Today’s new words are from Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by P.J. Lynch. Apparently, the children that Oscar Wilde wrote for knew more words than I do! Linnet talking to the old Water-rat in “The Devoted Friend”: “And … Continue reading →
I wasn’t going to write a post today, but two of the librarian bloggers in my feed reader wrote about weeding today from two very different libraries. Ms. Yingling of Ms. Yingling Reads works in a middle school library. Her … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” Rick Steves includes a list of Irish-Yankee Vocabulary near the back … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” My words today are SOPA, PIPA, and OPEN. You may have … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” Rick Steves’ Ireland has a sidebar on castle architecture with a … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” My word this week is from American Nations: A History of … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” I didn’t expect to have words today, but I’m quickly reading … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” My words this week are from Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” In the past few ragweed-pollen infused days, I read the two … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” These words are all from Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger, … Continue reading →