Family Stories by Lois

Yes!… Yes?

I have a fascination with graveyards and old memorials and commemorative plaques, not to be morbid but to wonder about past lives. So often there is a story behind the inscription and sometimes little biographical notes tell us something about the person who is being remembered. So wandering in the Kingston Cometary in Portsmouth, I glanced […]

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Food by Lois

Worth going to Bath for!

This delicious lunch – of which I couldn’t resist taking a bite before I took the photo, was served to us today in Roscoff’s Café in Bath. If you ever visit Bath, then I insist you go there! You will receive a warm, jovial and friendly welcome, and prompt attention – but not so you feel […]

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Food by Lois

Gran’s special cake

I came across a recipe called Gran’s Special Cake: 12 oz flour 8 oz sugar 4 oz butter 8 oz sultanas 2 lightly beaten eggs 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground caraway 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little water rub in butter and flour, stir in sugar, […]

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