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Word Nerd: Sprightly Choices
It’s summer, which means I am in the reading zone, that being primarily outside and, in my hammock, as much as possible. Summer is also one of my favorite seasons (although when it is hitting the 80+ zone I look more forward to fall) and with all those sunny days and blue skies my endorphins are up and light-hearted is my general outlook. This month’s Word Nerd complication reflects my…
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Reader Roundup: June 2026
June has settled down into its anticipated rollout of consistent sunny days. Good weather, good books, means it’s hammock time, which is always a good, good way to laze away a summer day. The kickoff to summer was filled with a month of several noteworthy books ranging from PBs to YAs to classics and even a pet care book. Here are my really good reads from June: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony…
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The Backyard Bystander
With summer full on, now that the solstice has arrived, I’m spending more time in the backyard or I’m longing to head out there as I plunk away on my computer whilst gazing out my office window. The backyard is a playground of activity as birds, beasties, and bugs take advantage of the season. Not long ago (actually longer ago than I care to admit), the backyard served as a playground for our…
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Bard Bits: Midsummer Muchness
Recently our little town ran a big event that drew in over 9,000 over the weekend: Ren Fair, where a celebration of Renaissance takes place. There are jousting knights, meandering minstrels, dazzling dancers, and of course, Queen Elizabeth I strolls among her subjects. The best part is how much of the crowd dons appropriate costumery. And there is a huge range of interpretation. Purists huff at…
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Really Good Reads:
Reading Challenge completed! As of June 8th, I hit my yearly goal. Still not sure how I read 101 books since January. I think it’s because I have stopped playing Angry Birds. Just a thought. I don’t remember how I came across Goodreads, yet it has made a huge impact on my reading life. Not only am I able to look up books, I can read reviews before committing to a book, but more importantly I…
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Not to sound boastful, but this month marks over 90 books read since January. That does sound like boasting, doesn’t it? My usual Goodreads goal is 101 books. I usually squeak over that goal but wi…
Reader Roundup: May 2026
Not to sound boastful, but this month marks over 90 books read since January. That does sound like boasting, doesn’t it? My usual Goodreads goal is 101 books. I usually squeak over that goal but within days, not months. I’m not sure how I’ve read so many books this year. Granted being retired is a factor. Then again, I’ve been retired going on four years and haven’t hit this number. And I do…
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Word Nerd: Gosh, it’s a Hawk
Photo by Chris Clark on Pexels.com When a book grabs my attention, I tend to go a smidge overboard in experiencing it. Such is the case with Helen Macdonald’s memoir about training a a goshawk she named Mabel. I am immersing myself in Macdonald’s H is for Hawk through her book, a BBC documentary about her training a different goshawk, and I will be ordering the film with Claire Foy based on the…
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From Dearth to Birth
As dedicated bird and squirrel (by default) fans we enjoy the variety of feathered (and furry) friends that visit our yard. Juncos, chickadees, doves, nuthatches, sparrows, robins are stock characters while seasonal guest visitors such as warblers, flickers, jays, goldfinches, hummingbirds, grosbeaks, and siskins drop in, adding both drama and entertainment to the landscape. Now and then a…
Word Nerds: Run, you clever word run
Oxford English Dictionary editors recently revealed that “run” has indeed become the single word with the most potential meanings in all of English, boasting no fewer than 645 different usage cases for the verb form alone. No, I will not run the list, but here is the link for you to run over and peruse. Since you might run out of time reading all the definitions, this is merely a glance.…
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Reader Roundup: April 2026
April is a fickle month with on and off again weather. There were enough inclement days to rack up some serious reading time. April is also Poetry month, Shakespeare’s birthday, and an emphasis on libraries and librarians. James Herriot’s Treasury for Children by James Herriot image: Goodreads A lovely way to introduce young readers to the delightful stories of the world’s favorite Yorkshire…
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The Writer's Life: Got the Room to Write
April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday, which falls around the time in my blog schedule in which I voice some thoughts about the writing life. I’m in the midst of reading different biographies of Shakespeare, while juggling a few writing projects. In the middle of all this I feel fortunate I have a room of my own in which to write, unlike some women writers my reading has uncovered. First of all,…
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How Cliché: All is Well with "W"
Well well, we are running out of alphabet and cliches. Fortunately there is a wellspring of “W” entries to peruse: Wait on hand and foot: dating back to the 1300s when servants and servitude was common, the expression implies serving a person completely, attending to their every need, often to an excessive or servile degree. Today the phrase is often dished with a serving of sarcasm. Walking…
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April Is…
As sayings go, I don’t think April is the cruelest month as much as I think it fickle. The indecision of committing to either a rainy day or a sunny one is a tad frustrating. Rain is lovely in many ways—giving life to the winter weary garden for one, instilling a domicile coziness, and the ion freshness, that petrichor essence. Alas, too much of a good thing happens after the third day of…
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Word Nerd: Guilty of Definitions
Collecting words is what makes a Word Nerd’s heart go skippety-skip and so it sheer delight to discover Susie Dent’s Guilty by Definition is essentially a picnic of vocabulary. The setting is a renowned dictionary establishment in Oxford (yes, it does ring a bell). It isn’t long before this band of erudite editors start sleuthing. Amateur detectives are not unique. What makes Dent’s book standout…
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Reading Roundup: March 2026
Tooting my reading horn 🎉I am amazed to report having chalked up 55 read books already! That is impressive, isn’t it? March picks were better than usual with 7 really good reads. My reading habit has increased tremendously since retiring. It’s gone beyond being a bibliophile. ’m a book junkie, it’s true. I need at least one book to read, two waiting, three I couldn’t resist from the freebie…
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How Cliché: Va-Va Voom
Though the end of the cliche alphabet draws near, there are still plenty of tired but true phrases to explore. Today’s focus is on “V” Vanish into thin air: to disappear suddenly Variety is the spice of life: experiencing the new and different can add meaning to one’s experience Vent your spleen: keeping anger held inside can have physical consequencesNOTE: way long ago, the spleen was once…
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