Bits and pieces by Lois

What can he see?

This is part of the frieze around the lovers statue in St Pancras Station, actually called Meeting Place. It shows a typical scene from a busy commuter train, maybe an underground, maybe just an ordinary railway train. You can see a typical cross-section of people, some asleep, some reading newspapers, some just gazing into the […]

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Bits and pieces by Lois

Hostas… or funkia?

I really do not like hostas, really…. but wait… these are rather lovely…. maybe I should think again! There are over 25 species of them, maybe I have only met the 24 varieties I did not like! I think I like them a little more now I have learnt they used to be called funkia.

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Food by Lois

Fab holiday… lost a pound!

Somehow I have managed to lose a pound while being on holiday; light breakfast (as usual) light lunch ( as usual) rather larger dinner than usual because it was all so delicious, wine with every meal (well, not breakfast) plus beer plus Pimms’, ice-cream when we were out, a piece of delectable carrot cake, fish […]

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