Lois Elsden

Where does dog come from?

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 10, 2015

The sea at Weston

Taken by water by LoisJanuary 10, 2015

Bits and pieces by LoisJanuary 9, 2015

Our local newspaper, the Weston Mercury was established in 1843; this is the present office for our local newspaper. Apparently, it has won the Newspaper Society’s Community Newspaper of the year award several times, including 2007 and 2008.

Sisters

Family Stories by LoisJanuary 9, 2015

Blow the wind

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisJanuary 9, 2015

The Radwinter series by LoisJanuary 9, 2015September 15, 2018

Ophelia, Desdemona, Juliet and… Virgilia?

I was trying to find a name for two minor characters in my novel; I don’t think they will make any more than a fleeting appearance, but even so, I want to them to have the right sort of name, and a name which would be ‘normal’ for when they were born. It would […]

Saxish homework

Bits and pieces by LoisJanuary 8, 2015

Townlands, field names and featuures

Places by LoisJanuary 8, 2015September 11, 2018

Family Stories by LoisJanuary 8, 2015

Our house… 2005…

This is our house, but taken a few years ago; now the pale blue wall is dark blue and so is the double gate and all the bushes and trees have grown. On the left you can see the red leaves of the smoke bush… bush??? It’s a mighty tree now, we have to keep […]

Passion cake

Food by LoisJanuary 8, 2015