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More things I learned: birthday edition

June 14, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Writer’s blockage would be nearer the mark. It’s what I feel when there’s so much going on in my head that I don’t know where to begin, where the loose end is to start the unravelling. More in common with road-trip constipation (you know what I mean) than a wistful gaze at a pristine page. […]

What you learn when someone you love gets cancer

February 28, 2018 By Ellen 5 Comments

I’ve been feeling a bit of a draft lately. It’s not the Beast From The East, it’s the chilly wind of mortality that has found me without my vest and big coat on. Super Sal – my baby sister and the recent recipient of an MBE – has got cancer. She was diagnosed with a […]

Brougham Castle not on the hill but worth a visit nonetheless

April 3, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Have you noticed how Ed Sheeran is playing in every single public space across the land? I’ve no idea how he’s done it, but he turns up in more places than Lego bricks. He was even playing on the Bull in the Archers the other day. His Castle On The Hill is brilliant – […]