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I wonder if the old wives whose tales we so often refer to were an actual group of old wives who set down in tablets of stone (or a knitting pattern) their tales which have since been handed down whenever any few people get together and mention the weather, ailments, health, diet, births, marriages, deaths… […]
MoreEach week I volunteer to teach English conversation to people whose first language isn’t English. We have great fun and I’m sure we improve people’s language abilities and help them understand something about our culture as well as English. I have written an introductory guide-book for new volunteers, and this is the first part of […]
MoreToday has been a gloomy winter’s day, not helped by sad news of an elderly relative who has left this world. It seems a long wait for brighter days and lighter skies and evenings drawing out… but spring will come.
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Lois Elsden 