I wasn’t going to write about the significance of 2014 in numerology, because it is a little hokey. However, I opened today’s paper and the headline was “2014 – The Year of the Idea.” In numerology 2014 is a 7, which means that it has strong intellectual associations, according to this site anyway. http://www.numerology.com/numerology-numbers/7 Here […]
We had an ice storm last night. Unfortunately the sun is not out today, or we would really be sparkling. Imagine this tree in sunshine. This is a very old Maple weighted down with ice. An interlace of Lilac and Forsythia A close up Another close up If the sun comes out, I’ll take some
Mental Floss posted on FB a short essay on 6 embarrassing things we do and why we do them. Well, I just had to read the list, which goes like this: 1. Pushing doors marked Pull – Actually both words look very similar and in a rush, who looks to see what the word is
I was reading an interview today about a fellow blogger, Stephen King, who is also a published author. One of the questions he was asked was, “What is your favourite word?” Stephen answered, “onomatopoeia,” meaning a word that sounds like what it means, such as “crunch.” Onomatopoeia happens a lot in poetry. I have posted
I know it’s December and yes many are looking at a winter escape. Several bloggers have posted about the sea in warmer climes. Their posts have been about children in bathing suits enjoying the water, the sand and the sun. Caro Ness wrote a wonderful poem about the seaside and Muriel Jacques posted about a friend’s
……..Last night we had carving of pumpkins. I have written a lot lately about poetry – sorry to be such a bore – but it is an escape, for me anyway. Lines from poems often roll around in my head or pop up when I’m about to write, which happened just now. The first line
I did today, what I often do when I don’t have an idea for a post. I keyed random phrases into the title bar of my MAC. The phrases usually consist of terms that interest me. This morning it was “poetry in the news.” It flushed out this wonderful column from the NY Times, Poetry
It’s about 9:30am and I’m having tea and toast for breakfast, while reading The Cremation of Sam McGee. I have a beautifully illustrated version with paintings by Ted Harrison and an introduction by Pierre Berton. It’s a keeper. However I am not sure that it’s breakfast reading. Yes, it’s getting cold out there, but it
……in the name of literacy. I just shared on FB an article by Neil Gaiman which was published in The Guardian. It’s an essay on the importance of libraries and reading, especially Fiction. I think I may have to rethink my attitude to Fiction. Somehow over the years, I have preferred true stories to Fiction
The weather these days has been more like November than October, so I decided to wear my winter coat. Now I get attached to things and a warm coat that works – which means…… 1. It has lots of pockets. 2. It fits. 3. It’s long enough to cover those parts of the legs that
