Eavesdropping is an interesting word and an interesting action. At one point in history people were fined for listening in on the conversations of others, which happened when one stood very close to another’s home in the area where “things” dropped from the eaves. Historically, there was also a hole in the home, near the […]
I am following the story of a young woman in Iceland who wants to legalize her name – her first name. Apparently in Iceland there is a list of approved names for both male and female children – 1,712 for males and 1,853 for females – this may be grounds for another post. I sense
In an earlier post I suggested that I would look up the origin of the word Oxymoron, because it contained the word “moron.” So hear’s the scoop! “Oxy” comes from the Greek word for “sharp” and “moron” comes from the Greek word for “dull.” Put them together and you have “sharp/dull” or words of opposite
The other day I was reminded of a phrase I hadn’t used in a while – “In my end is my beginning and in my beginning is my end.” I happen to love oxymorons and I have just made a mental note to look up the origin of the word (another post) because it does
Tonight somewhere bells will ring, horns will blast, people will cheer and a new dawn will break!!! We will be collectively handed a blank page to start again. Already my husband and I are tentatively blocking parts of the new year into segments of who is going to be home and when, as far as
I was concentrating so much on the novel challenge that I forgot to post for two of my favourite days. Nov 25 and Nov 30. Here is a re-post for Nov 25. Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch as Worked November 25 is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria. In Christian lore, St. Catherine was martyred
This is an extension of an earlier post that has had a few “clicks” lately. I was following someone who was using the letters of the alphabet to create posts using 3 words that begin with that letter. This post was for the letter “X.” I have extended the post with a fictional account of
Maybe one of my focusing words yesterday also should have been “Zen,” then I would have accepted the day for what it was and found something positive in it. Well in spite of the cold and the grey, I was able to get out to pick up something very zesty for lunch at one of
