Lois Elsden

Pubs and and pints... beer, wine and spirits by LoisDecember 5, 2012December 5, 2012

I might have to take this as a hint…

Going through the photos on my phone I came across this: Well as it’s too late to go to Ireland for a pint, and anyway I’m not sure I could afford it right now, I might have to settle for something else… say a pint of Otter?

Radwinter or Redwinter?

Writing by LoisDecember 5, 2012September 16, 2018

Red cars swarming!

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 5, 2012November 19, 2019

Let them eat cake!!

Food by LoisDecember 5, 2012December 5, 2012

A visit from an old gentleman

Family Stories by LoisDecember 4, 2012September 28, 2013

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 4, 2012December 4, 2012

Pargeting

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 […]

…and the very last of those days!

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 4, 2012April 16, 2015

Poems by LoisDecember 4, 2012December 4, 2012

A not scary poem!

I 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 […]