Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• 27/365 Things I Learned from the Blogging Workshop

  

  Yesterday was the Blogging For Happiness Workshop. I wasn't going to say much about it here as I assumed it would only be of interest to those who were there. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 26/365 I'm Feeling Lucky

  

  This morning the sun was shining and the birds singing as I walked down the hill from my house to the centre of the village. Snow glistened and no one else was... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 25/365 If You Can't Be Cute, Be Relevent

  

  This is the view from the window of 29 Glasgow after this month's New Media Breakfast. This morning's session was about content creation for 2013. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 24/365 The Whole of the Moon

  

  Today we learned that no matter how much you want it, you can't make the sky go clear just by wishing. It was convenient for us to visit the Coats Observatory i... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 23/365 Little Paparazzo at Large

  

  A few weeks ago, we were sent a LeapPad2 for Boy Three to try out. He loves it and his current favourite thing is taking photos of people, usually when they... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 22/365 Goodbye Cubs... Hello Scouts

  

  It's his last day in the green shirt and the neckerchief. Boy Two has today graduated from cubs to start scouts tomorrow. He and I were both a little sad about... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some Fin Fishy Going On... Planning a Little Trip

  

  Don't tell Boy Three, but I'm planning to take him and his brothers to the Sealife Centre at Loch Lomond. I love it there. I find sitting under the huge glass... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 21/365 The Hanoi Bike Shop

  

  Outside it's cold and sleety and grey and Glasgow. Inside it's spicy and warm and zingy and exciting. I'd also like to say it's unmistakeably Vietnamese, but... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 20/365 The Wipe

  

  It seems almost pointless getting the car cleaned when so many more days of gritted roads lie ahead. However, I did need to see out so it was the first of a... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 19/365 Dilated to Meet You

  

  Boy Three made his first trip to the optician today. He's only three and a half but the staff at nursery suggested it would be a good idea. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sounds That Need a Name of Their Own...

  

  This sound has a name, it's Boy Three Ping, pop, growl and rumble. Tinkle, roar and bang. Scream. English is packed with excellent words for different kinds of... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 18/365 When Skies Are Blue...

  

  When skies are blue it means it's probably snowing somewhere else... This morning we were treated to pink tinged fluffy clouds while the rest of the country... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 17/365 My City Walk

  

  I pass this way on one of my favourite regular walks. Once a fortnight, I hand the kids over to The Panther and walk away. Fast. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 15/365 A Hairbrush Bush

  

  Today was my regular (ish) trip to the hairdresser. I came away with a haircut and some questions: How can there possibly so many different (expensive)... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 14/365 Snow, What Snow?

  

  OK, technically there is a little bit of snow, and it was a tad crispy underfoot. But these were taken this morning when the whole country was supposed to be,... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Search of a Healthy Eating Plan

  

  Little chef helps out So you are what you eat, apparently. Well not literally – I don’t eat knackered-looking overweight middle-aged women. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 13/365 A Mouse Took a Stroll in a Deep Dark Wood

  

  Before Sunday lunch cooked by Fionaoutdoors, of course, we went for a quick walk. And here's what we found. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 12/365 Paisley with a Patterned Sky

  

  Somehow this afternoon, while I wasn't going swimming with the rest of the family (lax topiary issues) I was to hang around in Paisley while they frolicked at... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Les Miserables - Splendid Cinema If You Like That Kind of Thing

  It's 24 hours since I went to see Les Miserables and the songs are still marching around my head which must go to show something. I can't remember being this... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why the Prospect of Thatcher's Death Sickens Me

  

  Thatcher at Chequers 1993 (BBC Radio 4, via Flickr) Margaret Thatcher is a frail old woman and it seems fairly likely that she'll die quite soon. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY