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The 15 biggest time-wasters of modern life

October 4, 2015 By Ellen

Progress is great, isn’t it? Labour-saving devices all over the place – you name it and there’s a machine to do it for you. Push a button and your clothes get clean, flick a switch and the dishes get done, turn a dial for dinner and the keypad for exactly the kind of coffee that […]

I wish I was more like Amory Clay (Sweet Caress – William Boyd)

October 2, 2015 By Ellen

Every so often between the pages of a book, I find someone who lives, breathes and walks around in my mind. They enter my dreams and then I miss them as though they once sat across from me with a coffee cup, telling me a story. This week, I’m grieving a little for Amory Clay. […]

Just Say Cheese! Help Primula Cheese #spreadasmile for Make-A-Wish UK

October 1, 2015 By Ellen

I’ve got lots to smile about. This lot for a start – but not everyone is so lucky. That’s why I’m supporting the #spreadasmile campaign. This World Smile Day Primula Cheese launches a new campaign working with Make-A-Wish® UK to raise funds to help grant magical wishes to seriously ill children Throughout October and November, […]

Things that learned from cycling 60 miles

September 20, 2015 By Ellen

A bit of a hill should never be dismissed. When someone who is only truly happy in mountains describes it thus, be a little scared. Age is no barrier. The ride was to celebrate a 60th, but many of the members of the Penrith Peloton had pedalled past that milestone some time ago, just as […]

M&S exec a mother at 50 – so what?

August 22, 2015 By Ellen

Front pages this week were gasping to reveal how Marks and Sparks’ exec Laura Wade-Gery was about to go off on maternity leave at – shock – the age of 50! Congratulations to her, marvellous new. However, while it’ll shake her life to the core, I’ve no idea what the announcement is doing on the […]

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