SALMON
Wild Word Friday! When I hear the word SALMON, I don’t think of Latin. As a matter of fact, Latin doesn’t enter my mind, but our English word SALMON does come from the Latin word salire, to leap. At least that’s the consensus of many linguists. And…I’m happy for those linguists, but today on…
Puppy Love/Airedale!
The Airedale is the largest of all terriers and was originally bred to hunt water otters. The breed was developed from the black-and-tan terrier and the otter hound and takes its name from the area where it originated – the River Aire region in Yorkshire, England. I’ve never had the privilege of personally knowing an…
May 2013 Free Book #1
Our first Free Book this month is a great suspense/mystery written by M.K. Gilroy. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE is a well-written edge-of-your-seat kind of read. From the back cover copy: “Kristen Conner goes undercover to catch a serial killer who chooses his victims in the most unlikely of places . . . only to discover…
QUDAX
I have heard experts and non-experts postulate that after acquiring language, humankind’s next huge step toward civilization was learning how to make and use fire. The Aleut word for fire is QUDAX. It’s spoken with short almost schwa-like vowels and a very rough, back-of-the-throat Q and X. I can’t begin to say it in the…
Puppy Love / Basset Hound!
One of the favorite dogs in my life was a basset hound mix owned by my parents. Photo / public domain/wikipedia They got her at a pound and named her Ima Doggie. Ima was the sweetest dog – patient, loving, and goofy. Ima liked to pick up things and carry them in her mouth. One…
April ’13 Book Winner #2!!
Congratulations to Bonnie Waters the winner of Jody Hedlund’s wonderful novel UNENDING DEVOTION! I’ll get that book to you ASAP, Bonnie! Blessings! Sue
KUKUTUX
Wild Word Friday! I continue to feature Aleut and Athabascan words on Wild Word Friday to celebrate the May 28 release of my 6 Alaska novels in Ebook format by Open Road Integrated Media. (Find them at www.OpenRoadMedia.com) Male and Female Common Eider Ducks Today’s word KUKUTUX is from the Eastern dialect of the…
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