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Christmas – back in the box

January 4, 2021 By Ellen

This year, I loved the tinsel of it, the treats and the warmth. Even the sigh of relief when it was pared down further to the cosy bones. I relished the pause, the chance to reflect on what a changeling 2020 was. How I was lucky to surf the waves and wash up on a […]

Filed Under: boys, family, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, Christmas, family, festive, in the world, My Life, seasonal, tree

Distractions on the way to the end of the tunnel

November 14, 2020 By Ellen

It’s weird. The past 12 months have seen so many frightening and monumental things – firsts, lasts, and who’d have thoughts – yet, now, less than a week from what I hope to be a finishing line and I’m scared. Our new house is nearly finished and (everything crossed) there are no more obstacles, delays […]

Filed Under: boys Tagged With: changes, coronavirus, Cumbria, fear, Great Escape, in my life, My Life, Penrith, Something happened in my life

Things I think about ‘best before’ dates

November 13, 2020 By Ellen

Shops have a vague idea when the produce will be past it, then they subtract about a week and call it the ‘best before’ date. It seems pretty unscientific for fresh things and almost entirely meaningless for canned food. Especially so for water or salt – which don’t, as far as I know, go off. […]

Filed Under: things I learned from my children today Tagged With: best before, cooking, food, in my life, in the world, My Life, sell-by, shops

Diving into the past…

November 12, 2020 By Ellen

Oddly, when I don’t blog about things, it’s as if they didn’t really happen. It’s the old tree falling in the forest thing. If there’s no one to listen, what’s the point? Boy Three and I are stuck at home. He’s isolating because a classroom assistant has tested positive. (Won’t it be marvelous one day […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: covid, Frenchfield, My Life, Penrith, photo

Reframing specs appeal

October 28, 2020 By Ellen

New glasses yesterday. They’re purple and I can see clearly* through them. (*insert music) It would be easy to write a(nother) post about how things change as time passes. You know? Night life is all about the right moment for giving in to the call of the PJs rather than the hall with the DJs. […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: advice, aging, creative writing, glasses, health, in my life, in the world, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life, specs

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