Archaeology and geology by Lois

Running aground

Having enjoyed the last six assignments for my archaeology course, my massive open on-line course from Brown University, I have just run aground on the latest one which was to create a podcast. Now may I should have chosen one of the other choices, writing about three archaeological organizations (sounds a bit boring) write a […]

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Food by Lois

Rose petal jam

Some roses smell so divine they seem almost edible… and of course they are. I’m not sure what flavour you’d get munching on a bud, but putting a few delicate smelling petals in a jar of caster sugar perfumes it ready for all sorts of recipes… or you could make some rose petal jam. Here’s […]

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Food by Lois

Spirtle

 A spurtle and porridge… can you guess what you might use the spurtle for? Yes, stirring the porridge! I foolishly didn’t think to ask which was the stirring end, so for many years I was in fact stirring upside-down… I don’t think it affected the taste of the porridge! In case you’re wondering, the holding […]

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