Lois Elsden

Bits and pieces by LoisSeptember 5, 2013

So elegant, shame about the ciggie!

Who do you think you are?

Family Stories by LoisSeptember 5, 2013September 20, 2013

Wherry, Wandle, Guardsman – must mean a trip to the British Museum

Pubs and and pints... beer, wine and spirits by LoisSeptember 4, 2013March 2, 2025

Places by LoisSeptember 4, 2013September 4, 2013

Portballintrae

There are some places which not only grab your heart……but they insist on staying there, lodged for eternity… … Portballintrae

Excoriated… word of the day

Names, naming and words by LoisSeptember 4, 2013April 16, 2015

Fascinating view of the USA 2000

Bits and pieces by LoisSeptember 4, 2013September 20, 2013

Radwinter… 4

The Radwinter series by LoisSeptember 3, 2013September 16, 2018

Writing by LoisSeptember 3, 2013

I mentioned a couple of times how difficult it is to translate things from one language to another, not because I have done it (not since I was a t Uni) but because I often read books in translation and a couple of times have been a little disappointed – my worst disappointment when I […]

Ginger and pear cake… the proof is in the… wait a minute!

Food by LoisSeptember 3, 2013September 22, 2017

Bits and pieces by LoisSeptember 3, 2013

English conversation… the numbers really add up!

I mentioned before that having left a long career in teaching… I somehow get teaching voluntarily. This time I’m teaching adults whose first language isn’t English, and I’m doing it for fun! Our new term hasn’t started yet but we are planning already, in a loose fun way. We keep a register now, at first […]