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…
Last week we celebrated my dad’s 87th birthday. As we have for the past two years, we set our celebration at Cedar Cove Assisted Living where my mom now makes her home. I thought you might like to see some pictures of our time together. My Dad is the one with the “birthday hat” on!…
Sibano’s Singing Silvia (Both of these photographs are of the same cat. The first was taken when Silvia was a kitten, the second now that she is an adult.) Sibano’s Singing Silvia earned her name because she has a very big and loud meow and isn’t at all shy about using it! Silvia’s owner, Courtney,…
Wild Word Friday! Last week we talked about the word right. In my family, on my dad’s side, every other person is a LEFTy. Therefore, I can’t get by without giving the word, LEFT, equal billing! And in a family where half the people are LEFT-handed, you learn to accommodate. Especially at the…
My Grandma Kate gave me Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a Christmas gift when I was ten years old. I know I’ve read that same copy at least five times, probably more. I love the way Mrs. Wilder uses words to paint pictures of her childhood, and I particularly…
When our children were small, my husband’s parents owned a wonderful black lab named Charlie. He was a patient and loving friend to our son and daughter. Whenever I think of Charlie, I remember him lying patiently while my children adorned him with daisies all down his back. What a sweet dog! Do you have…
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We surely are, Tracy!!
Beautiful. Thank you, Lord, for the world you have made for us.