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YEN
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…
A Glance Back – Arthritis
About three weeks ago, I noticed that I couldn’t straighten my right middle finger, and now I’m having trouble with the left middle finger, too. I use my hands hard. I garden, I do house and yard work for us and our parents, I play musical instruments, and I type. A lot. Now, when it…
AMISH
Wild Word Friday! You may have noticed that novels about the AMISH People are very popular. The AMISH lifestyle fascinates many people, particularly those who need a break from the fast-paced, hard-edged world we live in today. The AMISH people in the United States live much as they did 200 years ago, and refer to…
May 2013 2nd Book Winner!!
Congratulations to Debbie Abel Winner of our May 2013 2nd FREE BOOK – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK!! Debbie email me at sue@sueharrison.com or message me with your address and I will send you your book ASAP! Blessings! Sue (Photo by Hans Braxmeier, Public Domain through Creative Commons)
TERMAGANT
Wild Word Friday! TERMAGANT is a new word to me. I was perusing the dictionary trying to find a reasonable spelling for a word I was using in my current work-in-progress. I’m a terrible speller, and sometimes even Spell Check can’t decipher what I’m trying to write. Then it’s back to the old days and…
nippy here! around 4 Celsius .. brrrr
A heatwave of nine above and the northern lights are dancing full color at 4:20 am 🙂