Backstory It all started when I said to a young person, “Aw shucks.” It was meant to be a joke. But she had no idea what that meant. I realized she had probably never heard the comment. Oh dear! I had used language that is no longer spoken. I’m a dinosaur! Click to listen […]
Words
Full of Courage and Foolishness
Backstory Sometimes you hear or read a phrase that resonates with you and gets you to thinking. That’s what happened when I heard the phrase “full of courage and foolishness.” It could apply to so many things. This is where it led me. Click to listen or follow below to read. Full of Courage and […]
I Was In Her Prayer Book
(Updated) Back Story – I sat there in the car, outside the hospice. This could have been the last time I would ever see her. And indeed, it was. Yet something she told me has stuck with me for lo the many years that have passed, since that visit. Click to listen or follow below […]
Beautiful Words
I started thinking about beautiful words. I wrote out phrases that I love to hear and wanted to share them with you. Then I Googled “beautiful words,” to see if anyone concurred with me. Dictionary maker Robert Beard presented his hundred most beautiful words in the English language. They included bungalow…bucolic…demure… effervescent and propinquity. Lyrical […]
What You Say Matters
My guy and I were just reminiscing about childhood. We were sharing incidents we still remember, half a century later. Why do certain things stick out so? He recalled a 7th grade teacher who showed him how to study and the benefits of learning. OK. That was a game changer. But we also each recalled […]