Today, May 20, has been declared World Bee Day by the United Nations. The purpose is to draw global attention to the importance of bees, and invite concrete action to preserve and protect them. May 20 was chosen as it is the birthday of Anton Jansa, a pioneer of modern beekeeping. He lived in the […]
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Although I spent all of April participating in the A-to-Z blogging challenge, we’re not quite done yet. All those who played are invited to write a reflections post. I had a fabulous time this year, my fourth year playing. I’m crazy about abecedariums and any excuse to create them delights me. I really enjoyed writing; and no, […]
Continue reading »Merry May Day! Sweet Salutations on Beltane. A day that involves flowers – you know how easily I can get behind that. The first of May has been celebrated for millennium. The ancient Romans celebrated Flora, their goddess of flowers; and most often the emphasis of May Day celebrations is springtime fertility rites. May Day/Beltane […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. Z is for… zetetic – (n) seeker; inquirer; skeptic; one of a group of Pyrrhonist philosophers While I believe a healthy […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. Y is for… yeverous – (adj) eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous This obsolete word, circa 1400s, delights me with all its sparkling […]
Continue reading »The final Friday of the month means it’s time for We Are the World Blogfest, the day for promoting positive news. It delights me to participate as an agent of pronoia highlighting feel-good news stories for us all to celebrate. Cohosting the project this month are: Shilpa Garg, Dan Antion, Simon Falk, Michelle Wallace, Mary […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. X is for… xylophilia – a love for forests, woods, groves I’m delighted that today, the last Friday in April, happens […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. W is for… wyobraźnia – (n) Polish word meaning imagination; fancy; vision; the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. V is for… vitative – (adj) (archaic) – fond of life; of or relating to vitality It amuses me to have […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with creating a manifesto reflecting wonders, curiosities, and delights currently captivating me – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. U is for… utinam – (u.ti.nam) n. fervent or earnest wish I’ve never been particularly interested in visioning where I want […]
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