Family Stories by Lois

Of its time

This photo is so of its time; the rowing club blazers, the baggy trousers held up by braces (I bet Donald had his held up with a tie – he couldn’t bear belts or braces!) and the brilliantined hair. This is my dad Donald, somewhere in Cambridge, no doubt near the river; he is on […]

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Names, naming and words by Lois

Something about socks

I love socks, especially stripy ones… these ones aren’t stripy but they are two of a dozen odd socks my daughter gave me for Christmas They are amazing I love them! There are no pairs so every time you put them on you have different feet! The origin of the word comes maybe from Ancient […]

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Writing by Lois

Happy Christmas Mr Lewis!

One thing I never anticipated when starting this blog was how many nice people I would ‘meet’ through it! One great friend is Mr David Lewis, and I would like to wish him the compliments of the season, and a very happy New Year! Cheers, David!

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