Food by Lois

Ginger cake

I love old recipes, handwritten in cookery books;  I have some of my mum’s books with odd things jotted down from her… but this is from someone I don’t know. Maybe it is the mother of a friend, maybe it is a friend of hers… or maybe she bought it in a second-hand shop or […]

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Books by Lois

Last word on Ruth’s caravan

I’ve been reading some reminiscences of camping and caravaning in a bygone age, from the posthumous collection of the writings of Ruth drew. Ruth was born in 1908, and sadly died very much before her time, but her life seems one of happiness and adventure – adventure in the widest sense! She seems such a jolly […]

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Food by Lois

What is the Dutch for yummy?

We had a wonderful holiday with our dear Dutch friends; we have been lucky to visit them every year for the last however long, plus seeing them over here in the inbetweenwhiles! Quite a few traditions have arisen  about our stay with them, a barbecue, some trips out, lovely walks taking lots of photos, pancakes […]

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