Lois Elsden

A curious combination

Food by LoisMay 3, 2014

Family Stories by LoisMay 3, 2014September 10, 2018

A fitting tribute to Nigel

Our dear friend, best man, god father to our son, Nigel Marland, died earlier this year. He was a life-long supporter of Oldham Rugby League Club, and as a tribute the team’s strip has his name and dates emblazoned on the shirt. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nigel-marlands-name-lives-oldham-6855853 http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/84295/tributes-paid-to-charismatic-nigel Nigel in his white tuxedo at our wedding

Magick cover

Writing by LoisMay 3, 2014September 15, 2018

Gorgeous, just gorgeous! Love at first listen!

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisMay 3, 2014

Bits and pieces by LoisMay 2, 2014

This used to be a registry office, as you can see. Now it is a fish and chip shop, as you can also see. I wish it had been open so we could have tried some of their fish and chips, but sadly it wasn’t!

House waiting

Writing by LoisMay 2, 2014

Spinach and cheese pastry…

Food by LoisMay 2, 2014March 31, 2018

Saxlish

Names, naming and words by LoisMay 2, 2014May 2, 2014

Edmund Spenser

Poems by LoisMay 1, 2014

Names, naming and words by LoisMay 1, 2014September 11, 2018

More fishy nicknames

I’m sure other countries give people nick-names, and certainly it happens here. In Sheringham, fishermen used to be given the most imaginative, and sometimes downright strange nick-names! How or why would someone called Grimes get the nick name of Honey, Saffron or Jockey? With Belcher Johnson or Drips Little it doesn’t take much to guess […]