Lois Elsden
WRITER
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 […]
MoreWhat 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 […]
MoreTaken by water
Having been a water baby myself, and much of my childhood taken up in, on or by the water, by rivers and streams and the sea, I love and yet am wary of the element. I have always been safe, thank goodness, and perhaps because I’m not really a risk taker, and also the slow-moving […]
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