noun:
A divine imparting of knowledge; inspiration.
Aristophanes must have eclipsed them . . . by the exhibition of some diviner faculty, some higher spiritual afflatus.
— John Addington Symonds, Studies of the Greek Poets
Afflatus is from Latin afflatus, past participle of afflare, “to blow at or breathe on,” from […]
Thanks to the hubs donning his Mr. Mom hat, I went to this conference this past weekend.
I felt a rollercoaster of emotions:
Day One:
Wow. This is just great! These people are so talented!
I COULD be a professional author. ANYTHING is possible. Children’s books are AWESOME. I’m learning SO much! […]
If you’re a mouse, our yard could provide you sanctuary or a death knell, depending on who’s around.
Dog just figured out we have a dual purpose wood pile/mouse house.
You smell sumthang?
Think it went this way.
Oh, good stretch.
Walnut brain to tail: speed up. Mouse nearby.
Man, it’s dark.
I never saw if she caught […]
noun:
A person who entertains (as by playing music) in public places.
. . .a busker who simultaneously plays the drums, cymbals, bells and a mouth organ.
— Murray Bail, Homesickness: A Novel
Busker is from busk, “to seek to entertain by singing and dancing,” probably from Spanish […]
While I’m at the eye doctor’s the other day, I had to fill out a new form on medical information since over a year had passed from the previous exam.
I’m looking at what I filled out before. No medicine allergies, no cataracts. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Then I read, Occupation: homemaker.
Huh?
In […]
Yes, it’s April. Which, in these here parts, means Skagit County Tulip Festival. It goes through the whole month of April.
Since the weekend forecast calls for rain and snow *sigh*, I thought I’d share some snaps from earlier this week.
There were the usual brilliant colors.
Nicely laid, row after row.
And the usual attitude from […]
Be on the lookout for a renegade horse, similar to this only not as fluffy or clean:
“Neigh” to her friends, she was last seen at the car video game area Thursday afternoon, pretending to play since she forgot her purse. Unfortunately, she failed to deboard the ferry when it arrived at the Bainbridge terminal. […]
