Lois Elsden

Reflection

Bits and pieces by LoisOctober 2, 2014

Poems by LoisOctober 2, 2014

On the north bank of the Yellow River, west of the sea, is an army, Hammered drums and sounded bells are heard beneath the sky. The armoured horses cry out loud, I cannot tell their number, The high-nosed tribe of Hu are moving in great numbers. On the western bank of the Yellow River lies […]

Food by LoisOctober 2, 2014

Tomatoes drying

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to try drying some of my abundant harvest of tomatoes… So far so good! After eight hours in the drier they are still quite moist but definitely very flavoursome! I’m going to attack the rest of the ripe ones and hope the greens one will ripen… I have […]

Lumps and bumps

Archaeology and geology by LoisOctober 1, 2014

Drying tomatoes

Food by LoisOctober 1, 2014

Feeling cheesy!

At the Weston Food Festival, I couldn’t resist tasting then buying some delicious cheeses. There were lots of different cheese producers but the one which particularly caught my eye was the Somerset Cheese Company. Although their stand was really busy, the people were really friendly and pleasant to everyone, even those who were just going round […]