Lois Elsden

The Chiding Stone

Places by LoisApril 13, 2015

Food by LoisApril 13, 2015

This little cookery book is from the Scottish company of Brown and Polson, from Paisley in Renfrewshire. The company was formed in 1840 and two years later it started producing starch; starch was commonly used for stiffening fabrics, and in Paisley was a textile town. Silk was produced there initially but then the famous paisley patterned cashmere […]

Different eyes

The Radwinter series by LoisApril 13, 2015September 15, 2018

Fruit and veg

Food by LoisApril 13, 2015

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisApril 12, 2015

Bridge music

This is the theme music from ‘The Bridge’ – ‘Bron’,|’Broen’, the Swedish/Danish TV series; ‘Hollow Talk’ by the Choir of Young Believers has been attached to some amazing footage of starlings.

Shell lady

Places by LoisApril 12, 2015

Cemetery

Family Stories by LoisApril 12, 2015

Wolf Winter

Books by LoisApril 12, 2015

Bits and pieces by LoisApril 11, 2015

Barking in Kent

I like lichen but I also like bark… feeling a little stumped here… Just rooting around… Got my eye on you … and this one is just so beautiful! To find out more about bark, the fact it doesn’t only serve as a protection for trees and other woody plants as our skin does on our […]

Family holidays by LoisApril 11, 2015September 10, 2018

The holiday is over!

As usual we had a marvellous family holiday! Five cousins, five partners, nine children, two girlfriends, six grandchildren, three dogs… what a houseful! And also as usual I’m sure we all ate far too much; on the first night we always haves sausages because they are easy to cook and this year we had them […]