by Jenni Ellegard | Jan 1, 2019
BEFORE THE WILD CAMP: It’s New Year’s Eve 2018, and I’m not feeling particularly cheery. The idea of going to a party and pretending to have fun and getting drunk, for once, isn’t that appealing. Last year I spent New Year’s eve hiking...
by Jenni Ellegard | May 20, 2014
I’ve got to admit, when the idea of an ‘electronic’ book came about, I wasn’t impressed. “What’s next, eh? Virtual food? Ha!” I’ve always been a ‘real book’ kind of girl. I think it started from the first...
by Jenni Ellegard | Apr 21, 2014
There are some great names out there which I don’t think get enough credit. Wilbur. Horrace. Bertha. Edwina. Phyllis. Archibald. Winifred. Boris. Take Boris for example. Boris is a great name, don’t you think? It’s so simple, so short, and when you...
by Jenni Ellegard | Mar 17, 2014
I live in a building consisting of about 60 flats. The majority of them are on the floors above me. To get to them, I have to walk through a hallway where the entrance to the bike store is and go up some stairs on the left. But there’s something strange about...
by Jenni Ellegard | Feb 7, 2014
Three weeks ago I put my car in for it’s MOT. Three weeks later, and I still haven’t had it back. It failed with flying colours, needing almost everything major replacing, and being such an uncommon model of Corsa (a 1.8, apparently) finding second-hand...
by Jenni Ellegard | Jan 26, 2014
1. Every week I secretly hope that one of the girls falls down the stairs.Oh come on, I know you agree with me. Let’s face it, that’s the only reason we make sure we’re sat down as soon as the intro music has finished playing. 30 single girls, a set...