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Pictures from my slightly widening world…

June 22, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Ok, you’ve rumbled me. I can’t get my head into writing a whole actual post – even one that doesn’t promise anything meaningful. Instead, you can have some photos. It was barbecue time again. Very smoky and somewhat, erm, well-fired. But at least it was warm and dry. Boy Two was the chef again. He’s […]

Filed Under: family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: barbecue, Boden Boo, Erskine Bridge, photos, sunshine, walk, weather

Self-isolation: Day three, things I learned

March 19, 2020 By Ellen 1 Comment

If it was Monday, it would be Blue Monday. It may well be… I’ve started to lose track of which day is which and feeling rising anxiety about how I’ll be able to tell if it’s the weekend or not. I’m not a cryer – the opposite in fact – but today there were tears. […]

Filed Under: review, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, coronavirus, Covid 19, exams, family, in my life, in the world, isolation, My Life, Something happened in my life, stars, TicTok, walk, worry

What manners can make, coming untied and a half-empty moment. Things I learned.

March 4, 2019 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It’s been an educational few days. Here’s what I learned: As a parent, manners aren’t always what you want. This morning’s dull commute was considerably enlivened by the presence of an appealing and articulate toddler chatting to his mother about grapes, tractors and the understandable excitement of being on a railway train. And then it […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Alva, busy weekend, children, Glasgow, humour, in my life, milk, murder, My Life, Ochils, overheard, shoe, sons, walk

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