Sun pours down like honey

Awhile back I read the short story by E. Annie Prouix and thought it was amazing. I had intended to see the movie, never got around to it wh...

"We must not allow the clock and the calendar blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery." -H.G. Wel...

A note in a drawer I am attempting to clean out asks: Contra dance - what is it? Don't know why I wanted to know at the time, nor do I...

Poetry Friday ended up being Poetry in the wee hours Saturday - but mostly I wanted to nod to the source where I pulled the poem - Poetry in...

For Mom on her birthday, from The Passionate Man's Pilgramage Give me my scallop-shell of quiet, My staff of faith to walk upon, My scri...

...and now it is. The most wonderful dictionary can be found at my local Borders - or currently, in my living room. Twice the size, a snazzy...

In the spirit of the New Year, I am cleaning up the office area or at least attempting to... thinking how my love of words is like my love f...

A most wonderful find - Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, L.L.D. The subtitle is: Giving the Derivation, Source,...