Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• 347/365 One for the Christmas Card...

  

  Nearly. We made the annual visit to the loft and went out to catch ourselves a tree. Now the tree is doing its best not to buckle under the extravagant... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 346/365 Possibly the Scariest Shoes Ever

  

  Aren't these amazing? These boots are made for, if not walking, something pretty serious. And at the very least, they're going to stop the wearer from blowing... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 345/365 a Little Casual Racism...

  

  School Christmas show day again. For once I was early, queuing 20 minutes ahead (yes really) to get the seat Boy Two told me to. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Rum Do: Bacardi Cocktails in My Kitchen

  

  I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 344/365 Christmas Jumpers - You Can't Make Me Wear One

  

  What is it with the Christmas jumpers? Every shop is packed with deliberately nasty garments emblazoned with red-faced fat men or horned animals. They don't sui... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Car Review: Volvo XC60

  

  It was a very sad day. The Panther of News waved goodbye to the chap who came to pick up the Volvo and said: “I’d say ‘drive carefully’, but there’s no point... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 343/365 Minnie the Minx: Feminist Icon

  

  Minnie is 60 and to celebrate she's been given her first solo cover of the Beano. She's been waving her catapult in the face of sexism for years, well her and... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 342/365 Keeping Hold of the Cool Stuff

  

  Ping. Actually it didn't ping, if all my emails pinged, I'd go round the twist fairly quickly, but this one deserved a ping. It was a newsletter from the very... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 341/365 Bye Tigger, It's Hard to See You Go...

  

  I find clearing out the kids' toys incredibly difficult. Not only is it an irksome chore, but it gives me proper pangs of something a bit like regret. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jingle Jangle: My Perfect Christmas Day Begins with a Good Night's Kip

  

  Dear Santa, Please can I have some sleep for Christmas. Ideally eight-hours non-stop (every single day, preferably), but if you can't manage that, then six or... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 340/365 Leaping off a Very Tall Thing

  

  In which I ignore my instincts... This time last week I was basking in the afterglow of a massive adrenaline surge. Of having taken my life in my hands and... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 339/365 Jingle Jangle: the Most Pointless Present

  

  Apparently you can - and people do - buy their dogs cashmere snoods* at £50 each as a Christmas present.** Seemingly, it's the thought that counts. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 338/365 And the Wind Blew...

  

  Of course what this picture could have shown is those Perspex panels on the Bell's Bridge pinging out of their sockets and flapping over the white horses on... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 337/365 Snuggle up for Some Christmas Traditions

  

  They're doing a lovely thing at Boy Three's nursery. It's advent wishes. Each child makes a Christmas wish for something they want to do. The wish is assigned... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 336/365 Things You Don't Need for a Happy Christmas

  

  Undeniably, inexorably Christmas is coming. I can almost smell the turkey and mince pies. Jingle jingle. This year I have decided I'm going to be jolly from... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 333/365 the Plans You Make....

  

  Who am I to tell you what you should do? I have no business reminding you about the transience of life. Of course you already know that the only plan worth... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 330/365 Promised You A Miracle

  

  Observations: At some point rock stars started looking like bank managers. However, they appear considerably more mobile than I imagine a bank manager to be. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 329/365 the White Paper

  

  I wrote a post on this but it vanished on a puff of wifi. So, in haste a poll at lunchtime on where the White Paper left the polee today. Questions: Why so few... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I'd Like My Dream Home to Have...

  

  I mean I like our house well enough - it's got enough room for everyone, it's handy and warm and all our stuff is here. But it's not my dream home, my 'if I... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reviewing the Situation: Joe & Seph’s Popcorn, Beano and Babar the Elephant Toys

  

  Apparently there’s something going on over the next few weeks. Can’t think what… Nope, ignoring Christmas is not going to cut it any long. So it’s time to... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION