In celebration of Read in the Bathtub Day on the 9th February, let's take a look at the apparatus available to make soaking in the tub reading happen! Whether it is a paper or hard back book, or an electronic device, there are a multitude of trays in many different...
No blog post today because a) it's my birthday and b) I'm traveling with my 'kids'. A special 5 day trip to somewhere I have always wanted to go. So I hope you all have a wonderful day see you Wednesday with a trip inspired writing prompt.
This post was created and scheduled ahead of time as I will actually be traveling to Jasper in the Rocky Mountains when it goes live. My friend, Linda and I are going to spend the weekend writing our NaNoWriMo novels surrounded by the magnificence of mountains and...
Vigilant - definition: watchful to detect danger; awake and alert Have you noticed that your mind fills in 'missing' words or 'skips' extra words when you are editing? What is this phenomenon called? Alas, even though I searched quite extensively, I could not find...
Vim - definition: force : energy : spirit If you knew me well, you would know I immediately went to the word - spirit! A glass of wine is the perfect relaxer at the end of the day and fuel for the muse too. Just for fun take the quiz and find out which one you are....
Ambrosial - definition: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell I was taken back to my school days with this word. I studied ancient Greek mythology as well as Roman mythology in my last couple of years of school. Ambrosia was depicted as food or drink of the Greek...
Convivial - definition: friendly : agreeable Well I'm a year older today...all I will say is my age has a five in it! Celebrations will commence after work but in the meantime I want to thank everyone, whether local or virtual, for making my year wonderful. And a...
Well I’m back to the grindstone but feeling relaxed and regenerated after a wonderful long weekend. The drive to Saskatoon took five hours and my companion, Linda, kindly drove all the way (although I did volunteer). For those of you who do not know, I live on the...