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What am I going to write about?

February 14, 2021 By Ellen

Well, write something. Go on. You’ve got nothing else to do. A soundtrack of puppy snores and rain. But there’s a problem. The ideas have fled with the sunshine. Where there used to be jostling dozens muttering at me, there is bleached rock and silence. Maybe a cup of tea would help… Or an actual […]

Filed Under: things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boredom, in my life, lockdown, Something happened in my life, things I've learned, Writer's Block, writing

Pictures of recent days

June 14, 2020 By Ellen

The days are merging into each other so I thought I’d mark in photos… There was the day we met a family of geese. There was the day Boy Three decided that what I really needed was an emergency poncho. There was the day I decided to channel Little House on the Prairie hair do. […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: children, coronavirus, Covid19, humour, in my life, lockdown, My Life, photos, Something happened in my life

Coronavirus: What I have in common with an oyster

April 12, 2020 By Ellen

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

Coronavirus: Garnished with a fishfinger

March 24, 2020 By Ellen

Yesterday, as soon as we got wind of the new measures (or lockdown as they call it in Scotland) Boy Two came to the rescue and fetched his big brother (and all his stuff) back from uni. So now the Palace of Bundance is full to bursting. Here’s what I learned: If you’re going to […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: anxiety, coronavirus, Covid 19, fish pie, lockdown, rainbows, worry

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