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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Bits and pieces by Lois

Down by the harbour

A warning to thieves… but raises a smile… This was the van from the little café at the Underfall visitors centre… even if the Underfall Yard was not really, really interesting, it would still be worth going to have a coffee, tea, lunch, breakfast… or yummy cake… or sandwich from Pickle … and on the […]

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