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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…
Nov. Book Winners!
Congratulations to Lynn Hauptmann and Deb Van Effen our November book winners! Lynn, your name was read off first, so you have your choice of A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION or SNOW DAY by Billy Coffey. Let me know which book you prefer. I’ll send it your way, and Deb will receive the other book. Congrats! …
Eastern Europe Research Trip — Flight Day
The first day of our trip, Neil and I leave home at noon, and on our way to the airport we stop at our local Main Street Cafe to have lunch. An easy beginning! Then we drive a short 12 miles to our local airport, Chippewa International and board the flight to Detroit Metro Airport:…
Dec. 2013 1st Book Winner!
Congratulations to AnneMarie, the winner of our first December 2013 Give-Away Book!! Anne, I’ll be shipping you your copy of PERIL by Jordyn Redwood! Please message me your mailing address!! Blessings! Sue Harrison
Thanks so much Sue! I look forward to reading it!