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YEN
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Wild Word Friday! It probably won’t surprise you to know that the English language borrowed the word YEN from the Chinese language, the Cantonese dialect. To the ears of an English-speaker, YEN sounds Chinese. During the mid-1800s when Chinese immigration to the United States peaked, they brought the word in-yan with them. In-yan means…
Your Pet/ LIBERTY Redux!
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You may remember a post we did in March, 2012, that featured a cute little dog dressed up in a lion costume. See that post at https://sueharrison.com/2012/03/your-petliberty/ Since today is October 31, I thought that we could re-feature Liberty in that lion costume, which was her 2011 Hallowe’en outfit. By the way, Liberty has had…
Eastern European Research Trip – Homeward Bound
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The Athenee Palace Hilton of Bucharest. Wow! Motel 6 is usually more our style, but I could get used to Hilton. And, of course, fresh flowers! A large room and comfy bed: And a view of Bucharest! It seems like a touch of home to find a Gideon Bible in the bedside table. We have…
Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Andrea Albright who won our second March 2014 Free Book, THE GLASS CASTLE!!! Message me on FB or send an email to sue@sueharrison.com, Andrea, so I know where to send your book!! Blessings! Sue
CELEBRATE
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Wild Word Friday! In this season of multiple holidays, we CELEBRATE our beliefs, loved ones and the traditions embodied by our holidays. It’s interesting to note that the English word CELEBRATE has its roots in the Latin word celebratus, a form of celeber, which means frequented or populous. Within the heart of the word CELEBRATE…
Books I Love/PRAYERS FOR SALE
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My reading group chose the historical novel PRAYERS FOR SALE by Sandra Dallas as our October book. Great choice! From the back cover: “A powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they’ve kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town.” I love this book because the main character…