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

Hortensia

Hortensias or hydrangeas are wonderful and varied shrubs; they come in every shade from white to pink to red, or blue from the pales dawn blue to the deepest sunset mauves and purples. The flours stay on the plants, and turn beautiful paler shades and still look attractive; if you bring them indoors they dry […]

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100 years ago today

A hundred years ago today, Dorothy Alice Colgate was born to her mother Augusta, and father Ernest Colgate, in Bletchingley, Surrey. Augusta was the youngest of a large family of Browns, she was born in 1891, the youngest of eleven children. Ernest, in contrast came from a family of four, three sisters and he was […]

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Fun!

  I was just wandering round a department store, just waiting for an appointment, when I found myself for no reason in the children’s section. What cute clothes they have for babies now! My daughter loves ladybirds… but she is a little too big for this now! I call my husband Bee…

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