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These charming nineteenth or early twentieth century photographs were taken by the famous Francis Frith of Reigate for the brewers, White, Tomkins and Courage, and I would guess they were on a calendar. Reigate was the nearest large town to Bletchingley where the Colgates had lived since the middle of the nineteenth century; these places would have been very familiar to them!
MoreAnd here’s the last one, photo … with thanks to Bodhisattvaintraining! http://bodhisattvaintraining.wordpress.com/
MoreHere’s another idea for the cover of ‘Loving Judah’ – any thoughts, comments, criticisms? The scan is a little disappointing – but what about the image of the statue, is that better than the previous dappled and fuzzy ones?
MoreI’m a little further on with deciding on a cover for ‘Judah’… can I have your honest opinions please? Don’t worry, I won’t be upset if you say they’re rubbish and you hate them and it would put you off buying my book… but it would be helpful if you’d say why you think so!
MoreYou’ve no doubt seen this before… it still makes me laugh! The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement […]
MoreA writer I very much like is Ann Cleeves; recently I have been reading her novels set in Shetland which I really recommend! Great stories and fabulous settings (I wish I could write about places as well!) I notice on her facebook page she has had a competition… the prize is having the sinner’s name included in one of her novels… […]
MoreAm I so mean or is it just the way i was brought up, not to waste anything? I bought a butternut squash yesterday and today I made it into soup… I peeled it and the peel went into the compost bin; it will rot down and be perfect for potting seedlings next spring. The […]
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Lois Elsden 