Lois Elsden

Food by LoisJuly 31, 2013

Good enough to eat!

…and it was! grilled halloumi with roast vegetables and pea shoots… totally yum and I think the restaurant was called Quay 33, in Plymouth

War memorial

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 31, 2013June 17, 2014

Watery names

Names, naming and words by LoisJuly 31, 2013September 13, 2018

Poems by LoisJuly 30, 2013

On the south side of Stonehenge, lying on its side is one of the huge stones which make the monument. You can see it at the front of the photo. It is called the Slaughter Stone, which is a bit misleading, because it makes it sound as if it was used for some sort of […]

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 30, 2013

Have you got it?

I think I’ve got it!! I’ve got the other end!

The missing moustache

My novels by LoisJuly 30, 2013September 13, 2018

Names, naming and words by LoisJuly 30, 2013April 16, 2015

What is charisma?

Raul Malo Charisma is a popular word, which, according to Wikipedia, is defined as: compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others, a divinely conferred power or talent. and according to dictionary.com is from: 1635–45 Late Latin from the Greek, equivalent to char + -isma/ism (from cháris favour and charízesthai to favour, akin to yearn or exhort) …or maybe it comes from a Greek word meaning […]