CHINCHILLA
Wild Word Friday! The word CHINCHILLA refers, of course, to a little rodent, about fifteen inches in length when full grown, which in the past was valued for its lovely pale-gray fur. CHINCHILLA also refers to cloth made for overcoats out of wool and cotton. This type of cloth has a tufted and napped surface…
PUPPY LOVE! Labrador Retriever
When our children were small, my husband’s parents owned a wonderful black lab named Charlie. He was a patient and loving friend to our son and daughter. Whenever I think of Charlie, I remember him lying patiently while my children adorned him with daisies all down his back. What a sweet dog! Do you have…
March ’13/ Free Book #2
For our second free book in March, we have the most delightful non-fiction book! UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPS by Jennifer S. Holland is full of wonderful stories about unusual friendships between animals. You’ll enjoy the gorgeous full-color photographs that illustrate stories, including: The Bobcat Kitten and the Fawn, The Sled Dog and the Polar Bear, The Salty…
HOST
Wild Word Friday! It’s unusual to find a word that in its noun form has two very opposite meanings, but HOST is one of those contrary words. In its most ancient form – ghosti, an Indo-European word – it meant stranger or guest. Right away you can see the dichotomy. A guest is someone we…
PUPPY LOVE! Shih Tzu
When my daughter was sixteen, we bought her a Shih Tzu puppy that she named Ickabod, Icky for short. He was black and white and about the cutest thing you ever saw. I thought you might like to put a smile into your day with a few puppy pictures of Shih Tzu puppies, a dog…
March 13/13 Book Winner!
Congratulations to Lisa Cottle Zimmerman the winner of Olivia Newport’s novel THE DILEMMA OF CHARLOTTE FARROW! Lisa, email your address to sue@sueharrison.com and I’ll send your free book to you ASAP! Sorry, Lisa, no cake! Just a free book!!
UMAMI
Wild Word Friday! Did you know that in addition to the commonly known tastes of sweet, sour, bitter and salty, human taste buds can distinguish one more taste? That taste was identified in 1908 by a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, and he named it UMAMI. UMAMI, a Japanese word, means pleasant savory taste….
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