Henry VIII

And all my war is done

Poems by LoisApril 10, 2017April 5, 2017

A simple little cheesecake

Food by LoisNovember 26, 2016

Poems by LoisSeptember 17, 2016

I was so excited recently to visit the exhibition from the National Portrait gallery on display at Montecute House in Somerset. A favourite poet of mine, Sir Thomas Wyatt was an Tudor adventurer, soldier and maybe spy, was on display – not the man himself, obviously but two portraits which I had only ever seen in books or […]

Who wrote Greensleeves?

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisJune 15, 2016

Love that doth reign and live within my thought

Poems by LoisSeptember 7, 2015

Farewell, love, and all thy laws forever,

Poems by LoisAugust 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Names, naming and words by LoisJuly 1, 2015April 13, 2025

We write in water

Men’s evil manners live in brass… …their virtues we write in water. You may know where I was when I took this photo and what was behind me, or you may just know the quote. It is from ‘Henry VIII by Shakespeare, and the lines are spoken by Griffith adviser to Queen Katherine (Katherine of […]

Places by LoisApril 15, 2015

Lichen my new camera

I have a new camera… I loved my old one, but it was slow and sometimes the pictures looked dull unless in brilliant sunshine… so I got a new camera! First photo was of my beloved, but then we went out and first outside photo had to be lichen! And then I found a tree… lots […]