Quote of the Week #39
“It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still love it.” -Oscar Wilde
Monthly Archive: November 2013
Featured Poem 11/11 – “In Flanders Fields”
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce...
Word of the Week #38
The music dirled through every fibre of his being, awakening his senses and dancing in his blood. dirl (verb) 1. To thrill, to vibrate, to tremble or quiver.
Motivation Monday
Oh wow we’re at that time of the year already! Where did our months of delight go, where have our weeks of peace disappeared to, where have our magic days gone?! Well, they’ve gone...
Featured Poem 11/4 – “The Darkling Thrush”
The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-grey, And Winter’s dregs made desolate The weakening eye of day. The tangled bine-stems scored the sky Like...
Sunday Serial: Poppy McJay #4
It took Poppy McJay a grand total of one hour and thirty seven minutes to get ready. Even though her dress and shoes had been lying on her bed for the better part of...
When Language Changes: Don We Now Our FUN Apparel?
Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la la. Don we now...
