Uphill

Uphill floods remembered, Hamwick flood imagined!

The Radwinter series by LoisApril 7, 2017September 15, 2018

More on Superintendent Froest

Writing by LoisJanuary 27, 2017November 22, 2016

Writing by LoisOctober 29, 2016October 29, 2020

In the clouds or on the level?

I was born and brought up in Cambridge; which is a low-lying city which grew around a bridge over the river, then called Grunta or Granta and now the Cam. It’s given altitude is 55 feet above sea-level, a little higher than the surrounding Fens which are between 20 and 79 feet. Local stories have […]

Places by LoisAugust 21, 2016August 21, 2016

Our village

The old windmill tower on the hill… …our pub… St Nicholas old church on the hill …the rhyne… …looking across the River Axe… …digging Uphill… …the boatyard… …our house. http://www.uphillvillage.org.uk/

The Bluebell Field… full of bluebells!

Places by LoisApril 20, 2016April 20, 2016

Writing by LoisMarch 4, 2016

Planning fieldwork…

A couple of years ago I joined a really exciting and enjoyable MOOC – massive open on-line course, about archaeology. because it was on-line we couldn’t actually go out and do any digging, but we learned some of the techniques and skills necessary before you even start digging holes in the ground. We were given […]