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

Bits and pieces by LoisAugust 13, 2015August 12, 2015

Another plant in the wrong place

Revisiting a plant in the wrong place…. It may have been Bob Flowerdew, the well-known pony-tailed gardener who sometimes makes a sensible point… it may have been Bob Flowerdew who said a weed is just a plant growing in the wrong place. I thought this as I walked past our neighbour’s lawn on the way to […]

No nettles, no soup

Food by LoisAugust 12, 2015September 13, 2018

Names, naming and words by LoisAugust 12, 2015September 13, 2018

Powdering noses

I was looking back over some old posts and came across this which I wrote while working on my novel, Loving Judah. I was thinking of phrases which have disappeared… at one point in ‘Loving Judah’ Aislin says she needs to ‘powder her nose’, a phrase her grandma used for visiting the bathroom. Bavol who is younger than her, doesn’t understand […]