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Bard Bits: Talk Like Shakespeare Day
It’s here. The day you have been waiting for. Yes! It’s Talk Like Shakespeare Day, which happens to coincide with the day historians figure to be both William’s day of birth and day of death: April 23.
As an English teacher I had zero background in Shakespeare as somehow his works were never taught, presented, or discussed in my school days. And this took place in a modern school district!
This…
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Reader Roundup: March
Spring weather is quick fickle. The days vary between a bit of sun, some drizzle, and even a bit of snow. And that can all in one day.
Since working out in the yard is not quite in readiness, weather wise, I’m trying out new authors and was pleased to discover one five star find out of my hit and miss efforts.
What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama
Set in Japan the author…
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IBOB, YouBOB, We All Bob
Actually you probably didn’t IBOB, as it stands for Idaho Battle of the Books. It’s advertised as a sports competition except with books. Knowing how much I like to connect young readers with books, our local children’s librarian asked if I would be interested in being a volunteer for the regional IBOB tourney held Saturday at the Couer d’ Alene library. Our library team consisted of four…
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An anniversary is eclipsed…
Today’s focus is on the eclipse, which for some didn’t register as an event because of a)not being in the path of ta-dah or b)dealing with cloudy skies. There is also c)there was an eclipse?
For me the event of focus today was the four year anniversary of my debut picture book Someday We Will.
Yup, four years ago Beaming Books brought out my book in the beginning of April having postponed its…
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Word Nerd: Silly Words
Such a Word Nerd that I am I subscribe to Dictionary.com to receive their word of the day and to play word related quizzes (I do so like to determine if my grammar knowledge is up to snuff). They recently did their own version of March Madness, except with words, as in which words are favorites in terms of putting a smile on your face. Here is the bracket. What word puts the biggest smile on your…
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Bard Bits: Shakespeare Speaks of Spring
Spring supposedly began March 19th. Words fail me when it comes to describing the fickleness of the weather. Shakespeare knows just what to say.
As sun and showers
There had made a lasting Spring.
– Henry VIII Act III, Scene i
The spring is near when green geese are a-breeding.
– Love’s Labour’s Lost Act I, Scene i
Unruly blasts wait on the tender spring;
– Lucrece (Poem)
Yes, last week…
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Reader Round Up: February
February usually wants to relinquish its wintery self with more yard than snow pack showing allowing daffodil buds to shyly poke up from the ground. This year’s February started along those lines and then in a fickle moment gave way to snow once again. For three days. Back to a snowladen landscape. I imagine the daffodils are confused.
More snow calls for more reading. Here are the five star…
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How Cliché: Mmm
Make heads nor tails: failing to understand something. Cicero claimed this one, or a similar phrase, as denoting confusion, although he is attributed as saying, “Neither head nor feet.” Tails could refer to the other side of the coin, because before it is flipped and seen no one knows if it will be heads or tails lending itself to confusion as to the exact outcome of matters.
Photo by Pixabay on…
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Armchair Nature Days
The upside of the rainy days we are experiencing is the snow has melted. Usually this is an inducement to get back outside and start walking once again. However, low temps and blustery winds are keeping me inside.
My YouTube walking workout is not the same as striding along the sidewalk and hiking along trails, but it’ll do for now.
I do miss being outside closer to nature, listening to…
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Word Nerds: Familiar Friends
While new words are appreciated finds, there are those favorites that are like old friends that I haven’t seen in awhile and suddenly pop up unexpectedly.
smithereens: small pieces; bits. I tend to associate this one with Yosemite Sam who I recall would now and then threaten to blow Bugs Bunny to smithereens.
copacetic: fine; completely satisfactory; okay. This is a great word to toss out when…
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When the Robin Comes Bobbing Along
Some people go with this critter’s decision that spring is on the way.
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I go with this one:
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Old Punxsutawney Phil’s record of correct predictions is not impressive. According to the Stormfax Weather Almanac Phil prediction percentage is a mere 39%. He’s seen his shadow more often than not which means a longer winter, with stats showing 84%.
Here are his stats since 1887…
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Reader Roundup: Hello New Year
Finishing strong in my 2023 Goodreads challenge with 171 books read—greatly surpassing my usual 101 books goal, which landed me in the Goodreads top 25% readers group. Couldn’t resist a little self back patting. On to the five 🌟 reads of January:
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To Track a Traitor (Lane Winslow #10) by Iona Whishaw
The plot is especially complex as it involves a thirty year old murder, a missing…
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Just Another Streamer
I grew up with movies being a big deal. Going out to the movie theater was a special event involving dressing up and best behavior. Stars like Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Streisand, and Gregory Peck graced the screen. Bugs Bunny cartoons opened the show and it wasn’t unusual to have a double feature with “B” film sometimes being better than the main movie. Theaters had only one…
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Bard Bits: How Insulting
Shakespeare is an unrefuted wordsmith. He knew how to pen a phrase with a lexiconical fragrance we still admire centuries later such as Romeo’s eloquent description of Juliet: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright.”
Shakespeare could also have his characters sling some stinging verbal mud as in The Comedy of Errors: “The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.”
While insults aren’t…
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Word Nerd: Newly Discovered
It’s a new year and I am excited to discover new words, most of which I will probably not use, yet they are so much fun to find and try out.
kenspeckle: conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
dacker: to totter or stagger.
phub: to ignore a person or one’s surroundings when in a social situation by busying oneself with a phone or other mobile device.
Classic phub stance
bloviate: to speak…
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Word Nerds: Jest for the sound
As much as I am a fan of the new year because it provides a fresh start, I am not a fan of the cold weather January brings. Most of the first days have been in temperatures of single digits and in minus increments. And then there was those two four days of snow. Going outside has become a matter of great consideration and since cold weather is keeping me more inside than outside I’m looking for…
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