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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

What’s been going on since the snow?

April 5, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It’s such a cliche, isn’t it? Starting a blog post with some sort of self-flagellation about being a second-rate blogger. Ho hum. So I won’t bother with that. Thing is though, I had no idea so much time had slithered away. Sure, I knew it had been a week or so, but not a month. […]

Filed Under: 365 photos, boys, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: busy, busy weekend, cancer, children, Easter, family, fire, Glasgow, in my life, in the world, lake district, My Life, nightclub, Scotland, yoga

What did we learn from the snow then?

March 6, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Well, wasn’t that strange? Half a week of mayhem all because it snowed for a few days. This is especially odd in Scotland where our normal position is to sneer at the ‘Soft Southerners’ who get their knickers in a knot over a bit of bad weather. It didn’t take long to slither down-hill from […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: blizzard, cabin fever, children, Christmas, family, humour, in my life, in the world, Scotland, snow, weather, work

Bonnie Scotland

February 6, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

There was a day a few weeks ago when Scotland looked like this. Tear-jerkingly lovely. It very nearly makes up for the months and months and months of damp and gloom. Almost makes endless no-point-in-putting-the-fence-back-up gales worthwhile. Almost.

Filed Under: 365 photos, other things I have learned, The good things... Tagged With: pretty, scenery, Scotland, travel

Erskine Bridge: It probably should be a metaphor

September 8, 2017 By Ellen 1 Comment

There’s an idea bouncing around here. Boing. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It’s something about the fact that there’s something remarkable under your nose if only you paid attention and stopped hurling yourself around looking for other things. Boing. There it goes again. Though, the only remarkable thing under my nose is philtrum – […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: adventure, beach, Clyde, creative writing, Erskine Bridge, Glasgow, in my life, My Life, on my mind, Scotland, Something happened in my life, story, things I've learned

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