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Buying children’s shoes – a special kind of misery.

August 14, 2012 By Ellen

How can mere footwear be behind – or at the sole of – such highs and lows of female experience?The symbolism and sexiness of divine heels is beyond doubt. We all know shoes are your friends whatever tricks the treacherous waistband might be up to. However, at the other end of the road is the […]

Filed Under: back to school, children's shoes, footwear, holiday, school, shoes, shopping

Is it time to send children out for a walk on the wild side?

February 18, 2011 By Ellen

How much freedom did you have as kids? I remember running about fields, climbing about rocks and fallen trees in steep glens, guddling in burns and hiding in woods. Only I’d kind of disregarded it as a foreign land or a distortion of my wishful imagination. Then, this week, Supersister and I took our Walking […]

Filed Under: back to school, boys, growth, park, schools., Scotland, walking

First footing – with the coal, a few useful nuggets

January 6, 2011 By Ellen

Finally, I’m back at my desk after what seems like a very long break. I feel I need to crack my mental knuckles before I get on with 2011 so here’s what I learned over New Year. A currant of Christmas Puddings keeps on flowing. This year we got given three. Two the Panther brought […]

Filed Under: Arnison Crag, back to school, boys, brother, Christmas, Cumbria, family, other things I have learned

New alias and a school-based panic

August 18, 2010 By Ellen

I’ve persuaded the lovely folk at stv.tv to clear a corner for me to blog about family matters, the telly and probably some other stuff. To kick things off, I’ve talked about the almightly flap I got in the day before the term started. I’m also looking for suggestions for things that might help. Click […]

Filed Under: back to school, deadlines, everymum, schools., STV

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