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The Gallery

The Gallery – Grab, point, shoot, et voilà!

by Ellie on January 12, 2012

I’m not a photographer, by any stretch of the imagination! I adore taking pictures, in fact, it’s a complete compulsion! Some things are just begging to be snapped, and so many moments need to be captured. I have the ability to make time stand still at my finger tips, what could be better than that?! [...]

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The Locket

by Ellie on July 21, 2011

When someone dies all we have left are our memories, and the few fleeting clues to their true personality that they leave behind. On Monday we had the unenviable task of sorting out my Nana’s belongings. It’s been 5½ weeks since she passed away, and it was time to empty the wardrobes of all the [...]

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The Gallery – Tree Trekking

by Ellie on March 16, 2011

“I know”, I enthused to the husband, “when we go to Center Parcs let’s do that Tree Trekking thing!” “The what?” asked the husband. “You know”, I said, “that thing where you climb across obstacles high up between massive trees. It’ll be ace fun!” “Oh yeah, okay”, he replied nonchalantly, “whatever.” Gulp…. ____________________ For more [...]

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The Gallery – Simple Pleasures

by Ellie on March 2, 2011

There’s nothing so nice as coming home from a long day tottering about in ridiculous heels and slipping your tired, aching feet into a comfy pair of soft, warm slippers. Pure bliss! It’s the simple things…. ________________________ For more posts from The Gallery visit Tara at Sticky Fingers.

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The Gallery – Cupcake Therapy

by Ellie on September 29, 2010

Cupcake Therapy Soft and sweet, Decadent treat, Creamy and gooey and yum! Naughty but nice, I’ve eaten one, thrice! Delectable cupcakey bun! {By Ellie, aged 35½} __________________ This post was written for The Gallery at Sticky Fingers, for the theme ‘Food’.

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The Gallery – Sycamore Gap

by Ellie on July 27, 2010

One, two, three… She counts. Every foot fall leads her on her semi-conscious journey to one hundred. Leading her along The Wall, that little bit closer to ‘home’. Hills, like a natural roller coaster, ripple before her. Steep stone steps stretch skyward. Deep breaths at the top, then down the other side. Each tiny motion jarring bones [...]

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The Gallery – Beautiful Creatures

by Ellie on June 23, 2010

I’m not a pet owner. It’s not that I don’t like animals, I just get too attached to them and have been known to sob over gold fish. Seriously. Imagine the scene; Me, the Dearly Departed and the toilet bowl. Flush, bye bye fishy, sob sob sob. We get our animal fix elsewhere, usually at Chester [...]

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The Gallery – Motherhood

by Ellie on June 14, 2010

As a motherless mother I sometimes struggle with motherhood. With that precious maternal love missing from my own life since I was just 5 years old, I often question my ability to simply be a mum. It can be hard to know how to be a mother when you can’t remember how you yourself were [...]

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The Gallery – Memories in a Glass Jar

by Ellie on June 2, 2010

These are my shells. Collected from a beach in France when I was the tender age of just sixteen. Perfect minuscule specimens. Time standing still. Saved from being ground into sand by the ebb and flow of the past 19 years of tide. Sitting on my mantle piece, reminding me of times long gone. Trapped [...]

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The Gallery – No more excuses

by Ellie on May 19, 2010

This week’s Gallery theme is ‘self portrait’. Hmmmmm. What excuses can I come up with not to post a picture of myself? Errmmmmm, the cat ate my camera! No? The husband confiscated the laptop! Hardly likely if he knows which side his bread’s buttered. I was suddenly inundated with visitors trampling down my front door [...]

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