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Cloak of invisibility and other people problems

March 21, 2021 By Ellen

A woman, on her own, is walking home. A perfectly reasonable thing to do, necessary even. How else is she going to get there? She’s wearing flat shoes, a coat. Sensible and brisk. She’s looking eyes front, all purpose, yet her ears are tingling with the effort of straining for the rustling in the undergrowth and […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: feminism, freethestreets, in my life, in the world, women

What am I going to write about?

February 14, 2021 By Ellen

Well, write something. Go on. You’ve got nothing else to do. A soundtrack of puppy snores and rain. But there’s a problem. The ideas have fled with the sunshine. Where there used to be jostling dozens muttering at me, there is bleached rock and silence. Maybe a cup of tea would help… Or an actual […]

Filed Under: things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boredom, in my life, lockdown, Something happened in my life, things I've learned, Writer's Block, writing

Things I have learned from 21.5 hours of dog ownership

January 31, 2021 By Ellen

Oh my dog! It’s been intense. Little Yumi hasn’t been in the family for very long but she’s turned our lives upside down already. It’s clear that the learning curves are steep on all sides. If you’re a dog owner as well, it might help a ton to learn details such as diabetes in dogs. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: dog, in my life, in the world, My Life, Patterdale Terrier, Something happened in my life, Yumi

You can’t have Narnia without first stepping into the wardrobe

January 17, 2021 By Ellen

The snow’s all gone now. Four tiny degrees (the buttoning of a meteorological cardigan) and we’re back to watery grey and green, plough lines and mud. It’s making me think about all the small things and their big consequences. You know – the lines that create a novel, the chocolates resisted and the pennies not […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: in my life, in the world, My Life, snow, things I've learned, thoughts

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

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