series and is a Big Deal. So much so that Boy Three […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: children, crisps, football, Game of Thrones, humour, in my life, in the world, snails

Don’t make me do the mums’ race… ever

June 8, 2016 By Ellen

Team Bundance in training I wrote this in 2012, but it’s sports day again this week… To my left a woman in running shorts – bare, muscled calves twitching to be off. Taller than me by a head.  On the right the short-haired mum has pulled off her floral blouse to reveal a running top […]

Filed Under: boys, family, mums' race, nightmare, running, school, sports day, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: children, family, humour, My Life

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