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My grandmother was obviously dressed up for something, a play, a carnival, just for fun? She was born in 1888, so she must have been between 16-20 here, I think, so this photo would have been taken just after the turn of the century. I somehow don’t imagine Edwardian young ladies dressing in boys’ costumes, […]
MoreWe all loved the delicious poppy cake Barbara made for us at the English conversation class party; it was nutty and apple-y and mmmm, yummy! Barbara has sent me the recipe, I had to change a couple of words and I haven’t yet made the cake, but a friend gave me some apples, and I […]
MoreChristmas is coming… we had the family Christmas party on Saturday, we had or English group part yesterday, and tonight we had a Christmas meal with friends in the best pub in the world, the Dolphin in Uphill. I’m beginning to get in the Christmas groove… so here’s my favourite Christmas song: Winter’s tale, David […]
MoreAlthough I spend most of my time writing, I also have other activities, one of which is teaching English conversation as a volunteer with a group of people whose first language is something else. The main objective is communication, and we have lots of different ways in which we practice conversing and communicating; our lessons […]
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Lois Elsden 