TINSEL!
Wild Word Friday! The word TINSEL comes to the English language from the Middle French word etinceller, which means to ornament with sparkling color. When I was a child, TINSEL was a very big part of our Christmas, and decorating the tree was something we all did as a family, Mom, Dad, and all us…
Your Pet/ FRANK and BROCK!
You may remember that we featured Frank and Brock last April. Frank is a rescue puppy who loves to dress up, and that works out great because his “mom” Amy loves to oblige him. Brock is a loving pit bull owned by Jeff. Their photographer, Christina, sent in photos that we just couldn’t resist. So…
December ’12 Book Winner!
Congratulations to AMBER, our December 2012 Book Winner! I will mail the copy of Olivia Newport’s novel, ACCIDENTALLY AMISH to you ASAP! Merry Christmas!!
SNECK
Wild Word Friday! Snitch, snatched, have SNECK? I don’t think that would pass muster with most English teachers, but the words are related – not in the sense of tenses, but as “cousins,” descendants of the same Middle English word, snecchen or snacchen – to snatch or grab something. SNECK is a dialectical form that…
Your Pet/Christmas week 2!
This is our second week to celebrate the season with photographs of Your Pets! Today we celebrate with Courtney Julien’s beautiful cat. Merry Christmas From Silvia! Season’s Greetings and a Blessed Christmas from all of us at Your Pet! Blessings! Sue (Photograph Copyright 2012, Courtney Julien)
Dec. ’12 Free Book!
This month, because of the busyness of the Christmas Season, our FREE BOOK drawing will be held a week from today. That means on Tuesday, December 11, we’ll draw for our December Free Book. This month’s book is a novel by Olivia Newport – ACCIDENTALLY AMISH. I loved it, and I think you will, too….
SQUASH!
Wild Word Friday! I love Christmas, and, because I’m a Christian, the holiday has an extra special meaning for me, but I can get burned out fast by all the preparations, parties, and commotion. That means it’s also the perfect time of year for comfort food, and for me comfort food includes winter SQUASH….
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