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Why dogs are better than children…

February 25, 2021 By Ellen Leave a Comment

I’ve been a ‘puppy parent’ for three weeks and already it feels like Yumi has been here forever. This is exactly the same with human babies, but, for me, a three-week old baby was still mysterious and imprisoning whereas with a dog I feel like I’m getting the hang of it. (Clearly the door to […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: boys, children, dog, family, humour, My Life, Yumi

Christmas – back in the box

January 4, 2021 By Ellen Leave a Comment

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

Yeah, that went well…

October 26, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

All puffed-up with myself, I posted a couple of weeks ago about all the things I was going to do and how I’d blog about it all. Yeah. Well, I didn’t do any of it. What are you gonna do? If 2020 has been a bit of a wobbly ride for most people, I’ve added […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, in my life, lake, life, My Life, Something happened in my life, storm, Ullswater, Water

Things that make me smile right now

July 25, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Back to Penrith recently and much delight to discover that our favourite fried food purveyor has gone mobile. Thank you, Shap Chippy. And – at long last – family gathered a bit. Simply wonderful to see everyone and, for a bit, forget about some of the more interesting bits of the past few months. Boy […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: boys, busy weekend, children, Cumbria, family, in my life, Penrith, women

Weaning can be fun – and other big fat lies

June 10, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

This week’s half-arsed sorting out took the form of clearing book cases and checking whether any of those online book buying businesses were interested in paying hard cash. You’ll notice that I was vague about who was doing the actual work of this decluttering as it wasn’t me. Boy One was tasked with this important […]

Filed Under: boys, family, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, boys, changes, children, decades, discovery, family, history, in my life, musing, Something happened in my life, weaning

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