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Coronavirus: Things I’ve learned from school at home

May 26, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

How long has this been goin’ on? asked Ace in 2975. Flippin’ ages, comes the answer in a warble. Yes. It all started so suddenly, so unthinkably, with our usual lives unceremoniously parked. Nothing was normal – work, going to the shops, school. Nothing. No more school bags, PE kit, packed lunches or 11th hour […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, boys, children, coronovirus, education, family, home schooling, humour, in my life, Something happened in my life, things I've learned

Coronavirus: Questions arising…

May 8, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

I’ve lost count of the weeks of this weird stuck time. Outside it’s lush and the air is full of birdsong, which is nice. But ‘nice outside’ is the only thing happening at all – anywhere. If it had rained all week, then ‘nice outside’ would be a celebration. Or if the week was a […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: bored, boys, coronavirus, covid, Covid 19, family, humour, in my life, questions, Something happened in my life

Lockdown parenting – the real deal isn’t pretty

May 4, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It’s sickening, isn’t it? From Facebook to Instagram and back again, families hand-in-hand on sunlit meadows, tiny hands baking cupcakes, wobbly colourful art, snuggling up on sofas and the results of tie-dye. Where on earth has the tie-dye fascination come from? Up and down the nation, parents are doing their best, and putting the most […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, Covid 19, humour, in my life, on my mind, parenting, public service, reality, Something happened in my life, stories, truth

Coronavirus: Today’s burning questions

April 18, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

As we celebrate our one month stay-in-iversary, I have more and more questions and fewer and fewer answers. Where are you supposed to put all the rubbish? Are deserted city centres, in fact, full of people wandering around taking pictures of empty streets? Why do some people find the concept of social distancing so difficult […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid 19, humour, on my mind, questions, rubbish, writing

Coronavirus: What I have in common with an oyster

April 12, 2020 By Ellen 2 Comments

Any noise annoys an oyster and a noisy noise annoys an oyster most. The stress of this coronavirus business is getting to us all, apparently. Around the world, those of us not on the front line of this battle are left stumbling around at home not quite knowing what to do with ourselves. Our amygdala […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: annoy, coronavirus, Covid 19, emotion, humour, irritation, lockdown, My Life, Something happened in my life, women

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