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Poetry is not the most important thing in life… I’d much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets

October 28, 2014 By Ellen

It’s quiet and I’ve sneaked off to write a blog post. You know how inspiration is as easy to catch as the reason you went up stairs in the first place, and just as frustrating.  But I’m happy. All week I’ve had a hankering to listen to some Richard Burton doing some Dylan Thomas. The […]

Filed Under: alcohol, drinking, Dylan Thomas, Panther, poem, poetry, Richard Burton., spotify, Under Milk Wood, Wales

Things I’ve learned from Silent Witness: Trauma Tales at Stirling Castle

May 26, 2014 By Ellen

Jo Buckberry with the female skeleton from Stirling

“Let’s do some date nights,” the Panther of News and I have agreed. Something to add a little extra – if not romance – that certainly a bit of time away from the boring old work-home-telly-repeat routine.  So when I got an email telling me of a Historic Scotland event called Silent Witness: Trauma Tales […]

Filed Under: bones, date night, Dr Jo Buckberry, history, murder, other things I have learned, other things i learned, Panther, romance, science, skeletons, Stirling Castle, Taggart

I am to nursing what spaghetti is to space exploration

January 5, 2014 By Ellen

The Panther is somewhat hors de combat at the moment. His graceful leap from the patio step ended unfortunately in some imaginative swearing and a lateral malleolus avulsion fracture. This has been a trying and educational experience for both of us. We’ve had to reaffirm our committment to honesty. With the dawning realisation of what […]

Filed Under: broken ankle, Panther, Panther of News

He says – she says on the subject of saving money

October 10, 2013 By Ellen

I’ve been on a bit of a crusade to save energy and money lately – not out of choice, what with us being part of the nouveau pauvre and all this talk of economic recovery not having made an impression on my wallet yet. The Panther, being from Yorkshire, is known to keep a firm […]

Filed Under: energy, Frugal fun, infographic, Panther, power, saving money

167/365 Happy Fathers’ Day

June 16, 2013 By Ellen

The Panther of News didn’t get a Fathers’ Day card today – he got a message on the sands instead. So to him and all the other dads and folk doing a dad-type job, I hope you had a great day. And for those of you who have a dad-shaped gap, I hope your day […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, dad, fathers, Panther

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