Today at work I was meeting with one of my middle school kiddos and she was expressing feelings of not knowing who she ‘really was’ and having a hard time with her identity. I sketched out a quick outline of … Continue reading
Hello and Happy Monday, Friends! As the gleeful month of November, 2010 showed you all, I sure do love to delve into the sheer nerdery of words. I like to know their meanings, etymologies, and translations to other languages. I … Continue reading
wassailing…Hold up. What on earth is a wassail? Well, I have answers. But first: Look at this afternoon’s lovely skyset! J’adore!Okay, back to wassailing. Allow me to consult my “Hearth & Home: Christmas Customs” book from the library, procured in … Continue reading
Greetings Readers and Friends- It’s fight night! grammar police vs. shameless botchers of the English language old guard vs. cutting edge queen’s english vs. newspeak it’s getting ugly people- we’re pitting one part of speech against another… note the holiday … Continue reading
Friends, Romans, and Countrymen: Lend me your adjectives! squirrely, ginger play together puny darts up the tree, suddenly Bushy is a bit unkempt, but what is scaring the wee one? Sharp beaky crow! Caw Caw! I watched this interaction outside … Continue reading
The true meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is eating your weight in leftovers spending time with family and friends, reflecting on things we are thankful for, and if we’re lucky, enjoying time off of work! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin decor roasted … Continue reading
Among all of the things I am grateful for today, our incredible earth and the creatures that inhabit it are up near the top… Gobble Gobble Uh oh…. Let’s get out of here before we get eaten! Just the neighborhood … Continue reading
The forecast for my walk home today (my walk home in celebration of the four day weekend!!!) is: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs? No, more like Snowy with a chance of … snowballs! What an unbelievably beautiful afternoon. It … Continue reading
battles the almighty euphemism in today’s post!In one corner, we have the humble idiom, rising from uncertainty to confuse English Language Learners and put pepper in our gumbo (for example). See? that one is “straight from the horses mouth” aka … Continue reading
‘Ello Mates! Right, then, how about a spot of photos from today’s walk?? (heavy british accent if you can’t tell here…) After hundreds of a few reads through of Bridget Jones Diary, Harry Potter the series, and various other Nick Hornby/Jenny … Continue reading
