From the monthly archives:

March 2010

The Gallery – Outside my front door….

by Ellie on March 31, 2010

Our terraced house isn’t grand. It was built in a bygone era when the only vehicle using the road outside would’ve been a horse and cart delivering coal. The distance between the houses is short which means natural light isn’t plentiful. The only views we have are into the neighbours houses, unless we look out [...]

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Secret Post Club – Cupcake Therapy!

by Ellie on March 30, 2010

As a member of Heather at Notes from Lapland’s most excellent Secret Post Club, I’m always intrigued to know what the postman may deliver! This month was no exception. When I arrived home from my first day back at work after maternity leave, which coincidentally was also my birthday, I was greeted by a lovely [...]

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This is a long one so you may need a cuppa and a few biscuits to sustain you but I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. You see, I’m having a crisis of conscience. As Little E rapidly approaches her first birthday I’ve started to wonder, as I did with Big E at this age, [...]

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Today, I have various things on my mind but the capacity to write them coherently in a blog post seems to have temporarily left me. So, in the meantime here is a pictorial teaser of things to come in the next week: You want that cupcake right now don’t you? Mmmmmmm.

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Hot or not?

by Ellie on March 26, 2010

Phew, Friday at last! We made it through another hectic 7 days! How about a bit of ‘Hot or not?’ to round off the week nicely? Last week Jonathan Rhys Meyers graced the page and was most definitely popular with many of you lovely readers, not least the fabulous Melissa over at ‘Smitten by Britain‘.  [...]

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Oh. My. Goodness. Outstanding. Roll on April 12th…..

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The Gallery – Me

by Ellie on March 24, 2010

Who do you think I am? That’s what the prompt ‘Me’ for this week’s ‘Gallery’ got me thinking. Mostly you will hear me talking about being a Mum and all that comes with it. But what is there beneath that layer? For starters I’m a bossy boots, a total control freak, I drive people mad [...]

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I’m not a huge user of profanity. Don’t get me wrong, used intelligently, in appropriate company, and in the right context a good swear word can certainly enhance language. But, it’s not something I do everyday or unconsciously as so many people do these days. One thing I certainly find offensive is interspersing everyday conversation [...]

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Last week I had to rescind my longed for stay at home mum status and return to work. After months of planning, apprehension, tears, tantrums, butterflies, and sleepless nights,  the first day our new routine soon arrived. As with the best laid plans, where children are concerned, they didn’t quite pan out as expected. But, [...]

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Hot or not?

by Ellie on March 19, 2010

After a hectic week Friday is finally here! It’s not every week a girl has a birthday and returns to work after maternity leave on the same day! So, what of last week’s gentleman? Well, it seems that funny man Michael McIntyre wasn’t a big hit in the hot department, in fact he’s possibly the [...]

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