Serendipity is our word for today. It means good luck. A while ago, I read an article about how to attract good luck. It was mainly about keeping an open mind and buying lottery tickets. I rarely buy lottery tickets, but I decided to keep a diary of the “good luck” that happened to me […]
The word for today is “sobriquet.” It means nickname or epithet. It’s such a sophisticated word for such a common subject. I found it in a crossword clue – “Hemingway sobriquet.” The answer, of course, is “Papa.” I have spent a great deal of my life, trying to figure out how people get nicknames. These
I am working on a blog challenge with a friend. It’s a great way to fight the doldrums that happen in summer, in politics, in aging bodies etc… It’s also a wonderful way of not only improving your writing, but also your outlook. We are giving each other random words and writing a blog post
……. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy a super computer determined that the meaning of life was/is 42. Naturally I assumed that this was a wry joke on the meaninglessness of life – can I say that? Maybe an accountant would understand – break everything down to a number and you’ve got the answer
Few things brighten a January day in Toronto. However, today …. 1. The sun was shinning. 2. There was no line-up at the bank. 3. I found a legal parking spot. and…. 4. A red fox crossed my path!! Well, it wasn’t just my path there were, obviously, several other pedestrians, a dozen cars, maybe
A few years ago I changed the window dressings of the upper front rooms in the house – these rooms would be the bathroom and the front (our) bedroom. Actually, if the truth were known, I would gladly have left the windows bare – all the better to see you with – no wait –
A friend posted this to my wall on FB and I thought that it was fun. I realized, however, that I had too many “no”s – so I guess I have to get out and do a little more!! Here it is, with comments ✍ Tattoos – no Your (my) skin is an organ and
…I love, you love, he/she loves….Well, it is that time of year, when everything else fades in the magic of lights, music, family, friends and good cheer. I couldn’t resist posting, on another knitters thread, this link to a site that lists the conjugation of the latin verb, amare – to love, in all its
…….Well maybe not. Last week my brother-in-law passed away. Death is always very sad. It can be ameliorated by age or circumstance, perhaps, but it is still a parting, an emptiness, that only the one who has passed, can fill. It helps, though, to focus on the positives. I am happy to say that he
Brilliant is the only word to describe the concept of the “Jameses,” – a theatrical event, now on a world tour. It is: 1. A trilogy of three plays about James I, James II and James III, who ruled Scotland during the 1400s. 2. An 11-hour epic of amazing theatre – all three plays were
