News over the past days has been brutally painful. Haiti: how much suffering can one country take? Afghanistan: the horror for those who can’t escape. Covid deaths of fully vaccinated adults and, lately, young children. And that’s just a small slice of the world’s troubles. People on every continent are mired in catastrophe of one sort or another, while the US itself spirals daily into more terrifying and dangerous terrain. Me, I’m lucky to be […]
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More Fun with Words
You know from past posts that I collect quotations, mixed metaphors and malapropisms. It’s been ages since I updated my list. Here are some of the recent wonders I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling upon. Book review on Amazon Suddenly she sees the girl, now a rich, beautiful socialist (every thing Claire wants to be) and suddenly plots her revenge. Etsy review Packaged fairly well, arrived in a timely manor. Facebook post RIP in peace. […]
Read moreOooops
Home again (as of the day before yesterday), and missing Small. I hope Covid allows me to return to Delarovia before the end of the year. We’ll have to wait and see. As I told you, American Airlines once again messed up our seats, moving Lulu and me apart at the last minute. She was assigned a nice one with extra legroom, while they stuck me in this weird little row only two seats across […]
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Our final day in Delaware began with the usual gallons of tea and coffee. Molly resurrected the Valley Garden Park cicada shell from the day before yesterday and adorned herself appropriately. Then, some last errands. First stop: the jewelry store to drop off Ma’s 50-year-old Swiss watch to be fixed and to buy a chain for her rabbit charm. We also brought in the fancy necklace that Dad had given her for their 50th wedding […]
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