Lois Elsden

Crime fiction… any recommendations?

Books by LoisJuly 16, 2013

Curds, butters and cheeses

Food by LoisJuly 16, 2013November 11, 2024

Swans… can they really break a man’s arm.

Poems by LoisJuly 15, 2013

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisJuly 15, 2013September 13, 2018

Exciting things are happening next week! I hope to have finished editing my next book, Flipside and have it published… but I may have to delay that a little as I want it to be the best I can possibly make it. My dear friend Elly and her daughter Corine are visiting us on the […]

Memorial

Family Stories by LoisJuly 15, 2013September 10, 2018

A particular time

Writing by LoisJuly 14, 2013

Poems by LoisJuly 14, 2013

Last word on nightjar

There was a crossword clue today “dialect word for nightjar”; we couldn’t think of anything at all and looked it up and found several suggestions (none of which fitted) whip-poor-will, whip o’will. nighthawk, puck … and goatsucker…. what? Goatsucker? Really? “Doe niet zo belachelijk!!” Goatsucker Old goatherds swear how all night long they hear The […]