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HORDE
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Wild Word Friday! When you study languages and find an unusual looking or sounding word that is similar or the same in many languages, you’ve probably stumbled upon the verbal evidence of some widespread historic happening. HORDE is a just such a word. English: HORDE; German: HORDA; French: HORDA; Polish: HORDA. All come from the…
August 2018 FREE BOOK Winner!!
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Congratulations to Gabriella Eve Fleury, the winner of our August 2018 Free Book, THIS SCORCHED EARTH by William Gear! Gabriella, please message me your email address, and I will send you the book. Mr. Gear says that he will be glad to autograph it for you if you would like. You need to mail him…
FLASH
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Wild Word Friday! The word FLASH comes to modern English from a rather unusual source, the Middle English word, flasken or flaschen, which means to rush along with a splashing sound. It’s somewhat of a mystery how a word that initially referred to the sound made by a rushing liquid, morphed into a word that…
Sept. 2012 Book Winner!
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Bailey who has won our Martha Stewart Cookie Cookbook!! Elizabeth says her favorite cookie is the snickerdoodle. Yum! Happy Baking, Elizabeth!!!
Hi Ans, Thank you for dropping in on my blog! If you look at a map of North America, right in the middle you’ll see a piece of land surrounded by large fresh water lakes. This land is shaped like a mitten. We live on the peninsula just above that mitten-shaped land. Our house is on a small lake that is hooked to the largest of those “Great Lakes,” Lake Superior. Our lake is called Munoscong.
I have a great interest to visit the northern countries especially alaska and canada are my favorite. Beautiful countryside and a lot of wildlife to see. And not the least amazing people to meet. Thank you for sharing your photo with me. At wich coast do you live??
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