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Pargeting is a term for the decorating of plaster on the outside of old buildings… maybe on the inside too, I’m afraid my knowledge does not extend that far! I’m not sure how old it is, but I would guess that people have always wanted to decorate their houses, and make them look attractive, so I think it is probably as old as the plastering the outside of houses […]
MoreI tried to teach a variety of poems to my students, including this one which has some wonderfully wacky and funny descriptions, and yet so perfectly describes an icy city. I first went to Paris when I was thirteen, to stay with some family friends who had a flat there. it was not a wholly enjoyable experience, they had a young child and a nurse-maid […]
MoreHere are more of the muffed mumblings of me and my colleagues a couple of years ago… remember we are professionals! As Shelley might have said “Look on my words, ye mighty, and despair!” He must use a time-keeping machine to try to be on time. Having had a very good start in terms 1 and […]
MoreTonight is the night of the annual family party, and every year since I was a child we have had a special visitor! I hope he doesn’t let us down tonight!
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Lois Elsden 