Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• On Your Shoulder: Beautiful Bags from Nepal

  

  My pal Janis, yoga teacher extraordinaire, rang me up the other day. "Come on, let's have coffee, I've got something to show you. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shopping Areas in London

  

  You’ll never be lost for choice if you're shopping in London, but on first arrival the number of places to go can be somewhat overwhelming. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 315/365 What's Your Favourite Season?

  

  If autumn or winter could guarantee blue-clear skies and sharp air then that would be my favourite season However, not long after snapping the Kelpies at the... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 314/365 Time is a Tricky Bastard

  

  Do you feel like you get enough of what you need to keep your heart/soul happy? Er, no. What I need - or believe I need, being aware that these things shift lik... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recipe: Feminist Jam

  

  Jam bam, thank you ma'am Ingredients: Whatever you've got that's fruity. We're not looking for ripe and luscious (though it would be most welcome). It doesn't... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 313/365 Day 10 Everything in the Garden is Rubbish...

  

  On the one hand I believe that anything is possible if you want it badly enough, yet, despite my best efforts, I have utterly, totally and completely failed to... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 312/365 Day 9 and We Need a Collective Noun for Bloggers

  

  It's Blogfest day and I'm in London after a cosy night on the sleeper. I'm excited about the day ahead - hearing inspiring speakers, meeting old chums and... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 311/365 Day 8 The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media

  

  Boy One and the weird thing he brought home from school Lust - On Facebook when you share gratuitous pictures of people who make you feel horny, when you do tha... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 310/365 Look into My Eyes, Mummy

  

  Putting Boy Three into the car to go to nursery this morning, he suddenly flung his arms around my neck as I leaned over to strap him in. He pulled me close. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 309/365 Day 6 The Ingratitude of the Lucky

  

  "Tell us about a time everything fell into place." When I saw today's prompt, I thought it would be an easy one. Things fall into place all the time with a... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 308/365 Day 5 It Goes with a Bang

  

  I love fireworks. They're pointless, noisy and fleeting. They are potentially dangerous and expensive. What else would draw perfectly sane people to huddle in... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 307/365 Day 4 - Gullible Isn't the Same as Stupid, It Just Feels That Way

  

  Boy Three takes a picture of his family and I trust he doesn't drop my camera. I hate being tricked, I always have. I know you're supposed to find it all utterl... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reviewing the Situation - Trutex and Mr Men

  

  Way back in the school holidays, we were sent some school shirts by Trutex for one of the Boys to put through its paces. Boy One has been wearing his Trutex... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 306/365 Day 3 Are You a Leaf Leaper Or a Puddle Jumper?

  

  Which is better to jump in: a leaf pile or a puddle? A beautifully crisp visit to the People's Palace in Glasgow was spent - among other things - pondering the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 305/365 Day 2 a Dram Fine Idea

  

  Another day, another #NaBloPoMo prompt. It's a blog post a day for all of November, the internet geek equivalent to growing a moustache only without the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 304/365 Day 1 Can There Be Anything Left to Reveal?

  

  There are so many sweeties left in the kids' Halloween haul, I'm taking pictures of them not eating them. November 2013 is NaBloPoMo which means National Blog... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 303/365 You Won't Like Me When I'm Angry

  

  Boy Two ready for the Scouts Halloween party. Posted with Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 302/365 the Fright Stuff

  

  Tonight Boy Three snuggled up in bed with his two new best pals - Jack and Peter the pumpkins. The instruction from nursery about his Halloween party said... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 300/365 Glasgow Science Centre - Rainbows and Stars

  

  Wet outside again, but the view from the Science Centre was momentarily stunning, through the raindrops. In the planetarium, stars twinkled and it was almost... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hush Now, Whisker Who Dares...

  

  Women spend hours plucking chin hairs... There, I've said it. Not my chin... yet (by featherlite via flickr) Much is said of the usual signs of ageing - the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION