Lois Elsden

Ginger bread – mini recipe

Food by LoisDecember 1, 2014

Places by LoisDecember 1, 2014

Our first day in Reykjavik… not a breath of wind, the clouds high, and the light tranquil… even the noise of the engine of this little boat seemed muffled as it chugged across Faxafloí Bay. It was mild, and all was calm, all tranquil…

writing by LoisDecember 1, 2014September 15, 2018

By the skin of my teeth!

On November 1st I started the National Noel Writing Month challenge, an on-line challenge to write 50,000 words of a new novel in thirty days. Last year I entered for the first time ever and I was on fire! The words seemed to pour out and I completed the task, and more! What I wrote […]

Red herrings

Food by LoisNovember 30, 2014

Two weeks ago

Places by LoisNovember 30, 2014

More from the family cook book

Food by LoisNovember 29, 2014

When was it published?

Books by LoisNovember 29, 2014November 14, 2020

Pubs and and pints... beer, wine and spirits by LoisNovember 29, 2014

Changing times

Site-seeing round Dublin, the past is always there, lurking behind the modern. The traditional is side by side with innovation, the Irish and the import… I couldn’t help but smile at the juxtaposition of Peadar Kearney’s Pub beside the Korean restaurant. In case you are wondering who Peadar Keanrey was, Peadar Ó Cearnaígh was an Irish […]