I enjoyed a post the other day by author Karen Dales. She has written several books and was commenting, in her blog, on our limited vocabulary – 3,000 words. Apparently the average North American uses only about 3,000 words, as a working vocabulary. This is sad. I guess we can blame laziness or a shift […]
I enjoyed a post the other day by author Karen Dales. She has written several books and was commenting, in her blog, on our limited vocabulary – 3,000 words. Apparently the average North American uses only about 3,000 words, as a working vocabulary. This is sad. I guess we can blame laziness or a shift
The other day we went to an area on Lake Ontario that has a community of people who live in houseboats. Now, I am fascinated by houseboats. I am not sure that I am the type of person who needs to be on water all the time, but I can understand that need in others and
The other day we went to an area on Lake Ontario that has a community of people who live in houseboats. Now, I am fascinated by houseboats. I am not sure that I am the type of person who needs to be on water all the time, but I can understand that need in others and
I’m not sure why I have trouble following directions. Maybe innately, I hate being told what to do. I can’t just follow a recipe, for example. I have to combine several recipes and then add a little this and that as well. Paella On Sunday, I made Paella, from a combination of three sets of
I often think of living the life of a nomad – a little insane maybe. I dream of walking the Camino and I post about a friend who is riding a motorcycle out to BC to see her grandchildren. I am not alone in this desire for freedom. Several people I follow, often post about
My last post was about the poem “Tom O’ Bedlam and the person on YouTube, Spoken Verse who both recites wonderful poetry and recites poetry wonderfully : ) He is known on-line as, Tom O’ Bedlam. There are many times when I have thought that there is a strong correlation between poetry and madness. Poems
My last post was about the poem “Tom O’ Bedlam and the person on YouTube, Spoken Verse who both recites wonderful poetry and recites poetry wonderfully : ) He is known on-line as, Tom O’ Bedlam. There are many times when I have thought that there is a strong correlation between poetry and madness. Poems
Today again, I found myself without an idea for a post. This would be #85 I think, in the challenge of doing 365 and not missing a beat – err day. So I started cruising around, looking for some inspiration. At one point, I realized that I hadn’t fully explored a website www.getintotheshade.com, that I had
Today again, I found myself without an idea for a post. This would be #85 I think, in the challenge of doing 365 and not missing a beat – err day. So I started cruising around, looking for some inspiration. At one point, I realized that I hadn’t fully explored a website www.getintotheshade.com, that I had
