Lois

I am a writer living in the west of England; I have written fourrteen novels, my latest being 'Winterdyke' This is the latest of the seven Radwinter genealogical mysteries series, all available on Amazon - the eighth in the series due to appear in early summer. I have written seven other novels, a guide to writing, three stories for reluctant readers and two anthologies with other writers. All are available as eBooks and paperbacks. I hope my blog will engage you with my other interests, music, family history travel, and food... Most of all I hope you engage with my writing and my thoughts on the process... at least, on my process!! You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Food by Lois

Not wasting…

You’re probably looking at this photo and thinking it is a jar of marmalade; if you could see the label properly you would see it says Barmalade (marmalade made by Bari) and you might be wondering why I have posted a picture showing such a scruffy pot, all sticky round the top, a rather marked label… not really very attractive […]

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Writing by Lois

Feather name

I came across a lovely phrase today in my Gaelic class, ainm cleite; ainm (pronounced anum/anim) means name, and cleite which means feather… feather name which translates as pen name, and like the French ‘nom de plume’ it derives from the use of a quill to write with. I’ve never been tempted to use a […]

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Bits and pieces by Lois

Happy birthday Sox Hosegood!

I am a little late in wishing Charles ‘Sox’ Hosegood a happy 92nd birthday! He was a friend on my dad Donald, a fellow golfer at Weston-super-Mare Golf Club and helicopter test pilot. Charles Hosegood, nick-named Sox, served in the Fleet Air Arm during the war and was appointed to the first armed merchant cruiser which was fitted with a catapult. […]

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Bits and pieces by Lois

All’s well again with WordPress!

Whatever the hiccup before Christmas, WordPress seems to be working beautifully and smoothly again! I can quickly move from page to page, look up stats (and seem to have a more extended cover too) view notifications  and start a new post from any page. I know quite a few people commented that they were having annoying difficulties, so […]

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