I’m still working through James Joyces’ Dubliners, as annotated by John Wyse Jackson and Bernard McGinley. It’s due today and I have it out on Inter-Library Loan, so I need to finish this! I still have the last and longest … Continue reading →
Last Monday, we were driving home from our trip to Kansas City, so I didn’t write a Monday post. Let’s see if I can piece together what I read the last two weeks. Read I wrote posts for two very … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s post, I discussed our plans for St. Patrick’s Day, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! When we reached the seafood store, it was pouring rain. So much for the idea to grill something. We decided to buy a nice piece of … Continue reading →
Top o’ the morning to you! Are you getting sick of me saying that we’re going to Ireland this year? St. Patrick’s Day seems like another good time to mention it…. I don’t think I mentioned that we went to … Continue reading →
The last two weeks, my source of words for Wondrous Words Wednesday was “The Sisters,” the first story in James Joyce’s Dubliners. One sentence provided : gnomon and simony. This week, I’m moving on to the second story, a creepy (and not … Continue reading →
Book: The Philosopher’s Diet: How to Lose Weight and Change the World by Richard Watson Genre: Philosophy Publisher: The Atlantic Monthly Press Publication date: 1985 Pages: 153 Source: Library (I used to own a copy. I wonder where that went.) Summary: … Continue reading →
Last week for Wondrous Words Wednesday, I learned about the word gnomon from this quote in “The Sisters,” a story in Dubliners by James Joyce: Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the … Continue reading →
Reading As I mentioned in my Wondrous Words Wednesday post about the word gnomon, I’m reading an annotated version of James Joyce’s Dubliners. I’m going to get at least two more Wednesday posts from that book! My Tuesday CHECKpoint post … Continue reading →
Last week, I wrote about Ginger syrup and strips. Here are two recipes for salad dressings using that ginger syrup. To me, this first salad dressing is what the color yellow would taste like if it had a flavor — daffodils … Continue reading →
For those of you curious about my source of new words last week, Oscar Wilde’s children’s stories, I posted a review of that book on Sunday: Book Review: Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde and a Wilde visit to St. Louis. … Continue reading →