Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• 52/365 Colour Changing Mystery

  

  I hate not knowing how things work. Much as I would like to believe in magic, I know I'd spend days googling "explain the invisibility spell" and "how does... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Top Five Gigs

  

  Do you go to gigs? Once upon a time, I went quite often. My first gig The summer of 1983 and I went to see David Essex at the Sands Centre in Carlisle. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 51/365 Me and the Troll

  

  There are days I know exactly how this little creature feels. I have so many ideas - things I want to write, thoughts to create things from - that they feel lik... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Children's Parties: What Exactly is the Point?

  

  My nephew at his very excellent birthday party, just goingto show there's an exception to every rule. I have a theory that children don't actually like parties... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mex Therapy: Lunch at Chiquitos

  

  What's not to love about being invited to try out a restaurant's new menu - even if your going out is so sparse you don't remember the old menu? Answer: nothing. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 50/365 Let the Processing Begin...

  

  My old food processor had started to make slightly strained squealing noises and smelling rather odd. But it just wouldn't give up. Then one day Boy Two... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 49/365 Iced to See You

  

  This was the edge of the car roof this morning, snapped as I bundled Boy Three in to take him to nursery. I just love a bright frosty morning. My very favourite. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Snugg Ipad 4 Ultra Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Case

  

  Review: Snugg ipad 4 ultra slim bluetooth It started when my friend and fellow freelancer Fionaoutdoors showed me her latest gadget and I was impressed. She... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 47/365 Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet

  

  It was another day at the coal face of the cutting edge of news today. I don't suppose it'll be very long before no one is doing this anywhere. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Day Tree Fu Tom Came to Visit

  

  Tree Fu Tom has long been popular in this house. I mean, what’s not to love about a cute little guy that lives in the woodland (sorry Treetopolis) and uses magi... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 46/365 Not Leaving on a Jet Plane

  

  The first time I left the house to take Boy Three to nursery this jet was scorching its way across the blue sky. The second time - ten minutes later - I was... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Driving: What is It with the Man Hands?

  

  What's going on with the man hands? Man hands. That's the gesture that drivers make when they want to demonstrate that you have infringed their rules somehow. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pros and Cons of Cosmetic Surgery

  Guest post These days, the reign of plastic surgery is widespread throughout the world, and the UK of course is no exception. A recent article from The... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 45/365 The Heart of a Sneaky Move

  

  When I picked Boy Three up from nursery today. He did his usual, wonderful hurtle through from whatever game he was playing to grasp me around the thighs. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Problem with Baking...

  

  Pie a little lacking in banana so more Offee than anything else The baking issue right there Crispie cakes Is that there's all this delicious stuff just asking... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 44/365 When in Chrome...

  

  Today was particularly poor from a photography point of view. This morning was spent with Fionaoutdoors and some children - hers, mine and someone else's -... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 43/365 There's Been a Murder...

  

  For the title to work they need to be crows. I was out for a morning run, later than normal so dawn had broken when I spotted this sinister gathering. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift...

  

  You'd be a balloon to fall for it The day for all lovers is looming. I can tell because every time I set foot in a supermarket I am greeted by a wall of red... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 42/365 Fish Face Lens

  

  I got a fish-eye lens for my phone camera and Boy Two is making the face he considers most appropriate. Its main effect is to make my house look like a Hobbit... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 41/365 Holding Hands During a 6D Experience

  

  That's Boy Three and I holding hands like fury during the 6D Experience motion thrill ride. It might have looked like we were strapped into large plastic... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION