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Hopes for Indian summer fade…

September 19, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

There it was, the first proper weather of the season. Storm Ali romped across the country causing considerable inconvenience. I had to change my plans and catch a bus. Heaven forfend. Boy Two abandoned his bus stop vigil when his hands went numb, and the garden is in more disarray than usual. It wasn’t always […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: #100days, Blogging, commute, instagram, Scotland, Storm Ali, weather, wind

Postcards from the hedge

September 18, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Between the frothy sea edge and the jaunty awning of the cafe, there are people. Hot, flat people in tidy rows. Roasting and snoozing. Close enough to smell them but shut my eyes and I’m all alone. That’s when the idea struck me. Too lizardy idle to take a photo, could I just think about […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Blogging, creative writing, instagram, postcardsfromthehedge, slug, writing, yoga

100 days of blogging

September 17, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Or yet another attempt to get into gear… I’ve been wrestling with my blog lately. Oddly, I’ve allowed all sorts of irrelevant nonsense (feeding children, vanquishing squalor) to get in the way. And this has made me sad. Not the fed children or the less horrid house, but that it doesn’t matter how hard you […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned Tagged With: #100days, Blogging, creative writing, distraction, writing

What can I say to new bloggers?

April 14, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

There was a time when I thought I was a dab hand at blogging. I even wrote a book about it. Half the book was about how blogging makes you feel better – a form of therapeutic writing if you like. And the other half was about how to do it. Now, I’m still totally […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned Tagged With: advice, Blogging, post, real life, writing

An open letter to new bloggers…

November 23, 2017 By Ellen 9 Comments

Dear Newish Blogger, Hello and welcome. Congratulations on your new blog – or even your new resolution to start a blog. You are in for a treat. It will enrich your life in more ways than you can think of. I’m moved, though, to write to you because I’ve been blogging for a very, very […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Blogging For Happiness, in my life, in the world, marketing, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life, writing

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