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SIMULACRUM
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Wild Word Friday! SIMULACRUM means a counterfeit image, a travesty or sham. The simula portion of SIMULACRUM has ancient roots in the Latin word simul, which means together with or likewise. Crum comes to us from the Anglo-Saxon, crump or crumb. Both versions of the word mean bent or crooked. (Did you know that in…
A Glance Back – To The Good Old Days
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This past week, we celebrated my father-in-law’s 94th birthday. My husband and I are his primary “care-givers,” not that he needs a lot of care. Mostly just pampering. He’s to that place in his life when he loves to tell stories, especially about his younger years, and we try to be good listeners, even if…
SMALL JOYS–Seeing Past Ugly
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My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
The Winner of our February 2018 Free Book!!
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Congratulations to Mary Storey who won a copy of Lisa Wingate’s incredible novel, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS. Mary told us in her post that as a child she was happy and helpful. That must have been a great childhood, Mary! Happy Reading! Sue
FLAT
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Wild Word Friday! Last week we received a letter in the mail from our 7-year-old granddaughter, Rylee. When I opened the letter, I was surprised to find “FLAT Stanley” inside. According to the information our granddaughter sent, Flat Stanley loves to go on adventures, and so he decided to take a little trip to our…
SIMULACRUM
Bysuehar
Wild Word Friday! SIMULACRUM means a counterfeit image, a travesty or sham. The simula portion of SIMULACRUM has ancient roots in the Latin word simul, which means together with or likewise. Crum comes to us from the Anglo-Saxon, crump or crumb. Both versions of the word mean bent or crooked. (Did you know that in…
A Glance Back – To The Good Old Days
Bysuehar
This past week, we celebrated my father-in-law’s 94th birthday. My husband and I are his primary “care-givers,” not that he needs a lot of care. Mostly just pampering. He’s to that place in his life when he loves to tell stories, especially about his younger years, and we try to be good listeners, even if…
SMALL JOYS–Seeing Past Ugly
Bysuehar
My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
The Winner of our February 2018 Free Book!!
Bysuehar
Congratulations to Mary Storey who won a copy of Lisa Wingate’s incredible novel, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS. Mary told us in her post that as a child she was happy and helpful. That must have been a great childhood, Mary! Happy Reading! Sue
FLAT
Bysuehar
Wild Word Friday! Last week we received a letter in the mail from our 7-year-old granddaughter, Rylee. When I opened the letter, I was surprised to find “FLAT Stanley” inside. According to the information our granddaughter sent, Flat Stanley loves to go on adventures, and so he decided to take a little trip to our…
SIMULACRUM
Bysuehar
Wild Word Friday! SIMULACRUM means a counterfeit image, a travesty or sham. The simula portion of SIMULACRUM has ancient roots in the Latin word simul, which means together with or likewise. Crum comes to us from the Anglo-Saxon, crump or crumb. Both versions of the word mean bent or crooked. (Did you know that in…
A Glance Back – To The Good Old Days
Bysuehar
This past week, we celebrated my father-in-law’s 94th birthday. My husband and I are his primary “care-givers,” not that he needs a lot of care. Mostly just pampering. He’s to that place in his life when he loves to tell stories, especially about his younger years, and we try to be good listeners, even if…
SMALL JOYS–Seeing Past Ugly
Bysuehar
My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
The Winner of our February 2018 Free Book!!
Bysuehar
Congratulations to Mary Storey who won a copy of Lisa Wingate’s incredible novel, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS. Mary told us in her post that as a child she was happy and helpful. That must have been a great childhood, Mary! Happy Reading! Sue
FLAT
Bysuehar
Wild Word Friday! Last week we received a letter in the mail from our 7-year-old granddaughter, Rylee. When I opened the letter, I was surprised to find “FLAT Stanley” inside. According to the information our granddaughter sent, Flat Stanley loves to go on adventures, and so he decided to take a little trip to our…