Bits and pieces by Lois

The missing gnomon

Was this a doorway, was it blocked up for some reason? It is on the south side of the church of St Nicholas in Uphill, the village where I live. I think the hole was for the gnomon of a sun-dial, the pointer which cast a shadow; you can see lines which would have indicated […]

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Writing by Lois

Meldene

I sometimes notice a place, a house or a building and it just catches my fancy and I know that sooner or alter it will appear in one of my stories. Look at this great front door and knocker, and what a good name Meldene…. Meldene may of course change into being a character… the […]

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