The Appalachian Trail – a hiking trail – extends 2181 miles (3510 km) along the Appalachian Mountains, north to south, in the Eastern United States. A few of the “hazards” along this stretch of mountain terrain include severe weather, limited water, steep grades, wild animals, venomous snakes, and snarky insects. Most people who walk the Trail,…
Wild Word Friday! Sometimes a word is pure poetry. Take DAYBREAK for example – isn’t that just a great word? And here’s the best news. English isn’t the only language to use a poetic word to depict that first daily glimpse of sun. The Sanskrit word for dawn means having become light. Russian and Polish words for DAYBREAK refer…
Just a very quick note to let all of you know that a group of writers and literary agents are conducting an auction on Friday afternoon, March 25, with the proceeds to be donated to the Red Cross efforts in Japan. Not only is this a great opportunity to donate to a very good cause, it’s…
Today my father is 84! I’m always a bit amazed when I think over Dad’s life experiences. He was born in Arkansas, back when it was still a very normal thing for Arkansas farmers to use mules, not tractors. He remembers his great grandfather who was a veteran of the Civil War – and a POW (and…
We just returned from a vacation that we’ve been saving for and anticipating during the past two years. We cruised the South Caribbean, visited three new-to-us countries, indulged in gourmet dinners, saw some great musicals, made some wonderful new friends! And as great as it was to take that vacation, we’re discovering all over again that it’s…
Wild Word Friday! You probably already know that our English word LEPRECHAUN was borrowed from the Irish, actually from the Irish Gaelic – Luprachan. In even older Gaelic form (also known as Middle Irish) this word comes from two separate words – lu, which means small, and corpan, which means little body. Now if you put these two Middle…
I’m taking a little spring break this week. I don’t know about you, but cabin fever always seems to set in about this time of year, and the best cure is balmy breezes. I’ll see you on Wild Word Friday! God bless you all! Sue
Wild Word Friday! Today’s wild word was suggested by my friend Jane. In a previous Wild Word Friday post, Jane mentioned that her son was reading a book to his baby daughter and came across a word he’d never seen before – NOSEGAY. He called Jane for a definition, and she told him that it was…
Wild Word Friday! You knew I’d have to follow up last Friday’s DOG day with a CAT day, right? CATs haven’t been domesticated nearly as long as dogs, and I think most CAT lovers recognize that streak of wild in their pets. A couple of summers ago, my brother and his wife and daughter were…
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