Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ll be using manicules (those pointing finger symbols) to direct your attention to something I’m pondering that delights or interests me. Each entry is somehow related to an unusual, obscure, or simply charming to me word. X is… xenodochial – hospitable; kindly to strangers I like this […]
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Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ll be using manicules (those pointing finger symbols) to direct your attention to something I’m pondering that delights or interests me. Each entry is somehow related to an unusual, obscure, or simply charming to me word. F is for… fandangle – elaborate ornament; nonsense; useless or purely […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’m sharing my thoughts and reflections on a lexicon (vocabulary specific to a certain subject) of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. Ludic is defined as “playful, in an aimless way” and that’s my plan for approaching this challenge – keeping my feet on the joy trail […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with leading you on a meandering tour of the virtual garden of delights and curiosities and thoughts that make up my world – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. W is for… wabi-sabi: the discovery of beauty within the […]
Continue reading »This being the final Friday of the month means it’s time for We Are the World Blogfest, a day for promoting positive news. Co-hosting the project this month, the 34th edition, are: Eric Lahti, Susan Scott, Dan Antion, Damyanti Biswas, and Inderpreet Kaur Uppal. Do check out their posts, along with everyone else participating, and feel free to join us here. I […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with leading you on a meandering tour of the virtual garden of delights and curiosities and thoughts that make up my world – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. T is for… trangam: (noun) an odd gaget; gewgaw; trinket […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with leading you on a meandering tour of the virtual garden of delights and curiosities and thoughts that make up my world – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. R is for… rupestrine: (adj) living or growing on or […]
Continue reading »Today, August 12 is World Elephant Day, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. There are so many factors endangering the elephant populations, including habitat loss due primarily to deforestation; human-elephant conflict because elephants now must share habitat with humans; and mistreatment in captivity. But by far the greatest danger is due to […]
Continue reading »Writing my way through the A-to-Z blogging challenge, I’ve tasked myself with throwing open the cabinet of curiosities and wondrous things I call my brain and leading you on a tour of what actually resides in there – all through the lens of unusual, obscure, or simply charming-to-me words. U is for… umbraculiform – 1. […]
Continue reading »February 13th has been celebrated as Self Love Day for years, thanks mainly to Christine Arylo’s efforts. I think it’s a brilliant, much needed idea to bring the topic into public awareness. I get that Valentine’s Day can be emotionally loaded for an infinite variety of reasons for many people, but the purpose of today’s […]
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