The Easthope stories by Lois

Just a little except

Here is an excerpt from my next book, provisionally entitled, ‘Lucky Portbraddon’; Nick is Ruby’s brother-in-law and for various reasons he is staying with her for a while. His life is a struggle at the moment; his twin brother has disappeared, no-one wants to buy his paintings, and he is finding it difficult to make ends […]

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Bits and pieces by Lois

Have a nice time dear

As she goes off for a day’s outing with her  school friends, mother notes with satisfaction how “good” the navy blue ribbed cardigan looks on her. The gay buttons add a note of contrast. How times change! This book, Knitting For All, was published seventy years ago, just after the war; here is ‘a teenager’, […]

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